Japan has just marked a historic milestone with the commercial launch of the Goto City Offshore Wind Power Generation Project (16.8 MW), featuring Spar foundation. Developed by Toda Corporation, these structures move away from traditional all-steel designs. Instead, they use hybrid concrete-steel approach. Main advantages … Read More
WindCrete in Ocean Engineering Journal
We are thrilled to announce that a recent paper coauthored by members of the WindCrete team has been published in the prestigious journal, Ocean Engineering. The paper, titled “Experimental Modelling of a Novel Concrete-Based 15-MW Spar Wind Turbine”, represents a … Read More
Floating offshore wind project in Golf de Roses
Dr. Climent Molins (UPC) is interviewed in relation to the project of a new floating offshore wind farm at the north-east of Catalonia called Tramuntana at Cap de Creus . Some local authorities and conservationists oppose to the project of … Read More
Europe confirmed a record amount of €26.3bn of investments in new offshore wind farms last 2020
The EU Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy (ORES) that the EU Commission tabled last year was a milestone. It mapped out the regulatory framework for the expansion of offshore wind development and set a target of 300 GW offshore wind for … Read More
WindFloat Atlantic represents major offshore wind milestone
Installed in 100m of water off the coast of Portugal, the WindFloat Atlantic project is widely regarded as a major milestone in the technological advancement of the offshore wind energy industry. Read more: https://www.offshore-mag.com/
Concrete is becoming the preferred material for most floating platforms
Saitec Offshore Technologies and RWE Renewables have selected Ferrovial to manufacture and assemble the SATH floating platform in the DemoSATH project. Source: https://www.offshore-mag.com/
Siemens Gamesa 14 MW Wind Turbine unveiled
Siemens Gamesa unveils the new SG 14-222 DD, a new generation of offshore wind turbines of 14MW (up to 15MW with Power Boost) and based on Direct Drive technology with a total rotor diameter of 222m. Read more: https://www.siemensgamesa.com/
WindCrete was present at the 2nd International Offshore Wind Technical Conference (IOWTC2019) organized by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Fatigue design is a key factor to ensure the reliability of offshore structures. Floating offshore Wind Turbines are subjected to cyclic phenomena coming from waves, wind and own vibrations. These loads have to be considered in order to assess the … Read More
The W2POWER Prototype Test Is Successfully Completed In The PLOCAN Test Site
On 17 October 2019, the W2POWER prototype, the first multi-turbine wind floating platform in Spain designed by the Spanish company ENEROCEAN S.L., was decommissioned from the PLOCAN’s Test Site. This test was developed between June 2019 and October 2019, focused … Read More
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