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Marine
Energy Test Centre (METCentre) and Bluewater have signed an agreement for
a berth option to deploy an innovative floating wind system. The system
is planned to be installed in the North Sea offshore Karmøy, Norway and
will produce renewable energy into the Norwegian electricity grid.
Bluewater has developed the Tension Leg Platform (TLP) type floating foundation
to support offshore wind turbines cost-effectively and this project will
showcase the solution in the deeper waters of the North Sea.
The project provides the first step for the TLP to become the leading foundation
technology for industrial-scale floating offshore wind. Bluewater’s floating
wind TLP foundation has been developed for the industrial deployment of
offshore wind turbines in floating wind farms, focussed on harsh environments
with the best resources. Bluewater foresees a significant market for floating
wind.
“We have pioneered floating production with our FPSO’s for several decades
in the North Sea and now we are making a similar step with our floating
offshore wind TLP.” says Bram Pek – Business Development Manager at Bluewater
Energy Services. “Norway has a very good resource for floating offshore
wind farms and we believe that our technology can play a key role in achieving
energy transition goals in Europe and the rest of the world.
”METCentre assists companies with facilities for the testing of new floating
offshore wind technology. The test centre was recently awarded concession
for extending the capacity for demonstration projects, which Bluewater
will be operating under. The test capacity at the centre’s Karmøy site
is 6 turbines and power export will be provided via a 66kV subsea cable.
We look forward to contributing to and bringing the Bluewater’s demonstration
project to life over the next few years. In order to ensure that the Norwegian
industry has leading expertise in floating offshore wind in the future,
we depend on such projects. The option agreement with Bluewater shows the
need for such test centres that are capable of supporting such technology
development to further reduce cost in floating wind, concludes Arvid Nesse,
CEO of METCentre
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