Danish University to Improve Design of Floating Wind Turbines

With an investment of DKK 15.8 million from the Danish Innovation Fond, researchers from DTU are, in collaboration with leading companies, optimizing the design of the floaters, which makes it possible to place offshore wind turbines on deep waters.

Offshore wind turbines win more and more terrain on the sea all over the world. This is the case for example at the west coast of the USA, in Japan and in France.  Therefore, development and testing of floating wind turbines is being done in several parts of the world. In the Norwegian Hywind concept, the wind turbines are placed on a very large floating buoy, which is anchored at a depth of 80 meters and sealed to the bottom of the sea. In another concept, the French Ideol, the floater is designed as a... ... More: Official Press Release DTU Wind Energy

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