SeaTwirl Turbine Wins Japanese Patent

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SeaTwirl has been granted a patent for a divisible wind by turbine by the Japanese Patent Office. SeaTwirl has already been granted the same patent in Sweden, USA, China, and Europe.

The patent protects a solution where the wind turbine is divisible above and below the house that holds the generator and bearing, which means that the entire generator and bearing housing can be replaced just above the water surface. It reduces costs for both installation and maintenance and minimizes downtime. SeaTwirl is working strategically to build a broad patent portfolio. By protecting technical solutions that make the wind turbines cheaper to build and maintain, the company strengthens its market position. The corresponding patent was approved in Sweden in 2017, in the US and... ... More: Official Press Release SeaTwirl

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