Comments on: Floating Wind Turbine Installed off Portuguese Coast

By: John

John — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:31:00 +0000

U say it has been delivering clean energy to the grid for over 6 month but only generated 1700000 kwh has there bin many stops do too the foundations??? Its a 2MW turbine and capable of produceing 1.4 mill kwh pr month, at its bedst conditions is there no wind offshore portugal
Otherwise it looks very good and cool concept.

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By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:05:00 +0000

thanks for chiming in with the specifics. was going to do my best to supply a simplified answer, but much better getting the exact answer from the co.

By: WF1

WF1 — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:46:00 +0000

The WindFloat uses drag imbedded anchors and conventional slack mooring that keeps the unit at the desired location. Maintenance is no different than would be on any seagoing vessels. Slack mooring is designed to withstand local storm conditions.

By: WF1

WF1 — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:42:00 +0000

Yes, the WindFloat it is connected to the grid and has been delivering clean energy since the end of last year.

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 07:18:00 +0000

Fantastic news! Floating offshore wind expands the limits of where wind farms could be built – farther offshore (away from NIMBY’s), and in deeper water, perhaps 100m-200m, despite the fact the turbine has to be tethered.

On a side note – it may have generated 1.7GWh, but is it connected to the grid?

By: Dihydrogen_Monoxide

Dihydrogen_Monoxide — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 05:49:00 +0000

A good question Ken.
According to the picture above (you can enlarge it by clicking on it) it mentions a “Mooring System and Anchors”. The picture also mentions gangways and facilities for boat landing and safety equipment.

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By: Ken O

Ken O — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:40:00 +0000

Awesome, they seem to have thought everything through. I just wonder how these stay in place (flexible anchor? gps-tied underwater propellers?) to avoid bumping into each other? How often is the maintenance interval to remove barnacles, service parts? Lifetime per turbine? Tsunami/hurricane impact? Whale impact? Avoiding electric shock of sea life? (I’m sure everything is insulated…) Other than that looks great!