Bluewater to test TLP foundation at North Sea floating offshore wind site
Nov. 2, 2022
Bluewater and the Norwegian Marin Energi Testsenter (METCentre) have signed an agreement for a berth option to deploy a floating wind system in the North Sea offshore Karmøy, Norway.
Courtesy Bluewater
Offshore staff
HOOFDORP, the Netherlands—Bluewater and the Norwegian Marin Energi Testsenter (METCentre) signed an agreement in early October for a berth option to deploy a floating wind system in the North Sea offshore Karmøy, Norway.
This will produce renewable energy for delivery to the Norwegian electricity grid.
Bluewater has developed the tension-leg platform (TLP) floating foundation to support offshore wind turbines. The foundation is said to be scalable, lightweight and supporting wind turbines with minimal floater-induced nacelle motions.
Its tension-leg mooring system occupies a small seabed footprint.
METCentre, formed in 2009, provides facilities for testing emerging floating offshore wind technologies. The test capacity at its Karmøy site is six turbines, and power will be exported via a 66-kV subsea cable.
