FRENCH TO TEST OCEAN WIND TOWER IN ENGLISH CHANNEL
Game-changing offshore wind foundation to be demonstrated in English Channel
April 3, 2014 (Seatower)
“The world’s first Seatower Cranefree Gravity foundation will be deployed at the Fécamp offshore wind farm in the English Channel…Foundation technology designer Seatower will deliver the project [13km off the coast of Normandy] for Fécamp development partners EDF Energies Nouvelles, DONG Energy and wpd offshore…The Seatower foundation is a concrete structure placed on the seabed, specifically designed for the next generation of wind farms that will be built in deeper water and with bigger turbines…Seatower’s Cranefree Gravity foundation…[cuts installation costs by using] ordinary towing vessels rather than weather-sensitive crane vessels…Norwegian based Seatower will manage the installation project, including the demonstration of the entirely new “float-out-and-sink” offshore installation method. This means that, for the first time ever, an offshore wind foundation will be installed using only regular towing vessels…” click here for more
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