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Floating Offshore Substation Project Secures EUDP Funding

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on offshoreWIND.biz.

This is the sub-heading.

Semco Maritime, ISC Consulting Engineers, Aalborg University, Energy Cluster Denmark, and Norway and Sweden-based Inocean have secured funding to further develop a floating offshore substation (FOSS) concept.

This is the first paragraph.

The parties announced their collaboration in 2022 and are now set to further accelerate floating offshore substation development through funding from the Energy Technology and Demonstration Program (EUDP).

These three paragraphs talk about the design.

The substation layout has been developed to fit the shape of a three-column stabilised substructure, according to the partners.

The floating offshore substation is a crucial component in the offshore wind farm industry as deeper ocean sites further from the coastline are to be utilised, the partners said.

Between 60-80 per cent of the world’s offshore wind energy potential is in areas with depths greater than 60+ metres, which presents a need for an alternative solution to bring the power to shore, such as a floating offshore substation, according to the developers.

That all seems sensible.

March 22, 2023 - Posted by AnonW | Design, Energy | Denmark, Norway, Offshore Substation, Sweden