The Anonymous Widower

15+ MW Floating Wind Turbines to Be Tested At Norway’s METCentre

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

This is the sub-heading.

Three companies have signed contracts with Norway’s Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) to test new technology aimed at reducing the costs of floating offshore wind by demonstrating floaters equipped with 15+ MW turbines.

These are the first two paragraphs.

According to Norwegian Offshore Wind, this is the turbine size that will be relevant for future floating offshore wind farms.

The test area is located just a few kilometres away from the Utsira Nord zone, where Norway’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm will be located.

This sounds like the sort of sensible test philosophy, that you’d expect from the Norwegians.

October 9, 2024 - Posted by AnonW | Energy | Floating Wind Power, METCentre, Norway, Wind Power