Deep sea wind turbines
The Norwegian company SWAY AS is developing deep-water wind turbines that will be tested out off the island of Utsira.
PILOT. The Norwegian company SWAY AS is developing deep-water wind turbines that will be tested out off the island of Utsira. (Illustration: Lyse)
During the offshore wind farm's pilot phase in 2009, Lyse Energi will build a 5 MW prototype floating wind turbine off the coast of Rogaland. Operation is planned to start up in 2010. A demonstration farm with five wind turbines will be built approximately 5 kilometres east of Utsira. The totalt installed output is planned to be 25 MW, and operation might start up in 2012.
Further reading:
Floating wind turbines (Nordic Energy Solutions)
Offshore Deepwater Floating Windpower System (Nordic Energy Solutions)
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