Windpods
OWEC Tower main focus is offshore wind farm development. Based on more than 30 years of pioneering experience in the North Sea, solutions for the offshore wind energy sector have been developed from 2001.
The open sea can be an unwelcoming place for a windmill. OWEC's Quattropod makes sure it stays put (Photo: Elsie esq / Creative Commons)
OWEC Tower has as its core business strategy to develop the most competitive foundation structures for offshore wind turbines. OWEC Tower has developed a special foundation suitable for water depths from 20 m and upwards.
The business strategy is based on a licence model, where our the goal is to leave most of the benefit to the end customer. The foundation structure, in continuous development, is supported by services in the complete range from feasibility studies to detail engineering. Considerations on fabrication, installation and O&M are taken care of in the development and engineering.
The quattropod. Low weight, cheap and durable foundation for offshore windmills (Photo: Owec Tower A/S)
The OWEC Jacket Quattropod
The principal costs in offshore wind power can be grouped in four main categories, and the main structure that contains the tower and foundation accounts for 25% of these costs.
OJQ is the complete substructure – including a tubular tower, middle section and jacket foundation with piles – designed and certified as it will be finally installed at the seabed.
OWEC Tower AS won the ‘Cleantech Emerging Enterprises of the Year’ for 2009.
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