Principle Power’s Post

🎊The third and final turbine for LES EOLIENNES FLOTTANTES DU GOLFE DU LION (EFGL) has been successfully integrated at Port-La Nouvelle. 🚢This #WindFloat® unit will soon be towed offshore to join the first unit already installed 16 km off the coast of Leucate and Le Barcarès. This milestone concludes onshore construction activities with all three VestasV164-10 MW turbines now fully integrated on Principle Power’s WindFloat® platforms. 🏗️This achievement reflects the technical maturity of the WindFloat® technology, and the strong collaboration between the sponsor team at OW Ocean Winds and its subcontractors Euroports (lifting) Mammoet (crane operator), Vestas (turbine manufacturer), Eiffage Métal and Smulders (platform EPCI Contractor), and the quality of the infrastructure of the Port of Port-La Nouvelle developed by the La Région Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée. Principle Power has applied methods shaped by over a decade of operational experience to design the structures for EFGL. From the 2 MW WindFloat 1 (2011) to the 25 MW WindFloat Atlantic (2020) and 50 MW Kincardine Offshore Windfarm (2021), each project contributed lessons to these new third-generation WindFloat® platform, now set to sail the French #Mediterranean waters for the next decades. This broad base of experience is informing the 4th generation of WindFloat® technologies, which are currently being applied to the next round of commercial scale projects in France and beyond. This next generation of platforms is designed for 15-20+ MW turbines and outfitted with features that will deliver streamlined execution plans, maximum power production, and even higher levels of reliability. 🤓Learn more on the project: https://lnkd.in/deYczhc4 #PrinciplePower #WindFloat #RenewableEnergy #OffshoreWind #FloatingWind (📸Photo Credits: OW Ocean Winds)