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Naval Energies: concrete and/or steel foundations for floating wind turbines

Par Skipper le dimanche 7 janvier 2018

After a multi-year design & development phase and extensive simulation studies, Naval Energies (formerly DCNS Energies) recently completed the first prototype of a new family of floating offshore wind turbines, or FOWTs. These semi-submersible structures can be made of steel, concrete, or a combination of the two. “Our design concept offers optimal stability while simplifying construction and equipment integration in any port as well as transfer to the windfarm and on-site installation.

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GE: first turbines for Merkur windfarm

Par Skipper le dimanche 7 janvier 2018

The two-year-old GE Renewable Energy plant at Montoir-de-Bretagne near Saint-Nazaire is producing wind turbines at maximum capacity. The plant, developed and commissioned by then-owner Alstom, is the only one in France building turbines for offshore windfarms. GE Renewable Energy (France) recently delivered the first 6-MW Haliade 150 turbine for Germany’s Merkur programme in the North Sea.

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DriX, a hydrographic ASV

Par Skipper le dimanche 7 janvier 2018

iXblue has been testing a prototype DriX autonomous surface vehicle for over six months. Meanwhile the first production batch is approaching completion at the group’s boatbuilding yard at La Ciotat on France’s Mediterranean coast. More production batches are in the pipeline and the system, comprising an ASV and its payload, has been selected by New Zealand to map the country’s seabed.

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