- Bourbon Subsea Services continues its cooperation with TetraSpar Demonstrator ApS.
- It has been awarded the turnkey contract for transportation and installation of innovating TetraSpar Demonstrator Floating Wind Turbine (FWT) prototype in Norway.
- TetraSpar Demonstrator ApS, Bourbon Subsea Services manages the transportation and installation of the 3,6 MW Floating Wind Turbine prototype.
A Bourbon press release highlights that Bourbon Subsea Services continues its cooperation with TetraSpar Demonstrator ApS.
New turnkey stage
This new turnkey stage includes project management, engineering, installation and offshore execution from assembly port in Denmark until hook up and Inter Array Cable installation on Metcenter Test site in Norway this summer.
Fifth floating wind turbine project
This is the fifth floating wind turbine project Bourbon Subsea Services has been awarded since the company decided to develop its activities towards renewable energy in 2011.
This demonstrates, Bourbon Subsea Services’ expertise in the construction of Floating Wind Turbines (FWT) offshore farms and its ability to propose innovative solutions to achieve new complex technical challenges while maintaining low cost.
TetraSpar FWT is innovative
The TetraSpar FWT is particularly innovative in comparison with the other prototypes already installed worldwide.
The defining feature of the TetraSpar foundation concept is the modular “building block” arrangement: each foundation is assembled from tubular steel modules, most of which are common to all configurations.
Henrik Stiesdal, Chairman of the board of directors of TetraSpar Demonstrator ApS:
“We have been very pleased to work with Bourbon Subsea Services during the first phases of the project. Bourbon Subsea Services bring valuable experience from floating wind execution to the team, and all the partners welcome their continued contribution as we move forward to the exciting next phases of the project.”
Manufacturing
Manufacturing takes place in factories using industrialized methods, and their assembly near the site as well as towing are measured in days or weeks, instead of months.
TetraSpar Demonstrator
Another particularity of TetraSpar Demonstrator is its stability provided by a keel deployed 50m below the floater.
This keel deployment is the main challenge for the offshore installation.
Bourbon Subsea Services will deploy innovative methodology to connect this keel to the floater in port and later on once offshore, to lower it safely and efficiently.
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