Saitec and RWE Renewables have completed pre-assembly the key floating components for the 2MW DemoSATH platform in Spain.
The handling operation saw the lifting, pivoting, and positioning the six precast elements that have initially been prefabricated. These elements compose the floaters of the platform and include four conical elements (two per floater) and two-cylinder elements (one per floater).
The positioning and pivoting manoeuvre of these pieces has been carried out using two cranes with capacities of up to 500 tonnes.
Beginning in November 2020, DemoSATH construction and assembly works have been led by Ferrovial.
Since then, the main milestones of the project include the construction site preparation, intensive campaigns on the dosage of concrete to suit the design requirements, and the completion of the first precast phase, which includes the complete execution of the floats.
The next phase involves the full assembly of the prototype and the execution of the rest of the elements of the platform.
At the same time, new precast phases and movements of large components will be done, such as the installation of the tower and the wind turbine.