Sevan SPP has joined the race to develop floating offshore wind technology with its Sevan Wind concept.
Its SWACH (small waterplane area cylindrical hull) design is based on the Sevan cylindrical design, it is scalable and offers excellent motion characteristics in challenging and harsh conditions, according to the company.
As the offshore wind market is moving into deeper and harsher environments with larger turbines, there is a call for cost-efficient floating foundation technologies.
Sevan SWACH design is a cylindrical floating moonpool foundation for offshore wind turbines.
The solution is scalable up 14MW turbines and offers excellent motion characteristics in challenging and harsh conditions, Sevan said.
It is also suitable for modularized fabrication and assembly, and the shallow draft enables the structure to be fully assembled onshore with a wet tow to final location.
The technology facilitates for increased competitiveness for floating offshore wind, Sevan added.