German engineering company Gicon has completed tank testing of a model of its prototype floating wind turbine foundation.
The 1:50 scale model, which included a gravity anchor plate and electric motors, underwent transport and installation testing at the SSPA Maritime Dynamics Laboratory in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The tests included using the buoyancy of the gravity anchor plate to tow the structure, lowering the gravity anchor plate and pulling down of the unit, Gicon said.
It added that the latest analysis followed a series of wave tests in France last year.
University of Rostock scientific director of the offshore wind research group Frank Adam said: “In the coming months, we will evaluate all test results and compare them with the simulations.”