The last of the three platforms hosting an MHI Vestas turbine has left the Port of Ferrol in Galicia, Spain, for the 25MW WindFloat Atlantic project.
The journey to the project site that is located 20km off the coast of Portugal is expected to take three days.
On arrival the floating turbine’s installation will be completed by hooking up it up to the pre-laid mooring system and connecting it to the rest of the floating wind farm.
The floating platforms are anchored with chains to the seabed at a depth of 100 metres.
The first two platforms hosting the 8.4MW MHI Vestas wind turbines are fully installed at the floating wind farm and supplying electricity to Portugal’s grid.
The floating structures, designed by Principle Power, measure 30 metres high, with a 50-metre distance between each of their columns.
The Windplus consortium is leading the project, comprising EDP Renewables (54.4%), Engie (25%), Repsol (19.4%) and Principle Power (1.2%).
Two platforms were manufactured at shipyards in Setubal, in Portugal, while the third was constructed in Aviles and Fene, in Spain.