Floating wind developer MPS has joined forces with cable manufacturer FibreMax to provide integrated foundation and tendon solutions to the floating offshore wind sector.
The tendon solution will be used in the anchoring and moorings of their tension leg platform (TLP) PelaFlex to deliver the highest system stability and zero tilt.
It will be the world’s first tension leg platform with FibreMax tendons, made with Twaron fibre from Teijin, the industry leader in aramid fibres, MPS said.
Compared to traditional steel moorings, synthetic cable offers a much better strength to weight ratio, longer operational life and lower levels of maintenance, it added.
FibreMax, based in the Netherlands, has been producing the world’s strongest synthetic cables and supplying them to the offshore renewables industry since 2009.
MPS chief executive Gareth Stockman said: “We see our partners and suppliers as very much part our team, and with the addition of FibreMax we are benefiting from the very best expertise in the industry and developing an extremely credible floating offshore wind delivery solution for the global market.”