Principle Power has expanded its WindFloat product portfolio to two industrialised products to include a new flat panel, pontoon-based offering.
The portfolio comprises the WindFloat tubular design, called WindFloat T, as well as the new WindFloat F product.
Both WindFloat products are market ready, suitable for the next generation of offshore wind turbines.
WindFloat F is designed for ultra-shallow wind turbine integration in ports as shallow as nine metres. The additional buoyancy of the pontoons also minimises column diameter and footprint, creating more options within supply chains.
“This is a major milestone in the history of Principle Power.
“We have taken the bankable, proven, and reliable WindFloat tubular design and leveraged many of its characteristics to develop a patented new design, the WindFloat F,” said Principle Power CEO, Julian Arrillaga Costa.
“Whether it’s the WindFloat T or the new WindFloat F, we will work with customers to select the right WindFloat for their projects.”
Combining flat panel architecture, widely used in shipbuilding and oil & gas, with proven technology from the WindFloat T, the new design includes the same three-column architecture and an improved hull trim system.
With 75MW of capacity in operation and 30MW under construction, Principle Power is the market leader in floating wind technology.
The company has secured exclusivity to supply WindFloat technology to commercial-scale projects totalling 10GW of projects under design contact and is supporting customers to deliver a multi-GW portfolio of cost-competitive floating wind projects worldwide.