The consortium developing the 25MW WindFloat Atlantic project off the coast of Portugal has released its final video in a series documenting the installation, showing the hook-up operation.
Several parallel activities had to be planned and several vessels, as well as subsea operations, needed to be synchronised, said the Windplus consortium.
The installation has been made possible thanks to the teamwork of the three partners, WindPlus said.
Bourbon Subsea Services was in charge of the project management, procurement and engineering of the installation at sea.
Vryhof was responsible for delivering the full mooring package.
Principle Power was responsible for the full engineering and certification of the platform, in addition to providing its patented WindFloat technology solution and overseeing the floaters’ fabrication and offshore installation.
The WindFloat Atlantic installation is located 20km off the coast of Viana do Castelo in Portugal.
It is deploying three 8.4MW wind turbines, the largest turbines ever installed on a floating platform to date.
The Windplus consortium comprises EDP Renewables (54.4%), Engie (25%), Repsol (19.4%) and Principle Power (1.2%).