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Further research is encouraged into developing floating or long-reach foundations for offshore wind to access deeper waters.

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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Beis areas research interest interim update 2020

Related UKRI funded projects


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    Funded by: Innovate UK

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  • MARLIN Modular Floating Platform for OffShore Wind: Concept Assessment

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    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: FRONTIER TECHNICAL LTD

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project partially answers the question by testing the feasibility of a cost-effective universal concept of modular construction of floating platforms for offshore wind in most coastal regions of the world.

  • Stinger Keel Floating Wind Turbine Foundation UK Concept Development

    In 2009, wind turbines supplied 2% of the UK's electrical demand \[1\]. By 2019, this had risen to 20% \[2\]. The UK government is committed to quadruple offshore wind capacity over the next ten years to achieve a total ...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: FLOATING ENERGY SYSTEMS LTD

    Why might this be relevant?

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  • TLPWIND UK: "Driving the cost down of offshore wind in UK Waters"

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    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: IBERDROLA ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION UK LIMITED

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    Wind is proving to be a commercially viable source for generating electrical power. The UK is exploiting this opportunity with its consistent wind resource using wind turbines fixed to the seabed along its coastline up t...

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  • Extreme Loading on FOWT under Complex Environmental Conditions

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    Funded by: EPSRC

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    Funded by: EPSRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Strathclyde

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    Funded by: EPSRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Sunderland