Renewables

Floating met mast for offshore wind measurements deployed off Makronisos

Floating met mast

Photo: Streamlined Naval Architects

Published

August 12, 2019

Country

Comments

comments icon

0

Share

Published:

August 12, 2019

Country:

Comments:

comments icon

0

Share

Greece’s Streamlined Naval Architects LTD in co-operation with ETME, ERGOMARE S.A. and Enalios Diving Center has deployed the FloatMast platform, an innovative floating met mast platform for offshore wind measurements, according to an announcement from Streamlined.

The floating met mast is located 250 meters off the coast of the uninhabited Aegean island of Makronisos, at a sea depth of 65 meters. The unmanned Mini Tension Leg Platform is permanently moored by tendons pulling down the structure towards the seabed.

The project, worth nearly EUR 3 million, has been co-funded by the European Innovation Council with around EUR 2 million under the Horizon 2020 program.

The project worth nearly EUR 3 million has been co-funded by the European Innovation Council

The wind measurements collected by FloatMast are according to the highest industry standard (IEC 61400-12-1) and provide the greatest net benefit to developers of offshore wind farms, according to sme.easme-web.eu.

The innovative platform can perform wind measurements at a 70% lower cost, by combining the best features from the two existing solutions: the meteorological mast and the Lidar remote sensor device on a stable floating platform.

FloatMast is re-usable and provides the added value of being re-deployed in other locations of interest. It can be used at all stages of the life cycle of an offshore wind farm, from the design phase to the development and operational phase and until the decommissioning phase, twenty years later.

The innovative platform can perform wind measurements at a 70% lower cost

The platform can also perform multi-purpose measurements as it can incorporate oceanographic instruments and environmental sensors, providing a fully integrated solution for a complete monitoring of an offshore wind farm site.

Project developers expect to deploy at least 15 FloatMast platforms by 2021 and reach a market share of up to 15%, offshoreWIND.biz reported.

Comments (0)

Be the first one to comment on this article.

Enter Your Comment

Related Articles

Global solar power capacity hits 2 2 TW in 2024 Turkey among top growers

Global solar power capacity hits 2.2 TW in 2024, with Turkey among top growers

06 May 2025 - The world added 597 GW of photovoltaic capacity last year, achieving an astounding 36% rate of growth, SolarPower Europe found

croatia green hydrogen wave energy island pag novalja

Croatia’s Pag island to produce green hydrogen using wave energy

06 May 2025 - The island town of Novalja could become one of the first in Croatia to begin the production of green hydrogen, and a rare example in the region

Self-consumption capacity set to break 1 GW in Greece

Self-consumption capacity set to break 1 GW in Greece

06 May 2025 - Renewable energy projects for self-consumption are expected to reach 1 GW this year in Greece

bih republic of srpska concession trebinje 3 solar djokic petrovic

Republic of Srpska awards concession for Trebinje 3 solar project

05 May 2025 - The Trebinje 3 photovoltaic plant would have an installed capacity of 53.63 MW and an estimated annual production of 85.5 GWh