TetraSpar demonstrator floating wind turbine installation

Installed at the Metcentre Test site in Norway, the wind turbine will be commissioned in the coming weeks.

This success demonstrates again Bourbon Subsea Services’ expertise in managing Floating Wind Turbines (FWT) installation projects and its ability to propose innovative solutions to achieve new complex technical challenges while maintaining low costs. Bourbon claims to have ‘installed most of the semi-submersible Floating Wind Turbines from 2.5MW to 8.3MW in Europe since 2011’.

Henrik Stiesdal, inventor of the TetraSpar concept and Chairman of the board of directors of TetraSpar Demonstrator ApS: “We value the expertise of Bourbon engineers. Their experience with floating wind is already impressive and with Bourbon’s contribution, we and our partners have been able to execute the cable installation safely and within budget.”

Patrick Belenfant, CEO of Bourbon Subsea Services said: “Each new technology needs creativity and innovation to mitigate risks and deliver in time. This project was a challenge, and we are very proud to have taken it up for TetraSpar Demonstrator ApS, a joint company between Shell, RWE, Tepco and Stiesdal. As an international company based in France, we are now looking forward to the pre-industrial floating wind farms particularly in France, UK, Portugal, Spain, Norway, Japan and South Korea.”

By Jake Frith