Seismic events can significantly affect wind turbines, foundations, offshore substations, power cables and installation vessels, creating engineering challenges beyond those addressed by conventional wind and wave design approaches.
The vessels will be built at the Dajin Heavy Industries shipyard in China based on a design by Groot Ship Design and incorporating a predominantly European makerslist.
The two companies will focus on advanced, climate-resilient floating wind solutions designed for challenging marine environments, including the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
SolarDuck and the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) have been awarded a €3.2 million subsidy from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) for the Steady Seas research programme.
The project forms part of the Philippines' broader effort to expand renewable energy generation and increase the share of renewables in the country's power mix to 35% by 2030 and 50% by 2040.
Norfolk Vanguard West, with a capacity of 1.4 GW, is located in the United Kingdom and forms part of a complex that could potentially generate a total of up to 2.8 GW
