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FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND GAZELLE WIND POWER

GAZELLE

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FLOATING WIND

FUTURE

All images courtesy Gazelle Offshore Wind

As offshore wind power spreads globally, it’s widely acknowledged that the maturing of ? oating wind power platforms will exponentially increase the availability of resources, as the majority of wind power lies outside the installation zone of ? xed systems. Enter Gazelle Wind Power, which offers a compelling, modular engineered solution and value proposition to the market. Newly minted Gazelle CFO Alvaro Ortega discusses the outlook for Gazelle in the offshore ? oating wind sector.

By Greg Trauthwein oday, it’s acknowledged that the vast potential for depth].” offshore wind extends beyond the reach of tradi- When talk turns to ? oating wind, there are many long-estab- tional ? xed-bottom units, and conservative esti- lished technologies and companies in the ? oating offshore oil

Tmates call for 300 GW of ? oating offshore wind by and gas industry that will translate to ? oating wind. However, 2050, according to Gazelle CFO Alvaro Ortega. “This is just it’s not an exact match, and the key will be to maximize ef? - ? oating, so that is the massive opportunity for Gazelle.” ciencies of the platform and its foundation, which account for

As the advent of ? xed offshore wind is still in its adoles- 30 - 40% of the cost.

cence, talk increasingly turns toward ? oating offshore wind, Gazelle is banking on its modular solution, which Ortega a technology and market that was, for the most part, only re- says should represent a 30% reduced platform cost versus cently born. the semi-submersibles on the market today. “We are target- “Waters more than 60 meters deep require [a ? oating wind ing 75% less of mooring length compared. So less mooring solution], said Ortega, “it cannot be bottom-? xed [at that length, less materials will be used.” 54 January/February 2024

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