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PelaStar Floating Wind Turbine Platform The Glosten Associates, Inc. formally announced plans to commercialize their PelaStar floating wind turbine platform, and make the technology available to the global offshore wind energy industry within the year. The Glosten PelaStar technology was recently selected for an intermediate-scale prototype in- stallation project with deployment planned for next summer in the northeast United States. This selec- tion reinforcees the unique capability of the PelaStar platform to provide a scalable, integrated blade tip?to?seabed solution that minimizes the cost of energy in deepwater offshore wind sites. Recognizing the need for a cost-effective, high performance floating turbine foundation system, Glosten engineers developed Tension-Leg Turbine Platform (TLTP) technology in 2006. This internal research and development effort led to a project for the Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator Pro- gram, which provided development support and allowed the technology to be vetted by Carbon Trust members including both international energy firms and offshore wind power developers. The Glosten PelaStar tension leg platform (TLP) combines proven technology with rigorous research, development, and engineering. By adapting established TLP technology from the oil and gas industry and incorpo- rating breakthroughs in critical structural, mooring, and anchoring elements, PelaStar has addressed thecomplex challenges of offshore wind power development. In addition to being the lowest cost deepwa- ter solution, key benefits include: minimal motion, minimal steel weight, and complete quayside inte- gration of the turbine and tower on the PelaStar foundation. MARINE DESIGN - NOTESDesigned by Sauter Carbon Offset and built by Ned Ship, the 66m Emax E-Volution is, accordingto the designer, a culmination of the best the yacht- ing world, a vessel with a maximum speed of 28 knots and an unlimited "Zero Carbon" cruisingrange at 14 knots. Solar Hybrid Power Sources  2MWs of Renewable Energy supplied by Wind, Sun, Waves &Currents  2MWs of ZF Hybrid Power supplied by MTU 2000 series Tier 4i engines, the cleanest marine diesel engines on the market.  An additional 3MWs of energy harnessed from sustainable sources is stored and employed as bal- last in a lithium ion UPS.Propulsion The Emax E-Volution?s Stabilizing Propulsion System features anhedral ZF 4000 Pods and a re-tractable anhedral foil. The Pods and an electric bowthruster provide the advantage of full time Global Positioning, an alternative to environmen- tal damage caused by anchoring.Solar ArrayThe Photo Voltaic Exoskeleton imbedded into Ned Ship?s epoxy composite structure, generates up to 300MWs of solar energy per year, enough to run all hotel services or by returning energy to the grid offsets up to 4,500 Carbon Nautical miles Cruising at 22 knots.Dynawing Schooner LegacyDYNAWINGSCHOONER LEGACYThe Emax E-Volution?s High Aspect Ratio Dy- naWing sails are 20% shorter than a conventional rig, yet produce twice as much power. When moored or under severe weather conditions the mainsails are reefed and the stay-less rotatingWingmasts are feathered into the wind. Richard Sauter head of SCOD said ?as a Wingsail Schooner The Emax E-Volution inherits the legacy of the greatest sailing vessels of all time, past and present.? Email: [email protected] Emax E-Volution: The Fastest and Greenest Superyacht Ever? October 2011www.marinelink.com 53MR Oct.11 # 7 (50-56):MR Template 10/5/2011 3:29 PM Page 53