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Furthermore, in addition to waterside laydown areas, there “SOME 80% OF THE WORLD’S WIND will be a need for assembly berths and wet storage, where tur-

RESOURCE IS FOUND IN DEEPER bine diameters exceed 200 meters.

WATERS SUITED TO FLOATING WIND

Lewis’ World Energy Reports also sees a major opportunity, as well as a constraint, in the quantity and capacity of anchor

FOUNDATIONS. THESE RESOURCES handlers and construction vessels to tow wind turbines, pre-

ARE GENERALLY ABLE TO ACCESS lay moorings, and hook-up systems.

HIGHER QUALITY WIND RESOURCE. “There is a speci?c challenge to adapt offshore oil & gas

FURTHER, FLOATING STRUCTURES mooring solutions to ?oating wind – addressing weight, quantity, and footprint of the anchors and mooring lines,”

CAN DEPLOY LARGER TURBINES

Lewis explains.

WHICH SUPPORT HIGHER CAPACITY

Dynamic array and high voltage export cable manufactur-

FACTORS, WHICH MEANS THEY ing and installation capacity is another challenge to address, especially the manufacture of above 66kV dynamic export

PRODUCE MORE ELECTRICITY.” cables, he says.

And ?nally, Lewis says, the inspection of large numbers of

PHILIP LEWIS in-water components and where the question of in-situ (?oat-

DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, ing-to-?oating) versus tow-to-port repair and maintenance

WORLD ENERGY REPORTS programs is to be addressed.

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