New Wind Catching tech enters commercial development
Multi-turbine system for floating offshore wind farms uses 80% less space, is more sustainable and produces cheaper electricity, says Wind Catching Systems (WCS) is to commercially develop its new wind catching technology for floating offshore wind farms, through a collaborative partnerhsip with Norwegian energy services provider Aibel AS & the country's Institute for Energy Technology.
Multi-turbine system for floating offshore wind farms uses 80% less space, is more sustainable and produces cheaper electricity, says Wind Catching Systems
(WCS) is to commercially develop its new wind catching technology for floating offshore wind farms, through a collaborative partnerhsip with Norwegian energy services provider Aibel AS & the country's Institute for Energy Technology.
The multi-turbine technology comprises several 1MW turbines in a lattice structure that “cuts acreage use by 80% and reduces production costs,” when compared to conventional offshore wind farms.
Owned by Ferd AS and investment firm North Energy ASA, WCS is aiming to complete the technical testing and verification of its system by the end of 2021 and plans to launch commercial development solutions in 2022.
According to the company, its wind catching units are five times more efficient than standard wind turbines and that a single unit could produce enough electricity to power around 80,000 households. This means operators of floating offshore wind facilities will be able to produce electricity at “bottom fixed prices”.
Ole Heggheim, CEO of Wind Catching Systems, said, “Wind catching will make floating offshore wind competitive as soon as in 2022-2023, which is at least ten years earlier than conventional floating offshore wind farms. Our goal is to enable offshore wind operators and developers to produce electricity at a cost that competes with other energy sources, without subsidies."
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