Alstom Renewable Power and DCNS have signed an agreement which aims at developing and then commercialising an integrated system for a semi-submersible floating wind turbine delivering 6MW.
The objective is to be in a position to produce an initial 6MW wind turbine by 2017, featuring a semi-submersible floating system developed by DCNS plus Alstom’s Haliade 150 offshore wind turbine, already being used in fixed-bottom offshore wind turbine technology. Named “SEA REED”, this project has received support from the ADEME, through a Technological Bricks CEI implemented as part of the “Investissements d’Avenir” scheme, specifically € 6 million in funding to cover the initial study and certification phase for the floating system featuring the Haliade turbine. Both partners will work together at optimising the interface between the two systems. Alstom will be in charge of studies to adapt and integrate the Haliade with the floating system. For its part, DCNS will conduct studies on the behaviour, sizing, industrialisation and installation of the floating system combined with the turbine.
