Balmoral’s in-line mooring buoyancy system is designed to secure floating wind turbines and other structures to a seabed anchor whilst providing uplift to the mooring line.It can also act as a connection point between the bottom and top sections of the line while allowing trajectory and tension to be controlled within the water column. The company’s in-line system features a dynamic connection interface that allows the different sections of the mooring lines to be tethered securely and responsively without adversely loading the buoyancy structure. Central steelwork passing through the dynamic connection, with buoyancy elements mounted on either side, results in the key interface between components being at the centre of the assembly. This brings a number of advantages that include movement minimisation, buoyancy load transfer isolation, fatigue reduction and a more stable solution for floating wind turbines, FPSOs and other subsea tether connections.
