X1 Wind is preparing to deploy its PivotBuoy floating wind technology in the Canary Islands after completing the assembly and load-out of a fully-functional prototype. It will be installed at the PLOCAN test site with full exposure to open ocean conditions to demonstrate the efficiency of the structural design and mooring system.Fitted with a Vestas V29 turbine, the 1:3 scale prototype (X30) will be stationed at a 50m water depth through a single point mooring system in a downwind configuration, creating a ‘weathervaning’ solution. The pan-European Pivotbuoy consortium includes the companies EDP NEW, DNV, Intecsea, ESM and Degima and research centres WavEC, Plocan and DTU. The prototype has been developed through the €4million PivotBuoy Project awarded by the European Commission H2020 Program.
