Gazelle Wind Power (Gazelle) and Tugdock have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop a modular offshore wind assembly system.The modularity of Gazelle’s components enables the offshore wind platform modules to be fabricated in shipyards and then transported to an assembly port, adjacent to a wind farm, to be completed. The Tugdock Submersible Platform is a technology that supports the deployment of commercial-scale floating wind by providing a build and launch platform that overcomes port constraints. The structure combines a steel frame and airlift bags to act as additional buoyancy or as a submersible platform for lifting or launching heavy marine structures.
The first project for the new partnership will be for the Molise Offshore Wind Farm project in the Adriatic Sea, Italy, where the combined technologies will help install 70 turbines, aiming to generate 1.05 GW of power. The Molise Offshore Wind Farm will cover a total area of 219 square kilometres, and the turbines will be located in waters spanning depths of a minimum of 88 metres to a maximum of 126 metres. The first platform is planned to be launched in January 2028.
