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3. This graphic illustrates several different
types of wind turbines. From left to
right: monopile (which are limited to water
depths of about 50 meters), four-legged
jacket, twisted jacket, tension-leg floating
platform, semi-submersible platform, and
spar-buoy. Source: Josh Bauer/National Renewable
Energy Laboratory
The floating offshore industry, however,
will need to navigate a variety of
formidable technical and market challenges
to achieve the significant expansion
it envisions. Along with ensuring
port access and ease of manufacture,
water depth, turbine integration, cost,
and performance remain integral concerns.
GWEC said it does not expect the
market to consolidate significantly, but
it noted platform companies will need
to secure developer partners to be able
to supply the first cluster of commercial
projects " or be confident that they can
deliver significant innovation and cost
reduction to be considered as part of a
second generation of platform options. "
The floating offshore sector, meanwhile,
shares some concerns afflicting
the larger wind industry. While GWEC's
April-issued Global Wind Report 2022
highlighted an upward trajectory for
wind growth, among uncertainties it
underscored are policy-related, such as
permitting, regulatory shifts, and incentive
expiry. Infrastructure and interconnection
concerns, and social acceptance
are also emerging issues. Finally, market
disruptions, such as sky-high freight
costs and increasing commodity prices,
are also heaping pressure on project developers,
it said.
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velopments suggest significant lift for
the floating offshore project pipeline. This
year alone, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management (BOEM) identified
three call areas in the Pacific Ocean offshore
Oregon, while the California Energy
Commission approved renovations at Port
of Humboldt Bay to further offshore project
development in areas northwest of
Morro Bay and offshore Humboldt County
in California. Potential projects include
the 150-MW Redwood Coast floating
wind farm, which a consortium comprising
Principle Power, Aker Offshore Wind,
H.T. Harvey & Associates, Herrera Environmental
Consultants, and Ocean Winds
North America is developing.
Another project, the 1-GW Castle Wind
floating offshore wind project, which is
shooting for a 2025 to 2027 operational
timeframe off the coast of Morro Bay,
also gained steam with new backing from
TotalEnergies. In April, Washington-based
Trident Winds also notably submitted an
unsolicited lease to BOEM for a commercial
lease that could host the 2-GW Olympic
Wind project, Washington state's first
offshore wind project.
Development kicked up in Europe, too.
Offshore construction of the 88-MW Hywind
Tampen floating project-a project
that will comprise 11 SGRE 8-MW wind
turbines installed on concrete spar-type
floating foundations in water depths of
between 260 m and 300 m, kicked off
about 140 kilometers off the Norwegian
coast in late March. When the project is
commissioned by the end of 2022, the
$518 million Hywind Tampen project will
become the first floating offshore wind
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