Seatower AS was announced as the winner of the 2017 EURELECTRIC Industry and Innovation Award on June 21.
The self-installing foundation can be placed in Winter and harsh offshore conditions, which is one of several advantages that reduce the total cost of gravity-based foundations.
“It is a great honor for the Seatower team to accept this award,” said Petter Karal, CEO and co-founder of Seatower.
A Network member, Seatower designs gravity foundations for offshore wind turbines and substations. “The EURELECTRIC conference is regarded as the leading industry event for electrification in Europe, and our crane-free foundation has been voted by industry leaders to be leading edge to ensure driving cost down in the offshore wind industry in the coming years.”
The first Seatower Cranefree Gravity foundation for offshore wind was successfully installed in the British Channel approximately 15 km off the French coast at 30 meters water depth.
“EURELECTRIC highlighted new technologies that facilitate innovation in the value chain and I am excited to contribute with our technology in these developments and facilitate the transition that the energy sector is currently facing,” Karal said.
The Seatower design is a commercial cost-effective solution perfect for larger turbines. Installation of the self-installing foundation can happen also during winter time and in harsh offshore conditions, which is one of several advantages that reduce the total cost of gravity-based foundations.
In addition to the industry award, the EURELECTRIC Student Award went to Maria-Ruxandra Luca, a student at the Faculty of Power Engineering, University Politechnica of Bucharest for the best video creation on the topic of electrification. Ms. Luca’s video entry was on vehicle-to-grid technology.
Last year, offshore wind analysts MEC Intelligence released a revised study comparing various offshore wind foundations. This study found that Seatower’s Cranefree foundation is the lowest cost option for offshore wind turbines from 8 MW and up–the size category that will soon become the industry norm.
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