The Dounreay Trì project is a commercial demonstration that will be installed off the North coast of Scotland within a site about 9 km off Dounreay, Caithness. Hexicon has developed a semi-submersible foundation for offshore wind power that is intended to support any turbine. The Dounreay design hosts two 5-MW wind turbines. The platform pivots on…
A new floating wind farm planned for the Highlands
Dounreay Trì Limited have been granted planning consent for the installation of a novel floating windfarm nine kilometers off the Northern Coast of Scotland by the Scottish Government. The decision means that the facility will achieve the necessary Renewables Obligation accreditation by the end of the month to allow it to proceed, in what will be…
Dounreay Trì to demonstrate a multi-turbine floating wind farm in Scotland waters
Dounreay Trì Limited was created by the Swedish design and engineering company Hexicon AB for the sole purpose of demonstrating Hexicon’s semi-submersible foundation for offshore wind power, off Dounreay, Scotland. The Dounreay Trì Project shall consist of: A single semi-submersible platform and two wind turbines with a total capacity of 8 to 12-MW approximately 6-km…
Swedish offshore wind power developer Hexicon raises 11.4 MSEK to secure the development of first reference plant
Swedish offshore wind energy developer Hexicon has attracted €1.24 million in the form of a rights issue to existing owners. Hexicon develops floating platforms for offshore wind energy. Swedish offshore wind energy company Hexicon, which recently announced an agreement with steel maker giant SSAB to develop offshore wind power platforms at deep waters, wants to…
SSAB and Hexicon agree to develop floating platforms for wind power
Floating tower designer Hexicon and steel manufacturer SSAB will optimize the steel in the foundation of the wind platforms to ensure a cost effective solution during their complete life cycle. “This agreement is an important milestone in further development of our patented solutions. Far offshore wind power is more easily scalable and a prime source…
Downwind: A floating wind farm with lodging
A 750-meter-long floating wind farm with living space could harness energy from places too deep and seabed conditions too difficult for bottom-mounted wind development. Hexicon, a Swedish design and engineering company, says its wind-farm design will use a centralized turret mooring system that lets a platform and its turbines automatically align to the wind. The…
Engineering the floating wind farm
There seems no shortage of creative thinking for placing turbines offshore. Take the Hexicon Energy Platform for example. The concept comes from Sweden-based Hexicon AB, (hexicon.eu) and shows the culmination of several clever ideas for generating power from wind and waves. The design is said to reduce service needs and extend its lifespan thanks to a…