Innovative study to test floating offshore wind platform potential

RWE wind turbine

Source: RWE

RWE, Wales’ largest renewable energy generator, is funding a study to investigate the quayside offload and launch of two types of floating offshore wind platforms.

The aim is to test out the two platforms – one steel and one concrete – alongside the integration of next generation wind turbine generators and maximise local supply chain opportunities by utilising local port infrastructure.

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