INSTALLING FLOATING WIND - EPISODE 2: MOORING LINES PRE-LAY OPERATION

More info: http://floatingwindinstallation.com At the port of Leixoes, Portugal, childhood memories resurface. Hélène Butat, Bourbon Subsea’s Operation Manager, feels at home again. After a long period of preparations and engineering, the mooring lines of the WindFloat Atlantic Floating Turbines are being installed. Join Hélène, leader of the whole installation project, on her adventure. WindFloat Atlantic, the first floating offshore wind farm in continental Europe, with the total installed capacity of 25MW, is located in the north of Portugal, 20km off the coast of Viana do Castelo. Composed of 3 units, the windfarm will be able to generate enough energy to supply the equivalent of 60,000 users each year. The project features 8.4MW turbine of MHI Vestas, the largest turbines ever to be installed on a floating foundation. Installing WindFloat Atlantic a DOCK90 communication production https://dock90.com