The technology that's giving the SeaAngel its wings

The SeaAngel will feature a new standardised jacket concept, able to cope with different soil conditions

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By Darius Snieckus London

 Wednesday, October 10 2012

Updated: Sunday, November 25 2012

The unveiling of Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe’s (MPSE’s) giant 7MW offshore wind turbine, the SeaAngel, last year, was a pivotal vote of confidence in the ultra-large class of machines being ­advanced as the industry wades out into deeper waters.

But the wider programme ­being built around this mega-machine could have an equally deep impact on the ­future of ­offshore wind in the UK.

The seeds of the Efficient Offshore Wind Programme (EOWP) were planted during an “inward investment” push at MPSE four years ago that winkled out a small internal research and development grant, and money from the UK Department of ­Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC’s) Environmental Transformation Fund.

This has grown into a £33m ($53.6m) project involving a ­consortium comprising MPSE, utility SSE and contractors Technip and Wood Group, which was Log in to read complete article.

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