Japanese classification body ClassNK has anointed US floating wind pioneer Principle Power’s WindFloat design for use as part of a 5MW demonstrator unit off the coast of the south east Asian nation.
Engineering work that underwrote the Approval in Principle (AiP) was carried out under contract with Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding for a feasibility study for the Japanese government’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (Nedo).
