Glosten’s PelaStar tension leg platform (TLP), whichwill be fitted with a 6MW Alstom Haliade 150 turbine, is to be trialled at thedeep water Wave Hub demonstrator facility off Cornwall, backed by the UKgovernment-industry body the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).

RES Offshore will provide “services to Glostenincluding construction advice and operational strategy development, engineeringdesign, due diligence and turbine procurement management services, as well asliaising with Alstom.

“Cost effective deployment of floating turbines will significantlyincrease the potential for renewable energy generation from deepwater sites,”says RES Offshore chief executive Chris Morgan.

The project, being set up in 50 metres of water in theCeltic Sea, aims to accelerate development and deployment of Glosten's latestiteration of its floating foundation technology.

Glosten’s PelaStar TLP design has evolved from athree- to...