RCAM Technologies and the Floating Wind Technology Company, for a concrete anchor, fabricated with 3D printing technology for floating wind turbines, that suction-embeds into the seabed;
Fugro, AS Mosley, and University of Strathclyde, for condition monitoring software that uses acceleration and motion data points from floating wind structures to calculate a unit responds to stress and load;
Technology from Ideas and WFS Technologies, for a load monitoring system for mooring spreads, which also acts to dampener on lines;
Dublin Offshore, for a mooring system load reduction devicethat is fixed part-way up the line and pivots in the water to minimise wave-driven movement;
Intelligent Mooring Systems and University of Exeter’s new pressure-based dampener which sits between the platform and mooring line to reduce the load;
Vryhof, for an adjustable seabed lock that can be used to tighten or loosen the tension of the mooring lines;
Conbit, for a nacelle-mounted temporary crane used for maintenance offshore; and
Aker Solutions, for a splice box connecting two dynamic array cables that allows for ‘wet-storage’ on the seabed when a turbine is towed to port.

From 3D-printed anchors to nacelle-mounted cranes, floating wind kit lands Scottish funds