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'Game changer' claimed as floating wind turbine achieves first major component swap at sea

Up-tower cranes have been used onshore, but replacing a major FOWT component offshore for the first time could ease the concerns of insurers and bankers

A major floating offshore wind turbine component was replaced in situ for the first time on the Kincardine offshore wind farm
A major floating offshore wind turbine component was replaced in situ for the first time on the Kincardine offshore wind farmPhoto: Kincardine Offshore WIndfarm Limited
Senior Correspondent
Published 20 September 2024, 14:29Updated 20 September 2024, 14:29
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