Deployment details are being finalised between Glosten and a manufacturer to place a 225kW turbine with a 30-metre hub height on a PelaStar floater. Citing confidentiality, Glosten project lead engineer Charles Nordstrom would not name the platform builder, turbine vendor or test location.

A growing number of US and European firms claim to have come up with the best design to achieve static stability at the lowest construction and operating cost.

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