Floating offshore windturbines may be considered for depth situated between 50 and 300 m. This technology is under developement and several solutions are currently being tested. 

 Projet Rendeveol (Weamec): Réduction de l'emprise environnementale d'éoliennes flottantes avec des fondations de type pieux (Decrease of the environemental footprint of floating windturbines using pile foundations)

Contacts: Matthieu Blanc, Luc Thorel

 Project OMCEND (Weamec): Ondes mécaniques dans les câbles pour leur évaluation non destructive (Mechanical waves in cables for their non destructive assessment)

Contacts: Laurent Laguerre, Fabien Treyssede

Project Monamoor (FEM) (2020-2023): Suivi des lignes d'ancrage en polyamide (Monitoring of polyamide cables)

Contacts: Sylvain Chataigner, Laurent Gaillet

 Project Seasnake (OceanERA-NET) (2020-2022): Fully dynamic medium voltage cables for ocean energy reliable transmission

Contacts: Lamine Dieng, Laurent Gaillet

Main goals

• Help on the location definition of the floating offshore windturbines,
• Help on the design of offshore windturbine structures and foundations,
• Life expectancy assessment and monitoring and maintenance methods developement,
• Assessment of the different solutions on the whole life,
• Electric connections assessment,
• Technical assistance to public owners.