Honeycomb-shaped floating wind farm may be cheaper to operate

The mooring design is based on the traditional technologies from the mooring of oil & gas floating structures. Once a turbine is installed on a floater, it is anchored to the mooring system to ensure the platform stays in its original target position while limiting motion. With floating wind turbines connected in a “honeycomb” network, the solution enables new ways of applying well-proven mooring technology in new and more effective anchor-sharing configuration. It is believed that the solution could make marine operations more efficient and less costly and with lower environmental impact. This is partly due to lower pre-tension and line weight in the mooring system, opening the possibility of using smaller, less expensive vessels for marine operations and because the anchors are shared there is less impact on the seabed.

Source: Offshore wind 15 February 2022, https://www.offshorewind.biz/2022/02/15/honeycomb-inspired-floating-wind...