A method of installing an offshore wind turbine includes the step of raising a full-length tower for the offshore wind turbine by moving it longitudinally from a container in a substructure, the substructure being a support structure for the wind turbine, wherein the substructure is arranged with a container configured for housing a tower for the wind turbine substantially in its entirety.

In a general aspect, suction anchors are presented for securing structures to an underwater floor. The suction anchors include a tubular body formed at least in part of cementitious materials and having a closed end and an open end. The tubular body includes an edge defining an opening for the open end. The edge is configured to penetrate the underwater floor. The suction anchors also include a port configured to fluidly-couple a cavity within the tubular body to an exterior of the tubular body. The suction anchors additionally include a pad eye extending from an outer surface of the tubular body and configured to couple to a mooring line. In another aspect, methods of manufacturing the suction anchors are also presented.

The offshore jack-up has a hull and a plurality of moveable legs engageable with the seafloor. The offshore jack-up is arranged to move the legs with respect to the hull to position the hull out of the water. The method comprises securing the vessel with respect to the hull of the offshore jack-up when the hull is positioned out of the water and the legs engage the seafloor. A lifting mechanism mounted on the offshore jack-up engages with a cargo carrying platform positioned on the vessel. The platform is lifted with the lifting mechanism between a first position on the vessel and a second position clear of the vessel.

Disclosed is a novel type of computing apparatus which is integrated within a buoy that obtains the energy required to power its computing operations from waves that travel across the surface of the body of water on which the buoy floats. Additionally, these self-powered computing buoys utilize their close proximity to a body of water in order to significantly lower the cost and complexity of cooling their computing circuits. Computing tasks of an arbitrary nature are supported, as is the incorporation and/or utilization of computing circuits specialized for the execution of specific types of computing tasks. And, each buoy’s receipt of a computational task, and its return of a computational result, may be accomplished through the transmission of data across satellite links, fiber optic cables, LAN cables, radio, modulated light, microwaves, and/or any other channel, link, connection, and/or network.

A method and an installation facility for assembling a plurality of floating wind turbines (12). The method comprising establishing an installation facility by arranging an installation vessel (1), having a crane (4), at a sheltered place, mooring a barge (2) next to said vessel (1). Further transporting a plurality of turbine blades (6), a plurality of tower sections (8) and a plurality of nacelles (10) to said installation facility, lifting of these parts onto said installation facility. Further towing a first floating wind turbine foundation (11 a) to said installation facility, erecting a tower (8a) on said first foundation (11 a) by assembling a set of said tower sections (8), installing a nacelle (10) on top of said tower (8a), installing a set of turbine blades (6) onto said nacelle (10) to make a completed wind turbine (12a), and finally towing said first wind turbine (12a) away.

An offshore floating-type wind power combined semi-submersible platform foundation has at least three stand columns that form an enclosure having a polygonal structure. The adjacent stand columns are connected by an upper support and a lower support. Each stand column is composed of an upper column body and a lower column body that are arranged coaxially. An upper portion of the upper column body is provided with a support block, the upper support rests on the support block. A lower portion of the upper column body is provided with a lower support connecting portion that is connected to the lower support. With the structural form of the offshore floating-type wind power combined semi-submersible platform foundation, the requirements for a manufacturing site and a combination site are greatly reduced, providing the possibility of large-scale offsite construction.

A floating platform (1) to support offshore structures intended to generate electricity, this platform comprising a load-bearing support base (2) made of concrete and defining a longitudinal axis (L), this support base (2) being provided with three vertices (3, 4, 5) and an intermediate point (6) located near its geometric center; a plurality of vertical bodies (8) made of concrete which extend from the support base (5) at said vertices (3, 4, 5) and at the intermediate point (6). A vertex (3) of the load-bearing support base (2) is arranged in a longitudinally forward position with respect to the other two vertices (3, 4) and the load-bearing support base (2) comprises a pair of main connection arms (18) suited to directly connect the vertex (3) in a longitudinally forward position with respect to the other two vertices (3, 4) so as to define a substantially arrow-like shape in plan view. A method for the construction of a floating platform (1) to support offshore structures intended to generate electricity.

A system and method for transporting a wind turbine tower (1). A vessel (6) is used to transport one or more towers (1) to an installation site. A cradle (4) is provided for securing the one or more towers (1) in a horizontal orientation during transportation. An upending device (5,10) is used to transition the one or more towers (1) from the horizontal orientation to a vertical orientation for subsequent connection to a foundation at the installation site.

A crane vessel for hoisting of an offshore wind turbine or a component thereof, includes a hull having a deck. A crane configured for hoisting of an offshore wind turbine or a component thereof includes a vertical crane structure having a crane structure base fixed to the hull, the crane structure extending from the hull over a height thereof to a top along a vertical axis of the crane structure, a boom, and a slew bearing allowing to revolve the boom, about a slew axis. A main hoisting system includes at least one main hoisting winch, an associated main hoisting cable and a load connector, the main hoisting cable extending from the main hoisting winch to a main hoist cable guide on the boom and then to the load connector. The crane further includes a dynamic behaviour adjustment system that is configured to adjust the dynamic behaviour of the vessel by moving and/or arranging an adjustment mass that is distinct from the offshore wind turbine or component thereof into or in at least one dynamic behaviour adjustment position along the height of the vertical crane structure.

The application relates to a floatable offshore wind turbine with at least one floatable foundation. The floatable foundation includes at least one floating body. The floatable offshore wind turbine includes at least one anchoring arrangement configured to fix the offshore wind turbine to an underwater ground while the offshore wind turbine is in its anchoring state. Further, the floatable offshore wind turbine includes at least one height adjustment device configured to change the vertical distance of the floatable foundation to an underwater ground surface of the underwater ground and/or to a water surface during the anchoring state based on at least one specific meteorological environmental parameter of the offshore wind turbine.