Resumen de: US20260077836A1
In a method for transferring a storage medium of power generation energy loaded by a power generation float to a collection base, a power generation float is connected to both sides of a deck part, a power generation float is moved to a collection base, a deck part straddles a long bank projecting on a water surface along a water channel through which a hull can pass along a quay wall of a collection base, a power generation float is anchored in a state where one of the hulls enters a water channel, a hull on at least one side of the deck part is separated from the deck part, and a storage medium capable of storing energy is connected on a side where the hull of the deck part is separated, and the float leaves with the hulls connected to both sides of the deck part.
Resumen de: US20260077835A1
A method of transferring a storage medium loaded on a power generation float from a float that generates electricity on the ocean to a transport vessel on the ocean includes a first process of fixing the power generation float to the transport vessel so that a height of a loading place of the storage medium of the power generation float is higher than a height of a storage place of the storage medium of the transport vessel, a second process of forming a first path in which the storage medium can move between the loading place of the storage medium of the power generation float and the storage place of the storage medium of the transport vessel, and a third process of moving the storage medium from the loading place of the power generation float to the storage place of the transport vessel by gravity through the first path.
Resumen de: WO2026058040A1
A floating quay includes a deck relocatable in a body of water adjacent a stationary quay to receive one or more floating units. The deck includes a gradual slope from an elevation of a surface of the stationary quay to a submerged position below a water level of a water surface of the body of water. The floating quay further includes an elevator system positionable to raise and lower at least a portion the deck to receive the one or more floating units from the stationary quay and to deploy the one or more floating units into the body of water using the gradual slope of the deck.
Resumen de: AU2024330912A1
A power collection system (100) for collecting power from a plurality of offshore power generation units comprises a three-phase subgrid (120) and a subsea power substation (130). The subgrid has a plurality of power input points (121) towards the power generation units and a shared three-phase power output point (122). The power substation (130) is connected to the power output point, and its secondary side (132) is arranged to be connected to a power consumer (170). The power substation shall comprise three one-phase transformers (140), which are contained in respective housings (143), wherein each housing is arranged to rest on the seabed and to be liftable to the sea surface separately from the other housings. Each phase of the power output point is connected to a primary side (141) of a corresponding one of the one-phase transformers.
Resumen de: US20260077834A1
A buoyant offshore renewable energy system mounting having a buoyant spar and a plurality of mooring lines arranged to tether the spar to a bed of a body of water. The buoyant spar is positioned in the body of water at an operating depth. The plurality of mooring lines includes one or more first mooring lines affixed to the spar and arranged to engage the bed of the body of water. At least three further mooring lines are in communication with the spar between the top end and the bottom end, and a second end of each of the further mooring lines engage the bed of the body of water such that the further mooring lines are oriented diagonally at the operating depth. The first end of the spar is positioned above the surface, and the second end is positioned below the surface of the body of water.
Resumen de: WO2026058038A1
A tensioned leg floating platform mooring system and related methods may be used to secure the position of a floating platform. For example, the floating platform mooring system may include at least three fixed-length mooring lines coupled at different locations between a floating platform and one of one or more mooring piles. Additionally, the tensioned leg floating platform mooring system can include an adjustable-length mooring line coupled between the floating platform and one of the one or more mooring piles. The floating platform mooring system may further include a mooring line tension device coupled to the adjustable-length mooring line. The mooring line tension device may adjust a tension of the adjustable-length mooring line by adjusting a length of the adjustable-length mooring line in situ.
Resumen de: EP4711257A1
A tensioned leg floating platform mooring system and related methods may be used to secure the position of a floating platform. For example, the floating platform mooring system may include at least three fixed-length mooring lines coupled at different locations between a floating platform and one of one or more mooring piles. Additionally, the tensioned leg floating platform mooring system can include an adjustable-length mooring line coupled between the floating platform and one of the one or more mooring piles. The floating platform mooring system may further include a mooring line tension device coupled to the adjustable-length mooring line. The mooring line tension device may adjust a tension of the adjustable-length mooring line by adjusting a length of the adjustable-length mooring line in situ.
Resumen de: EP4711258A1
A floating quay includes a deck relocatable in a body of water adjacent a stationary quay to receive one or more floating units. The deck includes a gradual slope from an elevation of a surface of the stationary quay to a submerged position below a water level of a water surface of the body of water. The floating quay further includes an elevator system positionable to raise and lower at least a portion the deck to receive the one or more floating units from the stationary quay and to deploy the one or more floating units into the body of water using the gradual slope of the deck.
Resumen de: AU2024353216A1
The invention relates to a method for the active and centralised ballasting of a semi-submersible float (2) for an offshore wind turbine, the float comprising at least four columns, including a central column (4) and three outer columns (6), which are connected to the central column by lower arms forming pontoons (8), wherein the method comprises the controlled and centralised displacement of a ballast fluid between sealed compartments (14) formed inside each pontoon (8), so as to modify the inclination thereof. The invention also relates to a semi-submersible float for an offshore wind turbine with active and centralised ballasting.
Resumen de: AU2024351711A1
The invention relates to a method for the active and individualised ballasting of a semi-submersible float (2) for an offshore wind turbine, the float comprising at least four columns, including a central column (4) and three outer columns (6), which are connected to the central column by lower arms forming pontoons (8), wherein the method comprises, for each pontoon, the individualised and controlled displacement of a ballast fluid between at least two separate sealed compartments (14, 16) located inside an assembly formed by the pontoon and the associated outer column, so as to modify the inclination of the float. The invention also relates to a semi-submersible float for an offshore wind turbine with active and individualised ballasting.
Resumen de: US20260070634A1
The method for counterbalancing the mean inclination of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) platform is designed to be simple, efficient, and highly responsive. It employs short-distance piping to enable swift and effective pump-in and pump-out operations within the same column, allowing for precise and independent control of ballast operation. This strategy is not only cost-efficient but also supports remote operation, facilitating rapid adjustments for both normal and abnormal conditions. Furthermore, the method incorporates redundancy in the counterbalancing systems, significantly boosting the overall reliability and ensuring consistent and effective ballast management for the platform.
Resumen de: AU2024263697A1
The invention relates to a mooring arrangement for mooring a floating unit to the seabed, the mooring arrangement comprises multiple mooring clusters each connectable to a floating unit and an anchor adapted for the seabed, wherein at least one mooring cluster comprises at least two mooring lines.
Resumen de: EP4707152A1
Proposed is a mooring system, including a floating unit for floating on the sea surface, a mooring anchor installed on the seabed, a weight unit positioned underwater between the floating unit and the mooring anchor, a plurality of mooring cables each having a closed curve shape for mooring the floating unit, wherein each mooring cable includes a first portion whose middle lower part is caught in a mooring-cable catching part of the weight unit, a second portion which passes through a vertical penetration passage of the weight unit and whose middle lower part is caught in a mooring-cable catching part of the mooring anchor, and a third portion which passes through a vertical penetration passage of the floating unit and is connected to the first portion and the second portion and whose middle upper part is caught in a mooring-cable catching part of the floating unit provided in the floating unit.
Resumen de: WO2026047105A1
The invention relates to a floating functional unit, in particular a floating platform (1) or a watercraft, comprising a deck structure (2) and one or more buoyancy bodies (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d), one or more of the buoyancy bodies each comprising a rotor blade (4) or a part, in particular a longitudinal portion, of a rotor blade of a wind turbine. The invention further relates to such a buoyancy body and to a method for the production thereof from a rotor blade.
Resumen de: WO2026047092A1
A turret connecting module (100) for being selectively inserted in an operating position (O) within a weathervaning floating offshore structure (200) of a wind turbine (202) for connecting said weathervaning floating offshore structure (200) to a pre-laid mooring system (300), the turret connecting module (100) comprising: an external trunk element (1) configured to be attached to the weathervaning floating offshore structure (200); an internal shaft element (2) configured to be arranged within the external trunk element (1), and comprising a base portion (22) configured to be coupled to the pre-laid mooring system (300); and a bearing system (3) comprising at least one bearing (31, 32) configured to connect the external trunk element (1) to the internal shaft element (2) such that the external trunk element (1) is allowed to weathervane together with the weathervaning floating offshore structure (200) relative to the internal shaft element (2) and the prelaid mooring system (300).
Resumen de: WO2026047260A1
The present invention relates to a floating wind turbine generator (WTG) foundation for a floating WTG system, the floating WTG foundation comprising: a floater having a generally cylindrical shape, wherein the floater defines a vertical axis, the floater comprising ballast at a lower end thereof, an upper projection extending upward from the floater, the upper projection having a smaller cross-section than the floater, at least three anchors which are connected to the seabed, at least three tendon assemblies, each tendon assembly extending between one of the anchors and a respective mounting position on the floater.
Resumen de: US20260063108A1
A floating structure foundation for a wind turbine features several improvements, including a transition assembly that supports the wind turbine generator (WTG) and tower centrally, transferring loads to primary structural components to maximize efficiency. Its highly modular design allows for flexible construction and scalability, with each component built independently for easier adaptation to different project requirements and site conditions. This modularity supports efficient dry transport, enabling multiple modules to be shipped simultaneously on various vessels. The foundation offers a simplified design with accelerated construction, rapid assembly, and installation.
Resumen de: US20260063101A1
A wave energy-based reef sustainable device integrated with an offshore wind turbine is provided. The wave energy-based reef sustainable device integrated with an offshore wind turbine can be put into a seabed, is configured to connect with a floating wind turbine, and includes a base is configured as a fish reef, an anchoring device configured to connect with the floating wind turbine, and includes plural rings with a luminous coating and at least one mooring system or cable with a luminous layer. The rings swing and/or rotate due to the pull of the floating wind turbine and present a flashing effect to attract fish. The mooring system or cable with the luminous layer provides a warning effect, a lighting device configured to emit light to attract fish, and a green energy device configured to convert a green energy into an electrical energy, which is provided to the lighting device.
Resumen de: AU2024327326A1
Method of forming a tube element for use as a longitudinal section of a brace for a truss structure of a floatable offshore support structure for a wind turbine, comprising: providing four elongate flat steel plates each extending along a longitudinal direction and having two opposite lateral edges; deforming each plate such that, along the longitudinal direction, a transverse shape of the plate smoothly transitions between a rectilinear shape and an arcuate shape; and forming the tube element by interconnecting the four deformed plates along their lateral edges. The interconnected plates each form a respective circumferential section of the tube element, wherein along the longitudinal direction, a transverse shape of the tube element smoothly transitions from a circular shape to a rectangular shape. The tube element may connect a cylindrical further tube element of the brace with a further part of the floatable offshore support structure.
Resumen de: CN121001923A
The invention relates to a floating platform (2), the arrangement of anchoring ribs (17, 18) of which makes it possible to improve stability, in particular for a platform of a wind turbine (2). The invention also relates to a method of assembling such a platform and a wind turbine thereof, and to a method of anchoring such a platform at sea.
Resumen de: WO2026042417A1
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a taut-moored floating structure that is taut-moored by a plurality of taut mooring cables, the taut-moored floating structure reducing shaking due to wind or waves, preventing an instantaneous increase in load on the taut mooring cables, and reducing fluctuations in the load on the taut mooring cables when shaking occurs. The problem is solved by a taut-moored floating structure 1 that supports an offshore wind power generation system, the taut-moored floating structure comprising a floating structure 5 and three sets of taut mooring cables 7 that connect seabed mooring parts 9 fixed to the seabed and connection parts 5b. Each column 51, 52, 53 of the floating structure 5 is provided with the connection parts 5b on an outside portion of an overhang part 6 overhanging outward. Each set of taut mooring cables 7 is composed of at least three taut mooring cables. When tension is generated in each taut mooring cable 7 by buoyancy generated in the floating structure 5 and the floating structure 5 is held in a tautly-moored state, distances between one set of taut mooring cables 7 which are connected to one column 51 are substantially equal to each other and are between the connection parts 5b and the seabed mooring parts 9, and an angle formed by the one set of taut mooring cables with respect to a vertical line is 15° or less.
Resumen de: WO2026042428A1
Provided is a floating offshore wind turbine system having a structure useful for replacing large components of a floating offshore wind turbine. A floating offshore wind turbine system having a floating offshore wind turbine, a main floating body, and a mooring body, the floating offshore wind turbine system characterized in that: the floating offshore wind turbine has blades for receiving wind, a hub to which the blades are fixed, a nacelle for storing a generator for converting rotational energy of the hub into electric power, a tower for supporting the nacelle, a sub-floating body for supporting the tower, and a sub-floating body connection part that can be fitted to a transport ship connection part; and the main floating body is moored to the sea bottom by the mooring body, and has a sub-floating body insertion space into which the sub-floating body is inserted.
Resumen de: WO2026041034A1
A green power integrated hub for ocean cruise ships, which hub comprises a relay mother ship hull (1) and a green energy complex. The relay mother ship hull (1) cruises on a fixed schedule along a designated route between fixed locations. The green energy complex is arranged at the starting point of the route of the relay mother ship hull (1) and is used for re-fueling the relay mother ship hull (1). Ten connection assemblies are respectively arranged on two sides of the relay mother ship hull (1) and are used for connecting cruise ships (16) located on both sides. Two personnel access galleries (17) are respectively connected to the two sides of the relay mother ship hull (1) and are used for communicating the cruise ships (16) on both sides with the relay mother ship hull (1). Each connection assembly comprises a structural reinforcing member (14), a connecting arm support (13), a connecting arm device (12) and a hull connecting member (11). The structural reinforcing member (14) is arranged on a side wall of the relay mother ship hull (1).
Resumen de: WO2026041307A1
A method of operating a floating wind turbine (1), FWT, is provided. The floating wind turbine (1) is exposed to waves during operation, the waves causing a wave induced motion of the floating wind turbine (1). The floating wind turbine (1) is configured to operate a protective function. The method comprises obtaining, during operation of the floating wind turbine (1), monitored wave data (70) indicative of a wave height of the waves the floating wind turbine (1) is exposed to during operation. It further comprises processing the monitored wave data (70) to obtain processed wave data, wherein the processing comprises at least a processing by descriptive statistical analysis, comparing the processed wave data to a threshold (140) that corresponds to a predetermined sea state and activating the protective function upon detecting that the processed wave data reaches or exceeds the threshold (140).
Nº publicación: US20260055756A1 26/02/2026
Solicitante:
WANG YONGHUA [US]
Wang Yonghua
Resumen de: US20260055756A1
A combined stationary solar CSP, wave motion, and wind power generation and fresh water production system that deploys close structure non-imaging non-tracking solar concentrator array as buoy for wave motion converter system and floating platform for wind mills comprises a divergent Fresnel lens and non-imaging concentrator enabled non-imaging non-tracking solar concentrator based hybrid solar thermal and photovoltaic CSP system, a wave energy converter system, and a vertical axis wind energy system. Wherein, the stationary solar CSP system realizes ultra-high efficiency through solar thermal and photovoltaic cogeneration, substantially-low cost through stationary high concentration ratio concentration, and super-stable power generation through electrothermal energy storage. The system produces fresh water through thermal power generation and uses swappable battery modules to address power transportation and utilization issues.