Resumen de: US2025153816A1
A factory for producing an elongated tension member has a buoyant body, which may be a ship with a hull and an upper deck, arranged to support at least one apparatus for producing the elongated tension member. The at least one apparatus for producing the elongated tension member has a feeder, a processing device and at least one end fitting device. The feeder is arranged to provide input material, such as at least one load bearing yarn and/or at least one load bearing wire and/or load bearing fibres (fibers). The processing device is arranged to wind and/or twist and/or bundle the input material provided by the feeder. The at least one end fitting device is arranged to provide the elongated tension member with a proximal end fitting and a distal end fitting.
Resumen de: WO2025099023A1
The invention relates to an offshore wind turbine platform (1) comprising: - a main body (4) intended to receive a mast of a wind turbine attached to it, - several floats (2), each float comprising an upper metal wall (2') forming an upper end of the float, a lower metal wall (2'') forming a lower end of the float, and several side walls (18, 28, 28', 48, 58) connecting the upper and lower metal walls to create a watertight enclosure of the float, - several metal connection structures (6), each metal connection structures comprising at least a first end (8) attached to one float and a second end (10) attached to the main body.
Resumen de: EP4552966A1
The invention relates to an offshore wind turbine platform (1) comprising:- a main body (4) intended to receive a mast of a wind turbine attached to it,- several floats (2), each float comprising an upper metal wall (2') forming an upper end of the float, a lower metal wall (2") forming a lower end of the float, and several side walls (18, 28, 28', 48, 58) connecting the upper and lower metal walls to create a watertight enclosure of the float,- several metal connection structures (6), each metal connection structures comprising at least a first end (8) attached to one float and a second end (10) attached to the main body.
Resumen de: US2024010310A1
A floating power generation platform includes a water plane platform having a plurality of buoyant columns, and at least one tower extending above the water plane platform. The tower is configured to support at least one first power generation system and has a center core configured for stowing a deployable member. The floating power generation platform includes a deployable spar movable between a stowed position, in which the deployable spar is stowed within the center core of the tower, and a deployed position, in which the deployable spar is extended below the water plane platform.
Resumen de: WO2025095830A1
A docking system (29) for docking a first floating object (1) anchored at sea with a first anchor (9) with a second floating object (18) comprising a vertical movement system providing vertical forces and a horizontal movement system providing horizontal forces. The vertical movement system comprises lifting means (31 ) located on the second floating object (18) providing a force for lifting the first floating object (1), and the horizontal movement system comprises retracting means (35) containing a connecting cable (36) providing a force for shortening the distance between the two floating objects and resilient separating means (37) encircling the two floating objects providing a resilient counterforce to prevent the two floating objects from colliding.
Resumen de: WO2025093930A1
Motion of a floating body is damped by anchoring a piston with a sea anchor to restrict movement of the piston, permitting greater movement of a chamber that surrounds the piston and is fixed to the body, but braking the resulting relative movement between the chamber and the piston by displacement of fluid in the chamber. Thus, a motion damper has a brake structure that comprises a submerged sea anchor suspended in a water column and connected to a piston. The piston is movable within an elongate chamber that is in fixed relation to the floating body and that contains a fluid such as water.
Resumen de: WO2025095785A1
A computer-implemented method of achieving a target pretension in one or more mooring lines of a physical floating offshore unit, the method comprising: measuring a tension in an installation line configured to install the physical floating offshore unit, measuring a line length pull in/out of the installation line; generating a model comprising a digital representation of the physical floating offshore unit's physical properties and/or physical behaviours, wherein the physical floating offshore unit comprises one or more mooring lines and wherein the model is configured to model the one or more mooring lines, the model further comprising a digital representation of physical properties and/or physical behaviours of an installation vessel that is configured to install the physical floating offshore unit, wherein generating the model comprises selecting a base design for the model from a set of base designs based on the measured tension and measured line length pull in/out and modelling the physical floating offshore unit's physical properties and/or physical behaviours based on initial data, wherein the initial data is to be updated based on as-built and as- installed data comprising (i) operations data specific to the physical floating offshore unit and the mooring lines and (ii) marine execution data, and estimating, by the model, based on the as-built and as-installed data, a predicted pretension in the one or more physical mooring lines such that vessel disconnection from
Resumen de: WO2025093931A1
An offshore hydrocarbon production system is provided with : an offshore floating assembly (6) having a floating unit (12) provided with a renewable power source (13) to generate electric power and a back-up power source (15); an underwater hydrocarbon production facility (4), which is located on the bed (2) of a body of water (3) and is electrically powered by the renewable power source (13) and/or the back-up power source (15); - a power circuit having a power management device (16) connected to the renewable power source (13), the back-up power source (15) and the underwater hydrocarbon production facility (4); and a control circuit having a master control unit (21) connected to the power management device (16) and the underwater hydrocarbon production facility (4) for balancing the production of electric power and the demand of electric power.
Resumen de: WO2025093344A1
A method of operating a floating wind turbine (FWT) is provided. The floating wind turbine (100) comprises a nacelle (105) and a rotor (101) mounted to the nacelle (105), wherein the floating wind turbine (100) is exposed to waves during operation, the waves causing a wave induced motion of the floating wind turbine (100). The floating wind turbine (100) is configured to operate a protective function (30). The method comprises obtaining wave information (17) indicative of the waves to which the floating wind turbine (100) is exposed and modifying the operation of the protective function (30) using the obtained wave information (17) to reduce an influence of the wave induced motion of the floating wind turbine (100) on the protective function (30).
Resumen de: WO2025094466A1
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for constructing floating wind power generation equipment which is less susceptible to the effects of wind and waves when towed. A provisional assembly (1a) is assembled on the ground. The provisional assembly (1a) includes: a base part (8) of a floating body (2); and provisionally mounted members (6, 13, 16) disposed at positions different from the positions at the time of completion. After assembling the provisional assembly (1a), the provisional assembly (1a) is launched. After being launched, the floating wind power generation equipment under construction is towed to an installation position, and the provisionally mounted members (6, 13, 16) are deployed to the positions at the time of completion. Since the vertical length of the provisional assembly (1a) is shorter than the floating wind power generation equipment at the time of completion, the provisional assembly (1a) is less likely to be affected by wind and waves when towed.
Resumen de: EP4549304A1
An offshore floating wind turbine platform (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) with columns' (110, 210, 310) cross-section expanded up toward water surface is used for a wind turbine (50) to be disposed thereon and floated on the sea. The offshore floating wind turbine platform (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) includes multiple columns (110, 210, 310) and a connection portion (120, 220). At least one of the columns (110, 210, 310) has an expansion section (112, 212, 312, 512). A horizontal cross-sectional area (A10) of the expansion section (112, 212, 312, 512) gradually increases upward. The wind turbine (50) is disposed on one of the columns (110, 210, 310). A design waterline of the offshore floating wind turbine platform (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) is located on the expansion section (112, 212, 312, 512). The connection portion (120, 220) connects the columns (110, 210, 310).
Resumen de: AU2023296641A1
A spar-type floating offshore wind turbine assembly (10) is assembled and then supported in a transport configuration with its longitudinal axis substantially horizontal or inclined at a shallow acute angle to the horizontal. The assembly is upended during installation to bring the longitudinal axis to a substantially vertical orientation. In a transport configuration, buoyant upthrust is applied to the assembly by immersion of a spar buoy (14) at a lower end of the assembly and of at least one discrete support buoy (32) that is attached to the spar buoy at a position offset longitudinally from the lower end. A brace (42) acts between the spar buoy and an upper structure of the assembly, that structure comprising a mast that is cantilevered from an upper end of the spar buoy. The brace may be attached to the or each support buoy.
Resumen de: EP4549728A1
A method of operating a floating wind turbine (FWT) is provided. The floating wind turbine (100) comprises a nacelle (105) and a rotor (101) mounted to the nacelle (105), wherein the floating wind turbine (100) is exposed to waves during operation, the waves causing a wave induced motion of the floating wind turbine (100). The floating wind turbine (100) is configured to operate a protective function (30). The method comprises obtaining wave information (17) indicative of the waves to which the floating wind turbine (100) is exposed and modifying the operation of the protective function (30) using the obtained wave information (17) to reduce an influence of the wave induced motion of the floating wind turbine (100) on the protective function (30).
Resumen de: EP4549696A1
An offshore hydrocarbon production system is provided with:- an offshore floating assembly (6) having a floating unit (12) provided with a renewable power source (13) to generate electric power and a back-up power source (15);- an underwater hydrocarbon production facility (4), which is located on the bed (2) of a body of water (3) and is electrically powered by the renewable power source (13) and/or the back-up power source (15);- a power circuit having a power management device (16) connected to the renewable power source (13), the back-up power source (15) and the underwater hydrocarbon production facility (4); and- a control circuit having a master control unit (21) connected to the power management device (16) and the underwater hydrocarbon production facility (4) for balancing the production of electric power and the demand of electric power.
Resumen de: EP4549307A1
A floating structure (5) for offshore wind power generation comprises a floating base (10) where a windmill tower (1) is disposed in a standing manner and that is divided into a plurality of air chambers (11); and an air amount adjustment unit (20) that adjusts air amounts in the air chambers (11) that oppose each other with a center of the floating base (10) therebetween. Each of the air chambers (11) includes an open bottom portion and a soft film body (16) in a slackened state that partitions an inside of the air chamber (11) into an air layer (17) and a water layer (18). Therefore, the floating structure (5) is one whose installation location is not limited, that provides excellent stability, and that is also suitable for use in extra-large-scale wind power generation of 20 MW or greater.
Resumen de: WO2025095785A1
A computer-implemented method of achieving a target pretension in one or more mooring lines of a physical floating offshore unit, the method comprising: measuring a tension in an installation line configured to install the physical floating offshore unit, measuring a line length pull in/out of the installation line; generating a model comprising a digital representation of the physical floating offshore unit's physical properties and/or physical behaviours, wherein the physical floating offshore unit comprises one or more mooring lines and wherein the model is configured to model the one or more mooring lines, the model further comprising a digital representation of physical properties and/or physical behaviours of an installation vessel that is configured to install the physical floating offshore unit, wherein generating the model comprises selecting a base design for the model from a set of base designs based on the measured tension and measured line length pull in/out and modelling the physical floating offshore unit's physical properties and/or physical behaviours based on initial data, wherein the initial data is to be updated based on as-built and as- installed data comprising (i) operations data specific to the physical floating offshore unit and the mooring lines and (ii) marine execution data, and estimating, by the model, based on the as-built and as-installed data, a predicted pretension in the one or more physical mooring lines such that vessel disconnection from
Resumen de: WO2025086750A1
A floating foundation and a method for assembling a floating wind turbine are provided. The floating foundation comprises a plurality of foundation modules, the foundation modules are assembled and connected, and the foundation modules at least comprise a first foundation module (1) extending in a first direction, a second foundation module (2) extending in a second direction, and a third foundation module (3) extending in a third direction after assembly. The second foundation module (2) and the third foundation module (3) are located on a same plane, and the first foundation module (1) is higher than the plane in which the second foundation module (2) and the third foundation module (3) are located. The first direction, the second direction, and the third direction form a three-dimensional coordinate system. By means of modularizing the floating foundation, the foundation modules are provided as at least three pieces, and during mounting of the floating foundation, the foundation modules can be assembled together, so that rapid assembly of the floating foundation is achieved.
Resumen de: WO2025089434A2
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for producing, storing, and transferring hydrogen. According to the present invention, in order to address the problems of conventional systems and methods for producing, storing, and transferring marine green hydrogen, which are configured with a fixed structure in a small-scale offshore wind power generator on a coast or in a shallow sea area with a shallow depth of water, and thus, have low efficiency due to the difficulty in mass production of hydrogen, and a large storage space is occupied when the produced hydrogen is converted into a compressed gas form, and when the produced hydrogen is converted into ammonia, additional energy is required to extract the hydrogen again and there is a risk of environmental pollution and casualty in the event of an outflow accident, provided is a marine platform for producing, storing, and transferring marine green hydrogen, which is configured such that marine green hydrogen is produced through a floating marine structure configured to produce marine green hydrogen using electricity produced using renewable energy from the ocean, and simultaneously, the produced marine green hydrogen is stored, transferred, and offloaded through a single offshore platform (FPSO), thereby being possible to easily construct a large-scale production facility capable of producing, storing, and transferring marine green hydrogen without greenhouse gas emission on the basis of eco-friendly energy.
Resumen de: US2025137439A1
An offshore floating wind turbine platform with columns' cross-section expanded up toward water surface is used for a wind turbine to be disposed thereon and floated on the sea. The offshore floating wind turbine platform includes multiple columns and a connection portion. At least one of the columns has an expansion section. A horizontal cross-sectional area of the expansion section gradually increases upward. The wind turbine is disposed on one of the columns. A design waterline of the offshore floating wind turbine platform is located on the expansion section. The connection portion connects the columns.
Resumen de: US2025136252A1
A method for storing at least one pipe of a stationary offshore device is provided, particularly being a wind turbine, by bringing the at least one pipe from a functional state into a storing state, wherein the method comprises the following steps: dismounting the at least one pipe being in the functional state in which it constitutes a component of a conveying arrangement for conveying a fluid through the at least one pipe; and bringing the at least one pipe into the storing state in which it is removably held by at least one suspension device such that the at least one pipe is suspended from a platform of the offshore device.
Resumen de: US2025136249A1
The present invention relates to an anchoring system (1) comprising an anchor pile (2) configured to be embedded in a borehole (30) drilled in the seabed. The anchor pile (2) comprises an elongate main body (3) having a longitudinal axis (L) and comprising an upper end (4) and a lower end (5). The cross section of the elongate main body (3) increases along a portion of the longitudinal axis (L) in the direction from the upper end (4) to the lower end (5) defining at least one bearing surface (7a, 7b) such that in use an annular gap (32) for receiving locking media is defined between the at least one bearing surface (7a, 7b) and the adjacent portions of the borehole (30). The anchor pile (2) is locked in position within the borehole (30) on receipt of locking media within the annular gap (32) and abutment of the loose material with the bearing surface (7a, 7b).
Resumen de: US2025137431A1
Submersible box-winged vehicle systems generate hydroelectric energy using naturally occurring tidal flows and/or water currents in a body of water. The vehicle systems include a submersible hull, an upright dorsal fin extending from an aft portion of the submersible hull, port and starboard wing assemblies each having respective proximal ends joined to a forward region of the hull an and an upper region of the dorsal fin so as to establish a box wing configuration, and electrical power generation units attached to the port and starboard wings, wherein each of the electrical power generation units include a generator and a marine propeller operatively connected to the generator so as to cause the generator to generate electrical energy in response to the marine propeller turning. The vehicle system when submerged in a body of water thereby allows tidal flows and/or currents associated with the body of water to responsively turn the marine propeller of each of the electrical power units thereby generating electricity by the generator operably associated therewith
Resumen de: WO2025085986A1
Submersible box-winged vehicle systems generate hydroelectric energy using naturally occurring tidal flows and/or water currents in a body of water The vehicle systems include a submersible hull, an upright dorsal fin extending from an aft portion of the submersible hull, port and starboard wing assemblies each having respective proximal ends joined to a forward region of the hull an and an upper region of the dorsal fin so as to establish a box wing configuration, and electrical power generation units attached to the port and starboard wings, wherein each of the electrical power generation units include a generator and a marine propeller operatively connected to the generator so as to cause the generator to generate electrical energy in response to the marine propeller turning. The vehicle system when submerged in a body of water thereby allows tidal flows and/or water currents associated with the body of water to responsively turn the marine propeller of each of the electrical power units thereby generating electricity by the generator operably associated therewith
Resumen de: US2025136254A1
A floating power generation platform includes a water plane platform including a plurality of buoyant columns, and at least one central structure extending above the water plane platform and configured to support at least one power generation system. At least one buoyant column of the plurality of buoyant columns is rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the at least one central structure between an unrotated position and a rotated position to move the floating power generation platform between a transportation configuration and a deployed configuration.
Nº publicación: EP4543744A1 30/04/2025
Solicitante:
MARIDEA B V [NL]
Maridea B.V
Resumen de: CN119486932A
A floating foundation for an offshore wind turbine, the floating foundation having a tower defining a vertical direction, the floating foundation comprising at least three vertical sections and at least two horizontal sections wherein the vertical sections and the horizontal sections are tubular members, the tubular members are arranged in an alternating manner and connected together by interpenetrating pipe joints, and wherein one of the vertical sections is arranged to receive a tower.