Resumen de: WO2025027346A1
There is provided a wave compensator for a buoy, the wave compensator including a receptacle. The receptacle has an enclosing wall having an upper end and a lower end. The receptacle also includes a first opening and a second opening arranged at different heights and configured to allow the ingress of water into and the egress of water from the receptacle, in use.
Resumen de: WO2025026978A1
A method of providing a buoyant concrete support structure (10) for an offshore installation, such as a wind turbine. A monolithic multicellular concrete member (11) is formed with at least five cells (14) arranged circumferentially around a central vertical longitudinal axis (20). The diameter of each cell (14) is smaller than a diameter of a circumference along which the cells (14) are arranged. The cells (14) are formed as vertically-extending hollow elements with an enclosed bottom portion provided below a hollow central void (15) thereabove. The cells (14) are formed contemporaneously such that all of the cells (14) are integrally-formed with each other in unison to provide the seamless monolithic multicellular concrete member (11). The cells (14) are coherent such that each cell (14) shares a common wall portion (40) with an adjacent cell (14).
Resumen de: WO2026114634A1
The invention concerns a hull structure (10, 100, 80, 200) for a semi- submersible wind power turbine platform (50), wherein the hull structure (10) comprises: a centre column (4) configured to support a wind power tower (20) provided with a wind turbine (30), the centre column (4) being located in a central region of the hull structure (10, 100); first, second and third buoyancy structures circumferentially distributed around the centre column (4) comprising first, second and third elongated structures (5, 6, 7) connected to the centre column (4) and extending outwards in different radial directions from the centre column (4, wherein the first elongated structure (5) is located at a higher level than the second and/or third elongated structures (6, 7) so that a lower side (5A) of the first elongated connection structure (5) is located above or is substantially aligned with an upper side (6B, 7B) of at least one of the second and third elongated connection structures (6, 7).
Resumen de: US20260152915A1
A floating wave-energy dissipation device includes a frame unit including a front section, a middle section and a rear section, a wave guide unit having a wave guide board, a floating plate unit having float plates, a ship fin unit having a plurality of fins, a cooling unit including a cooling controller and a cooling pipe, a heating unit including a heating controller and a heater, a positioning unit including a positioning chain, a circuit supply system including a power distribution host and being capable of supplying power to the cooling unit and the heating unit, a mobile driving unit including a canvas rack, a canvas rack motor, a bracing cable, a pair of pulleys, a propeller unit and a rudder, a central control unit, and a solar panel unit.
Resumen de: WO2025054087A1
Techniques are disclosed herein for minimizing movement of a fixed marine structure. Using the technologies described, a wind turbine may be mounted on a fixed marine platform that is secured by mooring lines coupled to one or more driven anchor piles. Each of the anchor piles may be driven into the seabed floor at an angle of batter that is less than or equal to an angle of inclination of a corresponding morning line.
Resumen de: US20260146584A1
A method of assembling an offshore wind turbine, such as a floating offshore wind turbine, is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: transporting, on one or more vessels, a nacelle and a tower of the offshore wind turbine to an assembly area below a support apparatus; suspending the tower and the nacelle from the support apparatus; transporting a floating/buoyant base or foundation body to the assembly area below the support apparatus; and landing the tower on the floating/buoyant base or foundation body and the nacelle on the tower. Also disclosed is a support apparatus for assembling an offshore wind turbine, such as a floating offshore wind turbine.
Resumen de: AU2026203651A1
A disconnectable mooring system for offshore semi-submersible floating structures. A disconnectable buoy has a number of mooring lines which include a buoy chain between the mooring chain and the buoy. The mooring chain and the buoy chain are connected via a three way mooring connector, with the third connection configured to pull the mooring connector to a mooring point on the structure. In a first configuration the buoy is disconnected and supports the mooring chains for recovery at shallow depths to be pulled in. In a second configuration, the mooring lines are pulled in via the mooring connectors thereby providing a spread mooring to the structure with the buoy chain left as a catenary between the buoy and mooring point. ay a y
Resumen de: AU2024372340A1
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: WO2026111842A1
Offshore floating structure may include one or more mooring lines coupled to an elongated base for anchoring the elongated base to a sea floor. Offshore floating structure may further include a mounting platform coupled to the elongated base and configured to removably couple one or more power support components for supporting one or more offshore operations. The one or more power support components may comprise one or more renewable energy power sources, one or more alternative power sources, one or more power storage systems configured to store and provide energy generated from the one or more renewable energy power sources or the one or more alternative power sources, and one or more electric charging stations configured to receive the energy generated from the one or more renewable energy power sources or the one or more alternative power sources. Offshore floating structure may be manually, remotely, and/or autonomously operated.
Resumen de: WO2025018896A1
A mooring assembly (11; 11') for installation on a marine structure (4, 5, 6), above or below a water surface (7), comprises a main frame (101; 101') having a connecting portion (107) for connection to the marine structure. The assembly comprises a stopper device (112; 112'; 112") which is arranged in the main frame (101; 101'), and an elongate stopper member (104) which may be connected to a mooring chain or line. The stopper device (112; 112'; 112") is configured for interlocking with the elongate stopper member (104). The stopper device (112) comprises a housing (122) with a plurality of ratchet pawls (124) arranged in a circular chamber (138), wherein the pawls (124) are movably interconnected via a ring member (125) and biased towards each other by an elastic member (123), and each pawl comprises one or more ratchet teeth (133) for interaction with corresponding teeth (118) on the elongate stopper member (104).
Resumen de: US20260139450A1
An anchor cage (30) for a wind turbine foundation (26 ) includes an upper load distribution flange (32), a lower base flange (34), a plurality of anchor bolts (36) coupling the upper load distribution flange (32) and the lower base flange (34), and a floating coupler (48, 48′, 48″) suspended on one anchor bolt of the plurality of anchor bolts (36). The floating coupler (48, 48′, 48″) includes a first coupler plate (54), a second coupler plate (56), and a plurality of connecting members connecting the first coupler plate (54) and the second coupler plate (56). A first portion of one anchor bolt (36) extends between and is coupled to the upper load distribution flange (32) and a first coupler plate (54) and a second portion of one anchor bolt (36) extends between and is coupled to the second coupler plate (56) and the lower base flange (34). An area bounded by the first coupler plate (54) and the second coupler plate (56) defines a passage (50) through the at least one floating coupler (48, 48′, 48″).
Resumen de: US20260142469A1
0000 System (10) for distributing generated electricity to an electrical network (17) and comprises at least one generator (11). A power carrying link (12) from the generators (11) to the grid is also connected to at least one service module (18), that incorporates equipment for performing a power consuming service unrelated to operation of the wind turbine and network. The service may be a computing function and benefits from being located “behind-the-meter” where cheaper energy costs are possible. For example, electricity generated by the wind turbines can be routed directly to the module(s) for use. A wind turbine generator foundation or a standalone platform configured to receive a removeable service module is also described.
Resumen de: EP4745022A1
0001 The invention relates to a modular barge (1) comprising at least three hollow, watertight-walled floating modules (2), mechanical connection means (4) between the modules (2) and a working deck (3). Advantageously, the modules (2) may be of the ballastable type, comprising at least one ballast hole (5) that enables the flow of water between the interior of the modules (2) and the mass of water in which the barge (1) floats, at least one interconnecting air hole (6) that connects the interiors of two adjacent modules (2) and at least one regulating hole (7) that enables air to be introduced or extracted from the interior of the modules (2). Furthermore, the barge comprises means for regulating the air pressure (8) contained inside the modules (2), enabling the water level (9) inside the modules (2) to be regulated (and therefore the draught of the barge (1)) as a result of an increase or decrease of the air pressure inside the modules (2).
Resumen de: EP4744816A1
The present invention relates to a welded joint of a floating offshore wind-power-generation equipment including a tower member, a float member, and a bracket. The present invention provides a welded joint exhibiting increased fatigue strength at a weld with weld beads extended onto the float member, and a method of manufacturing the same. A welded joint according to the present invention includes a first weld bead, a second weld bead, and a third weld bead. The first weld bead extends along one of short edges of a rectangular contact surface at which a bracket is in contact with a float member. The second weld bead and the third weld bead extend along two respective long edges of the rectangular contact surface and are each extended over a corresponding one of a starting end and a terminal end of the first weld bead onto the float member. Furthermore, it is preferable that a ratio M/N of an interval M between a distal end part of the second weld bead and a distal end part of the third weld bead and a length N of an extended portion of the second weld bead or the third weld bead be 2.0 or smaller.
Resumen de: WO2026099364A1
The invention is directed to a reusable tension element for a tendon for tension leg platforms, said tension element comprising a lamella comprising two terminal ends and having an essentially rectangular cross-section with an aspect ratio that is defined as the ratio between the longest side and the shortest side of the rectangle of at least 10, preferably at least 15, wherein said lamella has thickness of at least 1 mm, and a length of at least 20 m, wherein said lamella comprises a material having an elastic modulus of more than 50 GPa. Further aspects of the invention are a tendon comprising said elements, a transportation system to transport said elements, and a tension leg platform that is tethered to a seabed with said tendons.
Resumen de: WO2026100833A1
The present invention relates to a leg-fixing system for a jacking-type offshore wind power generation platform, which enables legs to be smoothly fixed inside a platform after the operation of a portable jacking system in a floating offshore wind power generation platform constructed using a jacking method, and which improves maintenance-related performance even through various environmental changes.
Resumen de: EP4741275A1
0001 The invention is directed to a reusable tension element for a tendon for tension leg platforms, said tension element comprising a lamella having an essentially rectangular cross-section with an aspect ratio that is defined as the ratio between the longest side and the shortest side of the rectangle of at least 10, preferably at least 15, wherein said lamella has thickness of at least 1 mm, and a length of at least 20 m, wherein said lamella comprises a material having an elastic modulus of more than 50 GPa. Further aspects of the invention are a tendon comprising said elements, a transportation system to transport said elements, and a tension leg platform that is tethered to a seabed with said tendons.
Resumen de: WO2025008489A1
Installation of a wind turbine on a floating, wherein use is made of a vessel with a crane and a motion suppressor device mounted to the hull of the vessel. Engagement with the motion suppressor device counters the rise of the floating foundation caused by the step of increase of buoyancy, thereby the motion suppressor device suppressing at least Z-axis motion of the floating foundation relative to the hull of the vessel. Use is made of an installation tool comprising a lower coupler configured to couple to the mast mounting structure, an upper coupler configured to couple to the mast foot, and a multi-degrees of freedom, preferably six-degrees of freedom, connector assembly having a controllable stiffness, which connector assembly interconnects the lower coupler and the upper coupler, wherein the connector assembly is configured to controllable vary the stiffness of the interconnection.
Resumen de: AU2024382071A1
A factory 2 for producing an elongated tension member is provided. The factory comprises at least one apparatus for producing the elongated tension member. The at least one apparatus comprises: a feeder, a processing device and at least one end fitting device. The feeder is arranged to provide input material. The input material comprises: at least one load bearing yarn and/or at least one load bearing wire and/or load bearing fibres. 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. The factory further comprises a buoyant body 4 arranged to support said at least one apparatus for producing the elongated tension member.
Resumen de: EP4737711A1
0001 The present application relates to a wind turbine foundation, a wind turbine, and a control method. The wind turbine foundation includes: a floating body, comprising a main column, a plurality of auxiliary columns, and connecting bodies, the main column being used for connecting to a tower, the bottom wall of each auxiliary column being provided with a stabilization device, the stabilization device comprising a drive assembly, a first impeller, and a base connected to the auxiliary column, the base having an inner cavity, and a first opening and a second opening communicating with the inner cavity, the first opening and the second opening having a height difference in a first direction, the first opening, the inner cavity, and the second opening forming a flow channel for seawater, the first impeller being disposed in the inner cavity, the drive assembly driving the first impeller to rotate and causing the seawater to flow within the flow channel, so as to adjust a tilt angle between the floating body as a whole and a reference plane. The present application has a simple structure and relatively low cost.
Resumen de: EP4737713A1
The present application relates to a wind turbine foundation, a wind turbine generator system and a control method. The wind turbine foundation is capable of being arranged in seawater and configured to support a tower, wherein the wind turbine foundation includes: floating bodies, wherein a number of the floating bodies is n, the floating bodies are arranged at intervals from each other, and lines connecting centers of the floating bodies form a polygon as a whole, where n≥3; connecting bodies, wherein a corresponding one of the connecting bodies is connected between every two adjacent floating bodies; wherein each of the floating bodies has a static chamber and a dynamic chamber that are independently arranged, a first medium is enclosed within the static chamber, each of the floating bodies is provided with a first opening connected to the dynamic chamber and a first control valve, and the first control valve controls opening and closing of the first opening to adjust a volume of the seawater entering the dynamic chamber. According to the wind turbine foundation, wind turbine generator system and control method provided in the embodiments of the present application, the wind turbine foundation has a fast response speed and a good stability effect.
Resumen de: EP4737298A1
0001 An anchor device (20) includes: a shaft member (22) extending along a central axis (A) and receiving attachment of a tension member (85); and a first plate member (30) and a second plate member (40) configured to be rotatable relative to each other about the central axis (A), in which the first plate member (30) includes a first back end portion (31) farthest from the central axis (A) in a direction in which the first plate member (30) extends and a direction orthogonal to the central axis (A), the second plate member (40) includes a second back end portion (41) farthest from the central axis (A) in a direction in which the second plate member (40) extends and a direction orthogonal to the central axis (A), and the anchor device (20) is configured to be able to change from a folded state in which the first back end portion (31) and the second back end portion (41) are close to each other to an unfolded state in which the first back end portion (31) and the second back end portion (41) are far from each other.
Resumen de: WO2025003138A1
The invention describes a barge for assembly of a floating support structure (1) comprising a lower buoyancy section (2) with a lower buoyancy volume VL and a working deck (3) comprising support elements (4) for receiving parts of the floating support structure to be assembled. The barge further comprises a ballasting system (7) for lowering and elevating the barge (1). The barge is characterized by a divisional section (6) holding the lower buoyancy section (2) and the working deck (3) in a vertical distance from each other and having a divisional buoyancy volume VD considerably smaller than lower buoyancy volume VL, such that the ballasting system, by pumping a quantity of water equal to VD in or out, is able to move the barge (1) between a lower position with a bottom side of the working deck (3) in the waterline, and an upper position with the top side of the lower buoyancy section (2) in the waterline.
Resumen de: EP4737712A1
0001 The present application relates to a floating support foundation, a wind turbine, and a control method. The floating support foundation includes: a floating main body including n floating columns spaced apart around a first axis and connecting bodies connecting every adjacent two of the floating columns, n≥3, the n floating columns including one first floating column and n-1 second floating columns, and the first floating column being used for supporting the tower; stabilization devices, each of the second floating columns being connected to a respective one of the stabilization devices, the stabilization device including a drive assembly, a first impeller, and a base connected to the second floating column, the base having an inner cavity, and a first opening and a second opening communicating with the inner cavity, the first opening, the inner cavity, and the second opening forming a flow channel for the seawater, the first impeller being disposed in the inner cavity, the drive assembly driving the first impeller to rotate and causing the seawater to flow within the flow channel, so as to adjust the second floating column connected to the stabilization device to float upward or sink downward. The present application has a simple structure and relatively low cost.
Nº publicación: EP4737714A1 06/05/2026
Solicitante:
GOLDWIND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY [CN]
BEIJING GOLDWIND SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT CO LTD [CN]
GOLDWIND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Beijing Goldwind Science & Creation Windpower Equipment Co. Ltd.
Resumen de: EP4737714A1
0001 The present application relates to a floating-type wind turbine floating body, a wind turbine generator system and a control method. The floating-type wind turbine floating body includes: a main column, configured to support a tower; a plurality of first connecting bodies, wherein the plurality of first connecting bodies are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the main column and are connected to the main column respectively; a plurality of auxiliary columns, wherein the plurality of auxiliary columns are distributed at intervals in the circumferential direction, and one end of each of the first connecting bodies facing away from the main column is connected to a corresponding auxiliary column of the auxiliary columns; wherein each of the auxiliary columns has a first static chamber and a first dynamic chamber that are independently arranged, a first medium is enclosed within the first static chamber, each of the auxiliary columns is provided with a first opening connected to the first dynamic chamber and a first control valve, and the first control valve controls opening and closing of the first opening to adjust a volume of the seawater entering the first dynamic chamber. According to the floating-type wind turbine floating body, wind turbine generator system and control method provided in the embodiments of the present application, the floating-type wind turbine floating body has a fast response speed and a good stability effect.