One such wind wall is capable of providing electricity to 80,000 households.
Futuristic the Windcatcher floating offshore wind power plant from the Norwegian start-up Wind Catching Systems (WCS) received a certificate from the international classification agency DNV. This was reported by Recharge news.
The Windcatcher platform was specially designed to work in strong winds in the northern seas of Europe. It consists of 117 TwinWind wind turbines from Hexicon and Nezzy from Aerodyn, installed on giant steel scaffolding 300 m high and 350 m wide. With its help, the developers hope to set the cost of floating wind energy in the range of 40-60 EUR/MW*h (48- 72 dollars/MWh).
One such wind wall is capable of providing electricity to 80,000 households. It has a built-in substation that connects all the units and directs the power to land.
Startup WCS has received NOK 9.3 million ($900,000) from the Scandinavian government-backed Enova fund to improve structures. Earlier, WCS already received a grant of 22 million Norwegian kroner and a grant of 10 million dollars allocated by the venture division of the American car manufacturer General Motors.