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Concept for offshore wind turbine installation using a barge
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  2. The moment that the rotor-nacelle assembly puts on the base would seem to be way too big to hold it up. The foundation would have to be gigantic

  3. That’s definitely more practical than offshore solar panels.

  4. How do you access it for service. Lighthouse keepers used to be marooned for months in the 20th century. Also the gyroscopic effect will fatigue the roots of the blades.

  5. nah it`s quite possible but
    question is
    is it fasible
    u need to tie it to sea bed -very costly
    u need to balance its c.g. – adds to expenditure
    it`s not stable.
    other alternatives are quite better

  6. @yvelf I agree.

  7. it will not work.

  8. @bergenstation my point exactly! how does it keep its balance?!?!!?
    you need stabilizers on at least 2 axis. this turbine has only one. in this man made video it looks awesome, but in the ocean, with rouge waves a drastic tides, not to mention the idea that a terrorist whale crashes into the anchor cables…
    it is amazing, but the REAL ones that i have seen are way different than this one. hope they can build it.

  9. @enicao because the turbines have to swing at anchor in very deep water the anchor lines would have to be very long meaning a big swing radius. It would be hazardous for navigating. having two pontoons might make for stability but may be tha would be harder to launce from the barge. I’m impressed with the tilting down wind design but what about electic cable snagging, what about navigation headaches.

  10. @charliep3
    like boats on a mooring, the turbine rotate around the chain and always face the wind.

    my problem is how it handle the big waves, and tides. I would have put 2 flotting things in a V to make it more stable

  11. I think the engineers at nautica know better than your gut feeling, no offense but im sure that is a main design consideration

  12. I’m not a fan of windmills, however I’m impressed with the cleverness of this design. Leaning the tower away from the blades solves the infrasound problem. It seems to use a minimum of materials and should be reletively easy to assemble and install–HOWEVER, my gut tells me there isn’t enough ballast and flotation to deal with side winds that might push the structure sideways until the blades touch water, which would instantly destroy them. So what about that Mr Smart Engineer at Iviterna?

  13. I love this idea. Simpler, cheaper, easier to maintain, less to go wrong. It’s the Ford Model T of ocean turbines.

  14. how does it keep its balance?


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