Floating Power Plant buys wind turbine for demo project

Senior Wind Engineer Laura Volta Roqueta and Lead Electrical Engineer Nis Ebsen in front of a part of the acquired wind turbine. Photo: Floating Power Plant A/S.

Danish clean technology developer Floating Power Plant A/S said on Tuesday it has purchased a wind turbine from Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for its flagship demonstrator project located off Gran Canaria.

The company has acquired a 4.3 MW SWT-DD-120 machine from the wind turbine manufacturer in a move described as a key milestone for its project.

"It is precisely what we need for this project. This wind turbine generator aligns with the site requirements, and its direct-drive technology is a perfect fit for our demonstrator platform," stated Laura Volta Roqueta, senior wind turbine engineer at Floating Power Plant.

The company’s full-scale demonstrator project at the PLOCAN-site in the Canary Isles, Spain will showcase an integration of wind power, wave power and hydrogen storage technologies. The project recently secured a EUR-26-million (USD 27.9m) grant from the EU Innovation Fund.

(EUR 1 = USD 1.073)

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