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Gazelle Wind Power Confirms Offshore Wind Platform Design Principles

Gazelle Wind Power | October 20, 2022 | Read time : 01:30 min

Gazelle Wind Power Confirms
Gazelle Wind Power (Gazelle), the developer of a hybrid modular floating offshore wind platform, has received the results of its basin model tests at the Environmental Hydraulics Institute - University of Cantabria (IHCantabria) facilities in Spain. The test report, witnessed by international certification organization DNV and Safier Ingenierie, verified the feasibility of the Gazelle platform’s concept in a wide range of conditions. A prototype model of Gazelle’s platform was analysed through a variety of assessments including surge and yaw excitation tests, wind alone tests, wave alone tests, decay tests, and more.

“The test serves to further validate our technology—which is key to ultimately reaching commercialization and unlocking the full potential of offshore wind, These tests show that our platform will serve as a vital piece of the energy transition that will center around decarbonisation, independence, and security.”

-Gazelle CTO Jason Wormald.

The main results from the tests were based on the 10 MW floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT). The tests confirmed Gazelle’s main principles—including the main physical principles behind the Gazelle platform design. The tests also reaffirmed that the Gazelle platform has significantly reduced pitch motions even in extreme sea conditions. The data collected from the various tests will be used to create a benchmarking database which will be the basis of the next phase of the design loop in conjunction with Safier Ingenierie.

Having recently named Jason to lead Gazelle’s technology and engineering teams, Gazelle has now taken a critical leap forward toward deploying its unique offshore floating wind platform that—through modularity, scalability, and ability to be mass produced—can unlock the massive opportunity in floating offshore wind market, which has a total addressable market worth approximately €750 billion by 2050 according to DNV.

About Gazelle Wind Power
Gazelle Wind Power Limited is unlocking the massive deep-water offshore wind market to achieve global decarbonisation. The company’s durable, disruptive hybrid floating platform with a high stability attenuated pitch surmounts the current barriers of buoyancy and geographic limitations while reducing costs and preserving fragile marine environments. The company is based in Dublin and has a presence in Dubai, London, Madrid, Paris, and Texas. For more information, visit www.gazellewindpower.com.

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