Thanks, nice piece of information.

What engaged my attention was the Rambiz , a Multipurpose sea-going Heavy Lift Vessel very well known here in Belgium for the sea-salvage work.(f.i. M/S Herald of Free Enterprise and The Tricolor).

So I clicked a bit around  and found that the owner of  the Rambiz, Scaldis Salvage and Marine Contractors N.V. (Belgium) have been proposed to the European Commission for acceptance as a Consortium Member with responsibility for offshore installation.

The consortium here is: DOWNVInD (Distant  Offshore Windfarms with No Visual Impact in Deepwater)(Who invent this names?).

Well, what I see is :

• A tempory consortium is activated for a 5-year project.

• The EU pays part of it, several universities are involved and also UK an Scottisch government-programs.

• welcome to Beatrice Downvind

  The purpose of the Beatrice demonstrator project is to:

  • Better understand the environmental impact of deepwater wind farms
  • Prove the concept of a deepwater wind farm
  • Explore the cost-effectiveness of deepwater sites
  • Share knowledge and experience across Europe
  • Pioneer the development of deepwater wind farms
  • Improve and commercialise the technology

Euh, is this an exercise for both tecnological and financial institutions to organise large-scale off-shore power generation?

 

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