Mars-Wind Floating Wind Platform

The Mars-Wind platform is Modular Assembly and Reconfigurable System to support either a horizontal or vertical axis wind turbine. The innovative floating wind platform has been developed to overcome infrastructure limits (yard space and fabrication capacity, restricted quayside draft, etc.) for a large wind turbine foundation. The Mars-Wind platform can be a semi or a TLP. The modules forming the platform can be fabricated at various locations and transported to a assembly site by road, rail or water. Modular fabrication facilitates series production which reduces cost. Assembly of the modules can be completed on water at quayside or at a sheltered area. Key Design Features and Advantages • Multiple modules to be fabricated in local yards and transportable using local resources • Allow the module fabrication with limited infrastructure (eg. US West Coast, Hawaii) • Reconfigurable outer columns after the platform installation • Assembly on water or afloat -  No requirement of a large land space -  Allow assembly of the modules at quayside or sheltered area -  Lower hull construction cost due to series production of modules • Fast fabrication of outer columns and turbine truss members using industrialized facility • Various material selections for each modules • Reduce project schedule and minimize the project risk • Highly feasible foundation for a wind farm with a large wind turbine including deep waters