VL Offshore LLC16360 Park Ten Place Suite 123Houston, Texas 77084
X-WindStation: Floating Substation
VL Offshore has developed two different types of floating substations: Semi and TLP.
•The X-WindStation is designed for a floating wind farm rated 200MW but it can be readily scalable for a larger wind farm.•The hull shape of both platforms are evolved from the X-Wind platform used for TLP type floating wind.•Topsides dimensions are estimated with existing fixed wind substations.•X-WindStation hull and mooring designs comply with ABS and API requirements•Validated with US and Korean offshore environmental conditions•Results presented in OTC and KWEA conferences
VL Offshore LLC16360 Park Ten Place Suite 123Houston, Texas 77084
X-WindStation: Floating Substation
VL Offshore has developed two different types of floating
substations: Semi and TLP types.
•The X-WindStation is designed for a floating wind farm rated 200MW but it can be readily scalable for a larger wind farm.•The hull shape of both platforms are evolved from the X-Wind platform used for TLP type floating wind•The topsides dimensions are estimated with existing fixed wind substations.•X-WindStation hull and mooring designs comply with ABS and API requirements•Validated with US and Korean offshore environmental conditions•Results presented in OTC and KWEA conferences