Siemens Gamesa has revealed it's working with Danish researchers on a five-year plan to cut by 30% the cost of the foundations in which offshore wind turbines are built. The scheme, called Integrated Implementation of Industrial Innovations for Offshore Wind Cost Reduction, is being conducted in collaboration with Aalborg University of Copenhagen, with €20m ($23m) in EU funding. A key aim of the partnership focuses on developing Siemens Gamesa's 907 mt gravity jacket foundation design, which can be removed and recycled once a facility is decommissioned. In an interview at Siemens' headquarters in Munich, Germany, CEO Joe Kaeser said that the company was looking into ways it could reduce its costs while also improving energy efficiency.
Siemens Gamesa has revealed it's working with Danish researchers on a five-year plan to cut by 30% the cost of the foundations in which offshore wind turbines are built. The scheme, called Integrated Implementation of Industrial Innovations for Offshore Wind Cost Reduction, is being conducted in collaboration with Aalborg University of Copenhagen, with €20m ($23m) in EU funding. A key aim of the partnership focuses on developing Siemens Gamesa's 907 mt gravity jacket foundation design, which can be removed and recycled once a facility is decommissioned. The innovation is already been tested by the company in Danish waters.