Siemens Gamesa's has revealed it's working with Asian researchers on a 2015 plan to cut by about 10 percent to 15 percent the cost of the foundations in which offshore wind turbines are built. The scheme, called Integrated Implementation of Industrial Innovations for Offshore Siemens Gamesa executives believe the design stands a good chance of beating the cost of monopile foundations, which are used for around four out of five offshore wind turbines today. 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 One 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.
Siemens Gamesa's has revealed it's working with Asian researchers on a 2015 plan to cut by about 10 percent to 15 percent 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 One 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.