{"id":82632,"date":"2025-05-27T17:08:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T21:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82632"},"modified":"2025-05-27T17:08:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T21:08:26","slug":"worlds-largest-floating-wind-platform-will-snap-together-like-ikea-furniture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82632","title":{"rendered":"The world’s largest floating wind platform will snap together like IKEA furniture"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\t\tThe Aikido One platform, a 1:4 scale pilot floating wind platform, deployed in 2024. Photo: Aikido\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Floating offshore wind tech company Aikido<\/a> is working with Norway\u2019s Marin Energy Test Centre (METCentre) to launch a massive 15-megawatt (MW) demonstration project called AO60. Scheduled for deployment in 2027 off the coast of Haugesund, AO60 will be one of the largest floating wind platforms ever built.<\/p>\n

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The METCentre has a track record of supporting pioneering floating wind projects, including the world\u2019s first floating turbine deployed by Equinor (then Statoil) in 2009. Now, it\u2019s getting ready to host another first: Aikido\u2019s innovative platform is designed to slash costs and make assembly and deployment a whole lot faster and simpler.<\/p>\n

At the heart of Aikido\u2019s approach is its compact, modular platform made up of 13 steel components \u2013 columns and trusses \u2013 that can be fabricated at standard offshore wind or steel manufacturing sites. Thanks to a clever \u201cflat-pack\u201d design and pin-joint connections that act like hinges, the platform can fold up to take up just one-third of the space of conventional designs during transport. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s no heavy-duty welding or painting during assembly, and the platform can be completed in days, not months. Once it\u2019s in the water, a ballasting process unfolds the structure into its full size, ready to go.<\/p>\n

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It can also use Norway\u2019s existing ports, infrastructure, and vessels, keeping things local, faster, and cheaper.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to announce our partnership with the METCentre,\u201d said Aikido CEO Sam Kanner. \u201cThis project will show how Aikido can leverage existing infrastructure and vessels to reduce risks and accelerate the deployment of floating wind in Norway and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

METCentre director Cecilia Girard-Vika added, \u201cThis project offers valuable industry experience and supports the development of a full-scale, innovative, and cost-effective solution. We are very excited to welcome Aikido to our site in Norway and connect them with Norway\u2019s strong floating offshore wind supply chain.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Read more:<\/strong> The world\u2019s largest single-capacity floating wind platform has two turbines<\/a><\/p>\n

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