It will install a 2MW turbine on its Sath foundation at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform research centre off the coast of Bilbao, northern Spain, with operations planned to begin by the end of 2021.
Saitec’s 30- by 64-metre Sath platform features two cylindrical and horizontal hulls with conical edges braced by a concrete frame.
It can align itself around a single point of mooring, according to the direction of the wind and waves, Saitec explained.
The manufacturer aims to analyse the platform’s behaviour under real operational and extreme conditions, collecting data and real-life knowledge from construction, operation and maintenance of the unit, so it can make improvements for future commercial projects.
The pilot 2MW DemoSATH Ìýproject will last three and a half years — 18 months for planning and construction, followed by two years of operations at a site 3.2km off the coast, in water depths of about 85 metres.
Saitec aims to commission a 30kW turbine on its Sath platform at a site off the coast of Santander, Spain, later this year.
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