Swedish outfit SeaTwirl has had a patent approved in China for a divisible wind turbine.
The patent, which has recently also been approved in the US, protects a solution where the turbine is divisible above and below the house that holds the generator and bearing.
This means that the entire generator and bearing housing can be replaced just above the water surface by boat, SeaTwirl said.
“It facilitates and reduces the cost of installation and maintenance, and means that the downtime, ie the time when the wind turbine cannot produce electricity due to repairs and maintenance, can be minimised,” the company said.
SeaTwirl chief executive Gabriel Strangberg said: “The Chinese market is the one that stands for the most expansion of wind power in the world, and floating wind power will also be included in the future expansion, which makes it important to protect our technology even there.”
The company added that it works strategically to build a broad patent portfolio in several markets.
Source:renews
