Counterweight for semi-submersible float of offshore wind turbine and installation method therefor
AssigneeSaipem S.P.A.
InventorMohamed SOUALMI
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Abstract
A counterweight for a semi-submersible float of an offshore wind turbine can be configured in a sinking state or a floating state, and includes a main counterweight structure made of a material that makes it sinking when immersed in water, and a plurality of airbags removably fixed to the main structure so as to make the counterweight floating when the airbags are inflated. A method is provided for installing such a counterweight
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A counterweight for a semi-submersible float of an offshore wind turbine, which can be configured in a sinking state or a floating state, comprising a main counterweight structure made of a material that makes it sinking when immersed in water, and a plurality of airbags removably fixed to the main structure so as to make the counterweight floating when the airbags are inflated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.