Ship&Offshore | Issue 06/2022
Tank tests of floating hybrid energy platform completed
Bombora Wave Power, part of the EuropeWave Programme, has completed tank tests of a floating foundation for offshore wind and wave electricity supply. The foundation formed part of an adapted semisubmersible InSPIRE platform, developed in partnership with TechnipFMC, and was tested at the FloWave facility at the University of Edinburgh. The InSPIRE Project combines Bombora’s patented multi-megawatt mWaveTM technology, which generates electricity from waves, with TechnipFMC’s engineering expertise in offshore projects....