By Dario Mulazzani, DAVI Product & Market Specialist Wind Energy & Heavy-Duty Division.
Located in such a dynamic and extremely powerful
element as the sea, foundations represent one of the main elements
of any offshore wind farm,
accounting for over one-fourth of the total equipment
cost. As they must
support the wind turbines, absorbing all the forces and loads and providing a
safe and stable base, defining the right typology
of foundation can have a huge impact both on the economic
and technical sides.
Offshore wind farms can
typically be placed in a few selected locations only. There are two main
conditions limiting the range of use of this type of installations: