Crondall Energy’s SafeMoor technology has been selected as the winning solution for the Innovation Exchange Challenge on anchor monitoring, run by Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Flotation Energy, with support from Innovate UK.
“Crondall Energy’s SafeMoor solution is an exciting and innovative response to one of floating offshore wind’s critical challenges. We’re proud to support their work through the Innovation Exchange programme, which is designed to accelerate exactly this kind of impactful, industry-ready innovation. By addressing anchor slippage with a comprehensive mooring integrity approach, Crondall is helping to enable the safe and scalable deployment of floating offshore wind.” – John Ransford, Innovate UK’s Knowledge Transfer Manager
“Flotation Energy was delighted to partner ORE for this challenge supported by Innovate UK’s Innovation Exchange programme. Developing innovative solutions for monitoring anchor movement and slippage on floating offshore wind turbines has direct practical applications for floating offshore wind, and we were particularly impressed by the SafeMoor mooring integrity management solution. We look forward to supporting Crondall Energy as they continue to develop this technology.” – Dr Rachel Nicholls Lee, Flotation Energy’s Naval Architect Technical Authority
Crondall Energy invites industry participants to collaborate in a Joint Industries Project (JIP) aimed at validating SafeMoor across multiple floating wind turbines. The initiative seeks to establish anonymised databases to enhance mooring line material performance.
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