Recently, a new demonstration of the Adwen 5MW piloted by the DEW Wind Energy I Institute, UL, is being implemented at Arinaga Port, Gran Canaria, Spain and will be the world's first stationary wind turbine without offshore lifting equipment.
The project, called Elisa / Elican, is funded by the EU's Horizon 2020 Innovative Research Program and will apply this innovative technology in 2018 to install a 5MW Adwen wind turbine.
The project is located on Gran Canaria, northwestern Africa, more than 1,000 kilometers from Spain's native land, once home to writer Sammam, where the blades and cabin of the wind turbine will be installed next spring and then will float on the sea Ship the entire tug to the designated sea area, and then sink to the bottom of the foundation and raise the tower automatically.
The project, scheduled to start operation in January 2016, will eventually begin its tower self-elevating test only in November of this year and will be officially operational by the end of 2018. ALE will be responsible for the subsequent transport and installation of the entire wind turbine, and the company's research and development team Developed a wireless control system, through the wireless device to achieve the entire tower self-lifting process.
The Elisa / Elican project, led by a number of companies led by Esteyco, described the successful implementation of the project as a substantial reduction in on-site offshore wind turbine installation costs and a 30% to 40% reduction in installation costs.