Gazelle Unveils its Third Generation Technology at WindEurope 2023 Denmark

As a third-generation technology, the platform delivers enhanced mooring innovation that enables serial production. The platform makes first generation technology—which was primarily designed to float and survive harsh ocean conditions—obsolete and improves on second generation designs that are focused on industrialization.

Instead, Gazelle’s platform moves away from archaic models that are stationary, heavy, bulky, and difficult to assemble and transport while reducing costs by 30% compared to conventional semi-submersible designs. Part of this improvement comes from the reduction in steel versus traditional offshore platforms.

For example, a one-gigawatt offshore wind farm using Gazelle’s solution would save 71 kt of steel and reduce emissions of approximately 100 kt of carbon dioxide.

The company’s platform can be quickly and simply installed at project sites because it requires no specialist cranes or vessels thanks to a cost-effective, innovative design using globally available components and a modular assembly process.

“On top of lowering costs and taking advantage of pre-existing infrastructure, every aspect of Gazelle’s floating offshore wind platform is designed to minimize environmental impact by using less steel and materials that protect the biodiversity of marine ecosystems, eliminating seabed scouring, and reducing installation impact,” said Gazelle CTO Jason Wormald.