14:30 - 16:00 Floating wind: towards commercial deployment
Turbine technology

Room: Hall G2
This session will look at the current position in floating wind energy, especially the latest technology developments towards its commercialization, and the challenges and future prospects of this exciting and promising way of harvesting offshore wind energy.
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Learning objectives
- Understand the current state of development of floating wind energy;
- Acquire an overview of the different technologies of floaters and the challenges associated with them;
- Understand the key drivers toward commercial deployments of floating wind energy.


Presenter

Co-authors:
Juan Amate (1) F Gustavo Sanchez (2) Gonzalo Gonzalez (1)
(1) Iberdrola Ingenieria y Construccion, Madrid, Spain (2) Iberdrola Engineering & Construction, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Presenter's biography
Biographies are supplied directly by presenters at WindEurope Summit 2016 and are published here uneditedJuan Amate is Head of Offshore Technology at Iberdrola Ingeniería y Construcción, where he has been working since 2004 coordinating large marine R&D projects like Ocean Líder (30M€ and a 15M€ grant) and Flottek where TLPWIND floating concept has been developed obtaining PCT patents award for the platform & Semi-Submersible “Transport & Installation” Barge. Also, he has been coordinating TLPWIND activities in TLPWIND UK, EEA Grants and FP7 Leanwind R&D projects, as well in the recently launched LIFES50+ where TLPWIND will be upscaled at 10 MW. He performed at EWEC2010 giving a presentation on Offshore Wind´s access & transfer systems.
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