MOVEABLE MET MAST

Houlder has joined Gael Force to deliver a Moveable Meteorological Mast (M.M.M.) concept to greatly enhance the flexibility available to wind farm developers during project planning and evaluation phases. Its key deliverable is a re-usable resource that can be towed between sites and within fields without costly and time consuming offshore construction. The mast structure can be towed into position from shore negating the need for specialist Installation Vessels. The M.M.M. has been designed to operate in most likely European wind farm locations. The use of Gael Force’s proven Sealimpet Floating Gravity Base, which can be flooded with water or evacuated using compressed air, means the structure can be lowered into place and then re-floated to be moved on once a task has been completed. The Gravity Base forms a stable platform in a wide range of seabed conditions. It supports a tripod and monopole structure on which a lattice mast or an alternative construction sits. Sufficient stability is achieved to support a superstructure with a total weight of 150te.

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