(ABERDEEN) ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) to ECO TLP and MOCEAN-Offshore BV for its floating offshore wind turbine support structure.
The unique design from ECO TLP utilizes slip-formed cylindrical concrete hulls and gravity anchors, which, when combined with a tension-leg mooring system, has a smaller footprint than traditional structures using steel column-stabilized hulls.
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/novel-design-for-floating-offshore-wind-approved-by-abs/