VIDEO: Innovative Aikido floating wind solution gains ABS statement of maturity

San Francisco-based Aikido Technologies, one of the winners of Phase One of the U.S. Department of Energies FLOWIN prize, has now gained a statement of maturity from ABS for its innovative floating wind platform design., the latest stage in ABS new technology qualification.

The Aikido design is a steel semi-submersible floating platform made of steel tubes that can be manufactured at tower facilities. The platform design offers a streamlined installation process because it can be transported in...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/video-innovative-aikido-floating-wind-solution-gains-abs-statement-of-maturity/

Faltering US Offshore Wind Industry Sends Next-Generation Startup Overseas

Off the coast of Mississippi, a startup has completed its first floating platform for offshore wind turbines. Aikido Technologies Inc.’s solution would allow companies to deploy traditional turbines further from land, where the wind tends to blow stronger and more consistently, and the company sees...

https://gcaptain.com/faltering-us-offshore-wind-industry-sends-next-generation-startup-overseas/