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24/09/2012

Costain Receives Funding From DECC

Costain, in joint venture with HOCHTIEF and Arup, has received funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Technology Strategy Board's (TSB) Offshore Wind Components Technologies Scheme to carry out research on the design and construction of concrete gravity foundations for large offshore wind turbines.

The wholly-owned joint venture company, GRAVITAS Offshore Ltd, has secured a £556,250 grant to demonstrate the benefits of the foundation technique. Concrete gravity foundations are expected to play a key part in delivering the next round in wind farm developments.

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The ongoing work is designed to help demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of this approach against foundation technologies adopted for offshore wind systems in the UK. The GRAVITAS project will also help to develop reliable standards for concrete offshore wind foundations.

Greg Barker, the Energy and Climate Change Minister, said: "This investment from DECC will help GRAVITAS Offshore Ltd develop and demonstrate the benefits of its innovative turbine foundation design, cutting costs for offshore wind and helping it enter the growing green market place."

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