A buoyant offshore platform 102 for supporting a renewable energy system 116 in a body of water 104 is provided. The buoyant offshore platform comprises a base portion 112, 120 for submerging below the surface 106 of said body of water; a top portion 114 for remaining above said surface of said body of water; one or more mooring lines 108 for fixing the buoyant offshore platform to the bed 110 of said body of water; and a tensioning means 130 for applying tension to the one or more mooring lines. The buoyant offshore platform comprises a floating configuration (Fig 3B) in which the platform is positioned substantially floating on said surface of said body of water and a deployed configuration in which the base portion is submerged beneath said surface of said body of water and the top portion remains above said surface of said body of water. In use, the tensioning means is arranged to apply tension to the one or more mooring lines such that the buoyant offshore platform transitions between the floating configuration and the deployed configuration. A method of installation and a reciprocating tensioning means is also disclosed.


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    Title :

    Buoyant offshore platform and a method of deploying buoyant offshore platforms


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    Publication date :

    2022-11-09


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS



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