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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2004
David Lawrence Lemieux, Tehachapi, CA (US);
David Lawrence LeMieux, Tehachapi, CA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for determining a site for an offshore wind turbine includes determining a plurality of possible site locations, and positioning an offshore assembly at at least one of the possible site locations, wherein the assembly includes a floating support structure, a tower extending upwardly from the floating support structure, equipment coupled to the tower, and a counter-balance system coupled to the floating support structure at a location below a center of gravity of the floating support structure. The method further includes measuring conditions at the at least one of the possible site locations using the equipment, and determining a site for the offshore wind turbine from the at least one of the possible site locations based on the conditions of the plurality of possible site locations.