Bouygues said the certification will help commercialise the concept, which secured Approval in Principle in September 2024.
Founded as Det Norske Veritas in 1864, Oslo-headquartered DNV tests and certifies marine infrastructure. More than 100 countries recognise its accreditations.
OO-Star is one of the first concrete floating wind-power structures to achieve the Statement of Compliance, also known as the Basic Design Certificate.
The floater can hold a wind turbine with a generating capacity of 15MW and more.
Bouygues said its design was informed by a database of the North Sea’s wind, current, and wave patterns. The company called DNV’s certification “a major milestone in the development of floating offshore wind turbines”.
The certificate validated the structure’s hydrodynamic behaviour and Bouygues’ methods and engineering practices.
Bouygues Travaux Publics’ chief executive, Bertrand Burtschell, said: “For Bouygues Travaux Publics, undergoing stringent audit and certification processes is a means to provide our clients with a robust and efficient concept.”
Bouygues said it will keep working with DNV to get OO-Star up to “Technical Readiness Level 8” (TRL 8), which is the final certification required for mass production.
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