Floating Offshore Wind Platform Assembled in 40 Hours

Aikido Technologies Aikido One platform under construction in Port Pascagoula. Source: Aikido Technologies.

Aikido Technologies, Inc. (Aikido), a floating offshore wind technology provider, announced that Chet Morrison Contractors, LLC (Morrison) has completed the fabrication of the Aikido One platform, demonstrating how Aikido can enable offshore wind project developers to increase the speed of deployment and reduce costs. Morrison, on behalf of Aikido, has performed the final structural assembly of the platform in less than 40 working hours, establishing a new standard in the industrialization of floating platforms. Simultaneously, Aikido announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Port Pascagoula to provide space to test the Aikido One platform off Singing River Island Pier.

The project showcases how the Aikido Platform is suited for domestic production, especially in the Gulf Coast region, where an ecosystem of supplying, building and transporting offshore structures exists. The Platform, or its components, can be transported on traditional barges to project sites. Since the platform can be assembled, transported and loaded-out in a compact configuration, existing barges and smaller port areas can be utilized, even at 15MW+ scale. The technology can reduce construction times and increase the supply of ports and vessels that can participate in the offshore wind industry.

Bo Ethridge, Director of Port Pascagoula, stated “We welcome the Aikido team to Pascagoula, Mississippi. Our world-class facilities are well-equipped to meet the demands of the growing offshore wind industry. Our port and the surrounding community offer everything needed for a successful test campaign — high-capacity piers, ample laydown areas, multiple shipyards, vessels and skilled people ready to get the job done.”