ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,357, issued on Jan. 20.
"Floating foundation for wind turbine generators" was invented by Niels Christian Olsen (Lye, Norway).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a floating foundation for wind turbine generators and a method for installing a wind turbine generator on top of and performing maintenance on said foundation. The floating foundation includes a tower and two support legs pivotally connected to the tower, forming a tripod-like structure. The floating foundation may include hydrodynamic damping elements and a single point mooring system leaving the foundation free to weathervane. The invention also relates ...