The turbine can be easily reached by a small vessel, enabling efficient inspection and monitoring throughout the POWER project.

In addition, the turbine can be lowered when required, simplifying maintenance activities and reducing operational complexity compared to traditional offshore solutions.

This approach is not only about technology—it’s about making floating wind more practical to install, access, and service.

The POWER project (‘POsitive Wake Effects of turbines with tilted Rotors’) investigates how tilted rotors can deflect wakes and capture higher-energy wind from upper air layers, enabling higher wind farm efficiency.

The project is carried out by a consortium of TouchWind, MOL, TNO, MARIN, Nidec, and We4Ce, with support from The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).

This clip shows how the turbine can be easily accessed and serviced on site.

Field testing demonstrates accessibility benefits of the TouchWind turbine. (Video credit: TouchWind)