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Wind energy reinvented: Aikido platforms offer 40-hour assembly, foldable design and efficient transportation, reducing costs by 25% and accelerating the transition to renewables
If anyone is diversifying their investment portfolio in the energy sector, it’s Bill Gates. The tycoon has invested in solid-state batteries, solar-powered rocks, sustainable air conditioning, nuclear fusion, new fission reactors and even butter made from CO2. The latest developments are floating platforms with the ability to bend.
When folded, they take up a third of the space, considerably reducing logistics costs.
An innovation in the wind energy sector
The first Aikido One platform. Aikido Technologies, a California company backed by Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Fellows program, has announced that its first Aikido One platform is ready to set sail.
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This is a 1:4 scale model of the semi-submersible floating wind platform that Aikido has designed to accommodate offshore wind turbines from any manufacturer. This promising technology comes at a pivotal time for wind energy, especially in the United States.
What’s new? The platform features an innovative design with pins at the joints that allow it to be folded to take up a third of the space in shipyards or ports. This feature alone reduces logistics costs in the sector by 25%. However, there is an even more interesting advantage.
The first Aikido One platform was assembled in less than 40 hours, 10 times faster than the time required to assemble a conventional offshore wind platform. The promise: to speed up the installation of offshore projects by up to an order of magnitude.
Why is this relevant? Aikido has demonstrated with this prototype that it is possible to reduce costs and accelerate the implementation of offshore wind projects through an innovative design. The platform and its components can be transported on traditional barges and assembled by smaller vessels, even for turbines with a capacity of more than 15 MW.
Forty-hour workdays are becoming a new standard in floating platform construction. Aikido One is designed to be manufactured locally on the Gulf of Mexico coast, taking advantage of the region’s offshore construction and supply ecosystem.
Next steps for expanding the Aikido model
What’s next? Aikido has signed an agreement with the Port of Pascagoula, Mississippi, to test the platform in deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The turbine will be transported in a horizontal position to further speed up the assembly process.
In addition, the company plans to expand the application of the Aikido One model to other coastal regions of the United States, exploring markets with great potential for offshore wind energy. Local production of the platforms also promises to stimulate the regional economy, creating jobs and taking advantage of existing port infrastructure.
These initiatives reinforce the importance of innovations like Aikido One in enabling large-scale energy transition. With efficient design and practical solutions for logistics and assembly, Aikido has the potential to redefine standards in the floating wind energy sector.
