Periodic Reporting for period 2 - ELICAN (SELF-INSTALLING TELESCOPIC SUBSTRUCTURE FOR LOW-COST CRANELESS INSTALLATION OF COMPLETE OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES. DEEP OFFSHORE 5MW PROTOTYPE)

The offshore wind market is a young and rapidly growing market. The next decade and beyond may average 1,000 offshore towers/year worldwide, with an overall investment volume around 15-20.000 M€/year. For water depths above 30m, which are roughly 70% of the future market...