![An artist's rendering of the 12 MW Floating Wind Turbine concept GE Research and Glosten are designing as part of their ATLANTIS program project with ARPA-E. (courtesy Glosten) GE researchers unveil 12MW floating wind turbine concept](/images/stories/News/News2021/GE_researchers_unveil_12MW_floating_wind_turbine_concept.jpg)
GE is partnering on the project with Glosten, a US design and consulting firm in the marine industry, and the developer of the PelaStar tension-leg platform floating wind turbine foundation. By coupling a 12MW GE turbine with Glosten’s tension leg platform technology, the team has taken on the challenge of designing a light-weight Floating Turbine with up to 35% less mass in the tower and the floating platform. The core principle that makes this possible is co-designing the controls system with the tower and floating platform.