→ Certified for offshore use to Industry Standard DNV-ST-0126 of less than 1mm movement
→ Less than 0.2mm radial movement during Early Age Cycling
→ Successfully deployed on the East Anglia 1 Windfarm and approved for use by a major global Offshore Windfarm Developer
→ Vertical load resistance in addition to radial restraint
→ Contact pressure less than 10MPa
→ Very high local content— can be manufactured near windfarm site
→ Value engineering - components made from low cost thin steel plate
→ Increased installation weather window
→ Can be retrofitted to existing jackets or installed immediately prior to load out
→ Force is spread over a large area so no point loading or distortion to the pile
→ Lightweight—less that 1.5t per leg
→ No loss of pressure once system energised
→ Can be remotely operated — no personnel on topside until secure
→ Inflated with water - no hydraulic fluid or chemicals during installation or decommissioning