Systems for assembling an offshore support system for use with a wind turbine

摘要

An offshore support system (14) for use with a wind turbine (10) is provided. The offshore support system includes a damper (102,302) adapted to be coupled to a wind turbine tower (12) to facilitate reducing movement of the wind turbine in at least one direction, and a counter-balance system (104) coupled to the damper for suspending at least a portion of the wind turbine above a water surface (106), the counter-balance system configured to stabilize the wind turbine when subjected to wind and tidal forces.