{"id":22563,"date":"2026-05-19T09:37:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saitec-offshore.com\/?p=22563"},"modified":"2026-05-19T09:37:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:37:59","slug":"demosath-recognized-with-lurra-bizkaia-science-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saitec-offshore.com\/en\/demosath-recognized-with-lurra-bizkaia-science-award\/","title":{"rendered":"DemoSATH recognized with Lurra Bizkaia science award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The year 2026 marks the <strong>10th anniversary<\/strong> of Saitec Offshore Technologies in the renewable energy market. The company\u2019s trajectory is currently centered on the operation of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/saitec-offshore.com\/projects\/demosath\">DemoSATH<\/a><\/strong>, a 2MW floating wind turbine located at the BiMEP (Biscay Marine Energy Platform) testing area in Armintza. This prototype utilizes the patented <a href=\"https:\/\/saitec-offshore.com\/en\/sath\/\"><strong>SATH (Swinging Around Twin Hull)<\/strong> technology<\/a>, characterized by a twin-hull structure built primarily from prestressed concrete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; width: 100%;\">\n\n  <!-- Imagen 1 -->\n  <div style=\"flex: 1; height: 350px; \n              background-image: url('https:\/\/saitec-offshore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Imagen-edit.png'); \n              background-size: cover; \n              background-position: center; \n              background-repeat: no-repeat;\">\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Imagen 2 -->\n  <div style=\"flex: 1; height: 350px; \n              background-image: url('https:\/\/saitec-offshore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/VID_0000053788000-scaled.jpg'); \n              background-size: cover; \n              background-position: center; \n              background-repeat: no-repeat;\">\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Imagen 3 -->\n  <div style=\"flex: 1; height: 350px; \n              background-image: url('https:\/\/saitec-offshore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shared-image-6.jpg'); \n              background-size: cover; \n              background-position: center; \n              background-repeat: no-repeat;\">\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technical validation and environmental monitoring<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its grid connection in 2023, the first of its kind for a floating turbine in Spain, the unit has served as a platform for technical and biodiversity data collection. Through the <strong>DemoSATH Lab<\/strong> program, the infrastructure facilitates several specialized research lines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Biodiversity monitoring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aquaculture integration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nature incluse designs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coexistence with other activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Lurra Bizkaia science award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Bilbao Bizkaia Water Consortium<\/strong> has recently included this project in its fifth annual awards, granting Saitec the <strong>Lurra Bizkaia<\/strong> award in the Science category. This category identifies initiatives that contribute to water-related research and environmental conservation. 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