Patent ID: 8864419

Claim:
An offshore wind power generator facility comprising a wind energy converter and a foundation support, the foundation support comprising a base and a buoyant column for supporting the wind energy converter, the column having a first end connected to the base, and a second end configured to fixedly mount the wind energy converter to the column aligned with a vertical axis of the column, wherein the wind energy converter comprises a mast and a system for producing electricity from wind energy, wherein the mast is fixed at its lower end to the second end of the column, wherein the column and the base are linked by an articulated joint connection, allowing tilt motions of the column relative to the base in all directions relative to the vertical axis due to forces exerted by ocean current, waves, and wind, and whereby the buoyancy of the column and hydrostatic forces resulting therefrom are sufficient to restore the column to be substantially parallel with the vertical axis without restraining forces due to mooring lines anchored to the seabed.