Patent ID: 8235629

Claim:
A wind turbine assembly for fresh or seawater bodies, comprising: a submerged, horizontally disposed ring foundation member, said foundation member having positive buoyancy; an upper body fastened centrally to said foundation member and extending upwards towards a water body surface, said upper body including a cylindrical portion, said upper body having positive buoyancy, said upper body including a top end; a plurality of top links arranged circumferentially around and connected to said foundation member, said plurality of top links connected to said top end of said upper body to increase rigidity of the wind turbine assembly; a tower connected to said top end of said upper body, said tower extending from said top end of said upper body to above the water body surface; a nacelle connected to said tower, said nacelle receiving a turbine rotor, said nacelle housing a revolutions multiplier driven by said rotor; said revolutions multiplier operatively connected to drive an electric generator; an electrolyser configured to produce oxygen and hydrogen from the water body, said electrolyser powered by current from said electric generator, said electrolyser housed in said upper body; a lower body fastened centrally to said foundation member and extending downwards toward the water body bottom, said lower body including a cylindrical portion, said lower body having negative buoyancy, and ballast filling said lower body and locating the center of gravity of the wind turbine assembly below the assembly center of rotation, said lower body having a bottom; a second cylindrical body attached to said bottom of said lower body, said second cylindrical body extending downwards toward the water body bottom, said second cylindrical body including a reservoir for storing the hydrogen produced by said electrolyser; a plurality of main anchoring chains arranged circumferentially around said ring foundation member, said plurality of main anchoring chains extending generally vertically downwards to the water body bottom; a plurality of main bottom weights each respectively connected to a respective one of each of said plurality of main anchoring chains to respectively fasten it to the water body bottom and block vertical buoyancy thrust; and, a plurality of additional anchoring chains placed diagonally each respectively between said lower body and a respective one of said plurality of main bottom weights to offset and prevent horizontal shifting of said foundation member.