The Offshore Technology Conference in Houston is where the global offshore energy industry takes stock of itself — where companies stake claims, signal ambitions, and compete for the attention of the developers, financiers and procurement officers who control the next generation…
projects. Around the OTC 2026 event earlier this month, Wison New Energies marked three achievements that, taken together, describe a company that has spent a decade and a half building toward this moment
Wison received its first U.S. patent in floating wind technology for the proprietary “w.semi” offshore wind turbine platform. Shortly after OTC concluded, Wison announced it had received its first U.S. patent in floating wind technology: Patent No. 12,606,278 B2, covering the proprietary “w.semi” floating offshore wind turbine platform. During the conference itself, Lloyd’s Register granted Wison an Approval in Principle for its Harsh Environment Internal Turret FPSO design, designated RD234, following an independent concept-stage safety review.
Also at OTC, Dr. Weimin Chen, Director of Offshore Wind at Wison New Energies, delivered a peer-reviewed technical paper comparing floating wind platform configurations for very large turbines. These accomplishments are the product of a deliberate, long-running strategy to be a key part of the American market through technology partnerships, U.S.-held intellectual property and relationships with some of the most recognized names in the U.S. energy industry.