Issued by the carbon trust today the floating type joint offshore wind power industry project (JIP) the latest achievements, in this paperFloating type offshore wind power industry joint project summary report, in the second stage..The report Outlines the developers to speed up the floating offshore wind technology commercialization process of the main technical challenge.
Work report of the second stage of the project are summarized, mainly divided into four themes: fan design requirements and design for large fan fan base optimization, offshore lifting operations, dynamic output cables and floating wind monitoring and inspection in the process of project operation.
Carbon trust in the report on the floating type wind the latest market forecast, predicts 2040, the floating type wind power capacity will reach 70 gigawatts (gw).
Floating type offshore wind though is a new show that rises in the field of renewable energy, but is growing so quickly.The technology achieved in deep water without the installation of the fan through the stationary base, created a new field of renewable energy power generation.Pilot and demonstration projects proved that the floating type fan of sea power and stationary fan near to or even higher, because some of the more abundant wind resources in deep water.
However, the deployment of the commercialization is still facing challenges with the development of the technology.Carbon trust type floating offshore wind power industry joint project of the second stage of the study is aimed at these challenges, and achieved some results.
"New generation" fan, you just need to make minor changes for floating offshore wind
Ramboll studied the requirements fan and fan base see the relationship between the scale and the fan power performance, analyzed the install size bigger in the floating type infrastructure for the next generation of potential impact of the fan.The study found that besides blower tower barrel and control system, fan only need to do a small change in the future.For large fan base, per unit of the main body, auxiliary steel structure steel structure and scale of mooring system is relatively less
Floating type offshore wind lifting operation needs new ship or alternative solutions
Seaway 7 studied the lifting operation at sea, 20 mw wind turbines, for example analysis of the floating type the challenges faced by Marine lifting construction and maintenance work.Research found that on the market at present the appropriate number of offshore floating crane is limited and costly, is one of the barriers affect the cost effectiveness of the sea.Therefore, the need to develop to make the necessary lifting operation of the ship or alternative lifting solution, such as climbing crane technology.
Floating offshore wind farm type dynamic output cable is still in development
By BPP Cable Solutions, implementation, for floating offshore wind farm is the research and development of high pressure dynamic output cables required, and summarize the challenge factors in the process of research and development.In floating offshore wind industry joint projects on a phase of the study, found that when the market is not a suitable dynamic cable.Then, in the second stage of the project, launched the r&d competition in the field of carbon trust, to support the cable manufacturers to develop and test the appropriate design.There are five cable manufacturer to get the support of the project, their new product will be used for wind projects in the future.
Floating type wind operations in the process of monitoring and inspection there is no "quick fix" solutions
Oceaneering for floating offshore wind farm operation in the process of monitoring and inspection area, study the technology of all kinds of assessment of the integrity of the wind farm assets.Studies suggest that the floating type offshore wind farm in collecting data and use the data to guide and manage assets, etc., especially the completeness of seabed assets remains to be improved.In this area there have been no "quick fix" solution, but the unmanned ship and remotely operated underwater detector technology is very promising alternative.
These studies are floating a continuation of a joint project phase one.The first stage focuses on floating offshore wind farm in the electrical system, mooring system and wind farm construction and operation of logistics security and other issues.The first phase project of research results have been published in 2018.
Scotland's energy minister, Paul Wheelhouse:
Floating type offshore wind will be in the field of renewable energy power generation plays a vital role, will also help after the outbreak of the new champions league the green recovery of the economy.
The Scottish government will as always support in the field of research and development, in-depth understanding of the challenges facing, offshore wind power industry by floating type joint project push floating wind power to a commercial scale.
The second stage of the research results are very encouraging.Especially for floating wind power forecast of growth over the next 20 years.Floating wind power development in Scotland economic growth provides a great opportunity, at the same time realizing the zero discharge us net's ambitions.
Dan Kyle Spearman, carbon trust type floating offshore wind power industry joint project leader:
The release of the offshore wind power industry is in the past year floating type joint project work.Results are obvious, and we are very pleased to see floating, the development of wind power technology research and development, and supply chain brings a lot of investment opportunities.
Floating wind power will become the main members of low-carbon electricity, especially in the stationary wind shall not apply to the deep sea area.At present, the floating wind power has entered the stage of preliminary commercial and commercial projects need to constantly seek cost reduction, the promotion of the competitiveness of the compared with other renewable energy.
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A joint project of floating type offshore wind industry
Floating offshore wind industry joint projectsIs the carbon trust, the Scottish government and 15 industry leading international research and development of offshore wind power developers launched cooperation plan.Partners include: EDF Renouvables EnBW, Equinor, nine electric energy future, WoXu energy, OW Offshore international joint venture (ENGIE with EDPR), Parkwind, rwe renewable energy, Scottish power renewable energy, shell, SSE renewable energy, the Tokyo electric power company, total, Vattenfall and Wpd.
Since it was founded in 2016, the project has been carried out in two stages, each stage carried out extensive research, in order to determine the type floating offshore wind key demand to reach parity with other energy technologies.Has now started the third stage of the project is expected to be completed in 2020.In 2020, at the same time will also be part of the fourth stage work.
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