Deep Water

Reference Number

ETI-WI1003

Title

Deep Water

Status

Completed

Energy Categories

Renewable Energy Sources(Wind Energy)

Research Types

Applied Research and Development

Science and Technology Fields

SOCIAL SCIENCES (Economics and Econometrics)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Civil Engineering)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences)

UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation

Not Cross-cutting

Principal Investigator

Project Contact
Condor Wind Energy Limited (formerly Blue H)

Award Type

Institute Project

Funding Source

ETI

Start Date

16 February 2009

End Date

25 January 2011

Duration

23 months

Total Grant Value

£3,300,000

Industrial Sectors

Technical Consultancy

Region

London

Programme

Investigators

Principal Investigator

Project Contact, Condor Wind Energy Limited (formerly Blue H)

Other Investigator

Project Contact, BAE Systems (Operations) Limited
Project Contact, Romax Technology
Project Contact, Sea & Land Power and Energy Ltd
Project Contact, The Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
Project Contact, PAFA Consulting Engineers
Project Contact, EDF Energy

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Objectives

The cost of offshore wind becomes prohibitively expensive as turbines are located in deeper water due to the additional cost of supporting the turbine structure. Project Deepwater investigated the feasibility of a floating offshore wind turbine which may increase the opportunities for deep water wind turbines. It determined the cost of electricity from a 5MW floating offshore wind turbine and looked at the feasibility and costs of generating electricity using offshore wind turbines mounted on a floating, tension legged platform, in water between 70 and 300 metres deep

Abstract

Project to examine the economical and technical feasibility of Tension Leg Platform (TLP) design
Investigated offshore 5MW wind turbines with hybrid concrete/steel floater and concrete counter weight
Showed that TLP based solutions could help reduce the costs of offshore wind in the UK

This project was led by Blue H Technologies. The consortium also included BAE Systems, Romax, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Agricultural Science, EDF, PAFA Consulting Engineers and Sea & Land Power and Energy Ltd. It delivered an economic and technical feasibility study for a novel floating TLP 5MW offshore wind turbine including a hybrid concrete/steel floater and a concrete counter weight.

The project started in January 2009 with an ETI investment of £3.3m and completed in the summer of 2010. The project provided us with valuable data on TLP floating foundation design and cost. It helped shape the next stage of our Offshore Wind programme.

Our analysis also concluded that the cost of energy sites to the South West, North West and North East of the UK could provide highly competitive levelised energy costs.

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Publications

Deep Water - Executive Summary

Deep Water: Final Feasibility Study - One Page Summary

Added to Database

15/08/18