DEMONSTRATION OF TWO FLOATING WIND TURBINE SYSTEMS FOR POWER GENERATION IN MEDITERRANEAN DEEP WATERS

Project Information

FLOATGEN

Grant agreement ID: 295977

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2013

End date 31 December 2016

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Energy

Total cost € 36 339 264,69

EU contribution € 19 568 404,00

Coordinated by

SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY S.L.
Spain

Objective

The objective of the FLOATGEN project is to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of two different multi-megawatt integrated floating-wind turbine systems in deep waters, never applied before to Mediterranean Sea conditions, in order to extend deep offshore wind resources and demonstrate decrease of costs for electricity generation down to competitive level. The project will also assess, compare and obtain conclusions about performance of suchtwo different combinations of wind turbine and floating structure technologies to get the knowledge to improve performance of the future replication projects of these technologies.



To reach such objectives, the project will join a 10 partnership European consortium, industry led by three global wind turbine manufacturers and wind farm operators, GAMESA and ACCIONA WINDPOWER and ACCIONA ENERGIA, in cooperation with the floating systems developers IDEOL and NAVANTIA, the contribution of OLAV OLSEN and STUTTGART UNIVERSITY for structural design, and supported for monitoring, environmental and dissemination activities by FRAUNHOFER-IWES, RSK GROUP and GREENOVATE.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electrical engineering › power engineering › electric power generation
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › wind power

Keywords

• .

Programme(s)

• FP7-ENERGY - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Energy

Topic(s)

• ENERGY.2011.2.3-1 - Demonstration of innovative off-shore wind electricity generation structure

Call for proposal

FP7-ENERGY-2011-2
See other projects for this call

Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project (generic)

Coordinator

SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY S.L.

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: AVENIDA CIUDAD DE LA INNOVACION 9 Y 11 ; 31621 Sarriguren ; Spain
• Region: Noreste › Comunidad Foral de Navarra › Navarra
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Lucia Paris (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (9)

IDEOL

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 147 AV. DU JUJUBIER ; 13600 LA CIOTAT
• Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur › Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur › Bouches-du-Rhône
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Paul De La Gueriviere (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: KEPLERSTRASSE 7 ; 70174 Stuttgart
• Region: Baden-Württemberg › Stuttgart › Stuttgart, Stadtkreis
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Denis Matha (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

ACCIONA WINDPOWER SA

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: AVENIDA CIUDAD DE LA INNOVACION 5 ; 31621 SARRIGUREN
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: José Miguel García Sayés (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

NAVANTIA S.A.

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: CALLE VELAZQUEZ 132 ; 28006 Madrid
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Avelino Martínez (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

DR TECHN OLAV OLSEN AS

Norway

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: VOLLSVEIEN 17 A ; 1366 Lysaker
• Region: Norge › Oslo og Viken › Viken
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Kolbjorn Hoyland (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: HANSASTRASSE 27C ; 80686 Munchen
• Region: Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Christoph Schulte (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

RSK ENVIRONMENT LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 65 SUSSEX STREET ; G41 1DX Glasgow
• Region: Scotland › West Central Scotland › Glasgow City
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Dave Watson (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

GREENOVATE ! EUROPE

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: RUE D ARLON 63-65 ; 1040 Bruxelles / Brussel
• Region: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Katharina Krell (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

ACCIONA GENERACION RENOVABLE, S.A.

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: AVENIDA CIUDAD DE LA INNOVACION 5 ; 31192 NAVARRA
• Region: Noreste › Comunidad Foral de Navarra › Navarra
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Raul Manzanas Ochagavia (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data