SELF-BOUYANT PRECAST CONCRETE FOUNDATION FOR THE CRANELESS INSTALLATION OF COMPLETE OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES: FULL SCALE OFFSHORE PROTOTYPE

Información del proyecto

ELISA

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 674741

DOI 10.3030/674741

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 1 Junio 2015

Fecha de inicio 1 Junio 2015

Fecha de finalización 31 Mayo 2017

Financiado con arreglo a

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy

Coste total € 3 575 441,46

Aportación de la UE € 2 497 862,50

Coordinado por

ESTEYCO SA
Spain

Objetivo

The offshore wind market is a young and rapidly growing market, whose current project pipeline for 2025/30 would equal nearly 80 nuclear plants, mostly in Europe. The next decade and beyond may average 1,000 offshore towers/year worldwide, with an overall investment volume around 15-20.000 M€/year.

This growing sector faces technological challenges, as it is set to move into deeper waters further offshore while being able to reduce the costs in order to reach a competitive LCOE (levelised cost of energy). For water depths above 40m (70% of the future market) approximately 40-50% of investment corresponds to the substructure (foundation and tower). Therefore a significant cost reduction in foundation/tower would drastically improve the overall cost of offshore wind energy.

This project intends to develop and demonstrate in operative environment a full scale prototype of a revolutionary substructure system for offshore wind turbines. The concept consists in a self-installing precast concrete telescopic tower which for the first time ever shall allow for crane-free offshore installation of foundations, towers and turbines, thus overcoming the constraints imposed by the dependence on offshore heavy-lift vessels. It will allow for a full in-shore preassembly of the complete system, which is key to generate a highly industrialized manufacturing process with high production rates and optimized risk control. The main benefits expected are:
• 30-40% cost reduction (both CAPEX and OPEX).
• Large water depth applicability range for deep offshore (>45m water depth).
• Supports increased turbine size (5-8MW).
• Allows for large scale fast industrial deployment of foundations.
• Reduces dependence on costly and scarce installation vessels.
• Improved asset integrity (durability)

This solution will imply a radical step forward for cost-effective and industrially deployable deep offshore wind.

Ámbito científico

Not validated

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › manufacturing engineering
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › wind power
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors

Palabras clave

• Off-shore wind energy
• craneless installation

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.3.3. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy Main Programme
• H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument

Tema(s)

• SIE-01-2014 - Stimulating the innovation potential of SMEs for a low carbon energy system

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-SMEInst-2014-2015

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Convocatoria de subcontratación

H2020-SMEINST-2-2014

Régimen de financiación

SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2

Coordinador

ESTEYCO SA

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 2 497 862,50
• Dirección: CALLE MENENDEZ PIDAL 17 ; 28036 Madrid ; España
• Pyme Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención. Sí:
  Región
  Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Región: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Tipo de actividad: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Coste total: € 3 575 441,46