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Floating Windmills

By- Sunny Dubey

B.E. (8th sem)
USN:1DS05ME090

Dayananda sagar college of engineering

B.E.(mechanical)
 
Floating Windmills

                     
  
                                                                       
Alternative Emergency
 Energy is a major factor in today’s society
 Alternative fuel and alternative energy resources are
in great demand
 Most everyone in the world is looking for more
energy-efficient ways to live
 Hybrid vehicles and other fuel-efficient technology is
arising around the world
 The world has to change, this emergency that we are
experiencing today should have been taken care of
long before now.
 Now we have no choice but to develop new
technology in very little time
Background Information
 Developed by Hydro, a Norwegian offshore
producer of oil and gas and the third largest
aluminum supplier in the world.
 Hydro is a fortune 500 country that was
founded in 1905, with 33,000 employees in 40
countries
 Hydro has researched this plan for more many
years, and the results look promising.
Introduction to Floating Windmills
 An alternative energy resource that
doesn’t require use of fossil fuel
 Size and structure:
 Windmills will reach 80 meters above the surface
 Rotors on the windmill will have a diameter of 90
meters
 Windmills secured by cables that are connected to
ocean’s floor
Goals and Objectives

 To have large-scale offshore wind parks with up to 200

turbines capable of producing up to 4 terawatt hours per
year and delivering renewable electricity to both offshore
and onshore activities
 To take advantage of wind resources where it blows the
most – at sea.
 Help energy poor areas where there is little land space
but great offshore wind conditions (United States)
 This kind of electricity will be enough to serve some
200,000 average households.
Current Windmills
 Offshore wind turbines are not new
 They typically stand on towers that are driven
deep into the ocean floor
 This can only take place if the water is less than
50 feet
 This means that the turbine is visible from land
 These new turbines will take advantage of
stronger winds and will not be visible from land
 This can happen because of the flotation device
and the anchor system
Facts
 These new floating windmills are possibly one of the
best alternative energy sources available.
 Also, these new floating windmills cost one-third of
what the current offshore windmill costs.
 The windmills could be moved to different locations if
the need arises.
 The electricity will be brought to land by large
electrical cables.
 The energy could also be brought to offshore oil
producers to power their needs
Spar and TLP SML Simulation
Models
 Floating Wind Farms vs. Oil & Gas Reservoirs

 1 Barrel of Oil ~ 130 kg ~ 1.5 MWh of Energy (~ 12 kWh / kg)

 1 MW of Rated Wind Turbine Power @ 40% Capacity Factor ~ 9.6 MWh / Day ~
6.4 Barrels of Oil / Day

 Conversion Efficiency of Oil & Gas Engines / Turbines, Wind Turbines ~ 40-50%

 1 GW Wind Farm (30 year life) ~ 70 M Barrel Oil Field ~ 6,400 Barrels / Day

 Breakeven Cost of Wind Turbines $3M / Rated MW = $3 B / Rated GW

 Equivalent Cost per Barrel of Oil ~ $43 / Barrel

 Investment Risk in Oil & Gas: Exploration Costs & Volatility of Oil & Gas Prices

 Investment Risk in Wind: Volatility of Wind Speed & Electricity Prices

 Advantages:
 Wind a Rapidly Growing, Free, Inexhaustible,
Environmentally Friendly, Utility Scale and Cost Effective
Energy Source

 Vast Offshore Wind Resources with Higher and Steadier

Wind Speeds in Deeper Waters

 Over 75% of Worldwide Power Demand From Coastal

Areas

 Wind Power Output Increases with Cube of Wind Speed

 Lower Offshore Wind Turbulence – Longer Farm Life ~ 25-

30 Years

 Connection to Electric Grid by Sub Sea AC or HVDC Cables

 Experience of Oil Industry Essential for the Development of

Safe and Cost Effective Spar and TLP Wind Turbine Floaters
 Floating Wind Turbine Attributes

oWater Depths of 30 – 1000 m

o5-MW Wind turbine: 1 GW Floating Wind Farm (200 Units)

oFlexible Installation process:

oFull Assembly at a Coastal Facility

oBallasted TLP or Spar Buoy

oTow Stable Floating Wind Turbine at Offshore Wind Farm
Site
oTow In of Floating Wind Turbine for Major Maintenance

oGravity Anchors for TLP Tethers

oConventional or Synthetic Catenaries for Spar Buoy

oAttractive Economic and Financial Attributes

 Summary

•Optimized Spar Buoy and TLP Wind Turbine Floaters

•Low Responses – Use of Onshore Wind Turbines

•Hybrid Offshore Wind & Wave Farms

•Optimal Control to Enhance Wind and Wave Power Output

•Design of Offshore Electric Grids

•Attractive Economic Attributes

•Project Finance for Utility Scale Offshore Wind & Wave

Farms
 Costs
 Hydro has invested some NOK 20 million
(over 305,000 in US dollars) into the
Hywind concept over the past three
years.
 Further research and demonstration of
the project will require more than
another NOK 150 million (about 23
million US dollars)
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higher so more energy can be produced and the cost of energy is actually reduced when
compared with near-shore wind parks.“

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