Design and performance validation of a hybrid offshore renewable energy platform

Author

Hanssen, Jan Erik ; Margheritini, Lucia ; O´Sullivan, Keith ; Mayorga, Pedro ; Martinez, Israel ; Arriaga, Ander ; Agos, Ivan ; Steynor, Jeff ; Ingram, David ; Hezari, Reza ; Todalshaug, Jorgen Hals

Author_Institution

1-Tech SPRL, Brussels, Belgium

fYear

2015

fDate

March 31 2015-April 2 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

The paper presents the state of development of the W2Power hybrid, combining offshore wind and wave energy in a large but lightweight semi-submersible floating platform. Results of design optimisation and proof-of-concept experiments by tank testing are reviewed. Modelled hydrodynamic performance of the floating structure at full scale are compared with results of scaled validation tests in further tank experiments. Business cases for the hybrid are analysed using a simplified cost/revenue model, taking into account both CAPEX, OPEX and lifetime revenues from both wind- and wave-generated electricity.

Keywords

costing; hydrodynamics; offshore installations; optimisation; power generation economics; wave power generation; wind power plants; CAPEX; OPE; W2Power hybrid; cost-revenue model; hybrid offshore renewable energy platform; hydrodynamic performance; lightweight semisubmersible floating platform; offshore wind energy; optimisation; tank testing; wave energy; wave-generated electricity; Hydrodynamics; Load modeling; Petroleum; Surges; CoE; design; floating wind; hybrid; validation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies (EVER), 2015 Tenth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Monte Carlo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-6784-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EVER.2015.7113017

Filename

7113017