Multi-use offshore platform configurations in the scope of the FP7 TROPOS Project

Quevedo, Eduardo; Carton, M.; Delory, Eric; Castro, Amilcar de; Hernández, José Manuel Ramírez; Llinás, O.; Lara, José De; Papandroulakis, Nikos; Anastasiadis, P; Bard, Jonathan F.; Jeffrey, Henry; Ingram, David; Wesnigk, J.

doi:10.1109/oceans-bergen.2013.6608061

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“…In this context, multipurpose platforms have been suggested as a sustainable means of exploitation of certain maritime resources, which are usually in the same area [8][9][10][11]-e.g., marine renewable energies (MREs), food resources (fisheries and aquaculture), maritime transport and leisure, among others. On the basis of the strong synergies between offshore wind and wave energy [12][13][14], hybrid wind-wave systems have been proposed as one of the most promising types of multipurpose platforms [15].…”

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A Novel Hybrid Wind-Wave Energy Converter for Jacket-Frame Substructures

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Abstract:The growth of the offshore wind industry in the last couple of decades has made this technology a key player in the maritime sector. The sustainable development of the offshore wind sector is crucial for this to consolidate within a global scenario of climate change and increasing threats to the marine environment. In this context, multipurpose platforms have been proposed as a sustainable approach to harnessing different marine resources and combining their use under the same platform. Hybrid wind-wave systems are a type of multipurpose platform where a single platform combines the exploitation of offshore wind and wave energy. In particular, this paper deals with a novel hybrid wind-wave system that integrates an oscillating water column wave energy converter with an offshore wind turbine on a jacket-frame substructure. The main objective of this paper is to characterise the hydrodynamic response of the WEC sub-system of this hybrid energy converter. A 1:50 scale model was tested under regular and irregular waves to characterise the hydrodynamic response of the WEC sub-system. The results from this analysis lead to the proof of concept of this novel hybrid system; but additionally, to characterising its behaviour and interaction with the wave field, which is a requirement for fully understanding the benefits of hybrid systems.

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A Novel Hybrid Wind-Wave Energy Converter for Jacket-Frame Substructures

2018

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“…Economic, environmental, logistical requirements, social, and design aspects have been considered. In addition to the renewable energy converters used in these concepts (solar energy, wind energy, and OTEC), other infrastructures and services have been proposed, such as leisure (Leisure Island) or aquaculture (Green & Blue) [100].…”

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“…Also, the powers considered are higher than the floating platform power scales reviewed in previous sections. Thus, island projects seem to be far from reaching industrial and commercial status, concerning high costs, technical challenges, and the facilities required to build such projects [100]. Financial support should be found to overcome the concept status.…”

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Electrical Power Supply of Remote Maritime Areas: A Review of Hybrid Systems Based on Marine Renewable Energies

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Abstract:Ocean energy holds out great potential for supplying remote maritime areas with their energy requirements, where the grid size is often small and unconnected to a continental grid. Thanks to their high maturity and competitive price, solar and wind energies are currently the most used to provide electrical energy. However, their intermittency and variability limit the power supply reliability. To solve this drawback, storage systems and Diesel generators are often used. Otherwise, among all marine renewable energies, tidal and wave energies are reaching an interesting technical level of maturity. The better predictability of these sources makes them more reliable than other alternatives. Thus, combining different renewable energy sources would reduce the intermittency and variability of the total production and so diminish the storage and genset requirements. To foster marine energy integration and new multisource system development, an up-to-date review of projects already carried out in this field is proposed. This article first presents the main characteristics of the different sources which can provide electrical energy in remote maritime areas: solar, wind, tidal, and wave energies. Then, a review of multi-source systems based on marine energies is presented, concerning not only industrial projects but also concepts and research work. Finally, the main advantages and limits are discussed.

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“…Depending on platform location and local conditions and dynamics, the renewable energy source to be harnessed might be wind, waves, solar or ocean thermal energy (Quevedo et al 2013). Accordingly, the renewable energy component of the concept may be represented by a wind farm, wave energy converters, photovoltaic (PV) panels or an OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) plant.…”

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Aquaculture Perspective of Multi-Use Sites in the Open Ocean

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The global population is growing and the demand for food and energy is steadily increasing. Coastal space all over the world becomes increasingly limited and near-shore resources are often already heavily exploited. The use of offshore regions may provide new opportunities, but also involves major challenges such as the development of designs and technologies suitable for offshore condition. The floating TROPOS 'Green & Blue' modular multi-use platform concept introduced in this chapter is especially designed for offshore conditions and provides solutions for the problems and obstacles involved in "moving offshore". The Green & Blue platform concept integrates fish and algae aquaculture with a wind farm. The floating multi-use approach allows for platform operation in deep waters and the promotion of synergies such as joint logistics, shared infrastructure and services, thereby making the use of offshore resources viable and profitable.

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Multi-use offshore platform configurations in the scope of the FP7 TROPOS Project

Cited by 25 publications

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A Novel Hybrid Wind-Wave Energy Converter for Jacket-Frame Substructures

A Novel Hybrid Wind-Wave Energy Converter for Jacket-Frame Substructures

Electrical Power Supply of Remote Maritime Areas: A Review of Hybrid Systems Based on Marine Renewable Energies

The EU-Project “TROPOS”

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