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20203Energy Technologies Institutewww.eti.co.ukContentsKey headlinesIntroduction04Project findings05Floating offshore wind06The Floating Platform System Project14Key outcomes22» W ith technology and supplychain development there isa clear and credible trajectoryto delivering commercialoffshore wind farms» F loating Wind has the potentialto be a cost-effective, secureand safe low-carbon energysource which could deliver alevelised cost of energy of lessthan 85/MWh from the mid2020s» T o deliver improved costs,offshore wind needs accessto good quality wind resourceclose enough to shore andthe onshore grid system sothat transmission costs areminimised and operations/maintenance costs reducedStuart BradleyStrategy Manager – Offshore RenewablesEmail: stuart.bradley@eti.co.ukTelephone: 01509 20 20 65» F loating technology can provideaccess to high quality windresources relatively close tothe UK shoreline and in theproximity of population centres» I n water depths less than 30mfixed foundations will be theprime solution, in water depthsover 50m floating foundationsprovide the lowest costsolution – a mix of thesetechnologies is likely to offer thelowest cost pathway to deliverlarge scale deployment in the UK» U K wind resources are abundantand exploitable – and alreadysupplied 9.4% of the UK’selectricity needs in 2014» T he UK has the world’s highestoffshore wind capacity withover 4GW installed, from over1100 turbines, average powerrating 3.4MW. A further 1.4GWis in construction, 4.8GWhas planning permission andthe world’s largest in-serviceoffshore wind farm is in theouter Thames Estuary
0405Energy Technologies Institutewww.eti.co.ukIntroductionProject findingsThere is an abundance of wind energy resource in theUK, both onshore and offshore. The UK’s offshore windresources are already being exploited significantly withgovernment support, but with technology and supplychain development there is a clear and credible trajectoryto delivering commercial offshore wind farms. Thelearning from the Energy Technology Institute’s (ETI’s)Offshore Wind Programme highlights the potential forfloating offshore wind turbines. We conclude that floatingwind has the potential to be a cost-effective, secure andsafe low-carbon energy source that is well positioned tomake a significant long-term contribution to the UK’s lowcarbon energy system.» Offshore wind has the potential to be a significant partof an economic and low carbon UK energy systemThe ETI’s work suggests that offshore wind has thepotential to deliver levelised cost of energy (LCoE)that will compete amongst the lowest cost forms oflow carbon generation from the mid 2020s.» Floating offshore wind technology can provide access to highquality wind resources relatively close to the UK shoreline andin the proximity of population centres, which are currentlyinaccessible due to limitations in the depth to which fixedfoundations can be deployed» Appropriate floating foundation technology (such as TensionLeg Platform support structures) in suitable sites, coupled withongoing technology and supply chain innovation in other areas,could deliver LCoE of less than 85/MWh from the mid-2020s,with the potential for further non-trivial LCoE cost reductionbeyond that» Encouraging the development and deployment of floatingoffshore wind platforms is a key strategic issue for the UK» Full scale technology demonstration and implementationneeds major investment and the availability of suitable test sites» There is insufficient revenue from power generation aloneto encourage new step-out offshore technologies to bedemonstrated at full scale. Financial support for innovationwill continue to be required» For floating wind to start deployment at scale from the mid2020s, demonstration projects need to be implementedbefore 2020
0607Energy Technologies Institutewww.eti.co.ukFloating offshore windTo deliver an improving andcompetitive LCoE, Offshore Wind needs Access to good quality wind resource1. To be close enough to shore and2. power users so that transmissioncosts (capital and losses) to usersare minimised and operationsand maintenance costs reduced capital costs by ongoing3. Reducedinnovation and improvementsTo achieve this the UK needs a range offoundation types to cover water depthsup to 100m. The UK’s position on thecontinental shelf means that, apart froma few spots, there is very little waterdeeper than 100m sufficiently close toshore for offshore wind exploitation. Fixedfoundations (which will include gravity baseand jackets as well as monopiles) will be theprime solution in water depths less than30m, with floating foundations providingthe lowest cost solution in water depthsover 50m. Between 30m and 50m a mix offloating and fixed bottom solutions is likely,depending on site conditions. With a rangeof technologies covering both fixed bottomand floating foundations, the UK will be wellequipped to harvest offshore wind with thebest LCoE potential.If the UK is to capitalise on its offshore windresource then it will be important to openup more of the marine estate for potentialoffshore wind farms. Constraints from otherstakeholders, as well as site conditions, arelikely to limit the shallower water sites thatare suitable for fixed foundations.Offshore wind turbines are increasingin size, with turbines in excess of 10MW(and blade diameters over 200m) beingdeveloped for deployment in the 2020s.Floating technology offers a credible path toeconomically exploit these larger turbines,as well as a 3-7% reduction in the LCoE forsmaller turbines.Floating foundations are still some way fromlarge scale deployment. Given the decisionmaking horizons associated with new windfarms, technology that is demonstrated by2020 has the potential to be deployed atfarm scale no earlier than 2025.The offshore wind industry is currentlyfocused on delivering the ‘Round 3’ sites.These will be delivered without floatingtechnology. At this stage there is little, ifany, market pull for floating solutions andtechnology push will be needed until deeperwater sites are provided; possibly in laterCrown Estate licensing rounds. Policy needsto encourage the development of floatingtechnology suitable for UK waters if it is tobe available from the mid 2020s.Offshore Wind in the UKEnergy Systems ModellingWind energy resources are abundant andexploitable1, and supplied 9.4% of the UK’selectricity needs in 20142. Offshore wind isgenerally much more energetic than onshore(average onshore wind speeds in the UK arearound 4m/s, but offshore are over 9m/s)1,meaning that much greater energy yields canbe achieved for a given size of turbine in anoffshore environment than onshore.Using the ETI’s Energy Systems ModellingEnvironment (ESME) tool – an internationallypeer-reviewed national energy system designand planning capability - we have examinedcost-optimised UK energy delivery pathwaysto 20503. This analysis shows that affordablelow-carbon energy systems will need a mixof nuclear, carbon capture and storage, andrenewable energy sources. The analysis alsosuggests that between 18 and 56GW ofoffshore wind power could be requiredby 20504.Offshore wind farms are also not subject tothe same planning constraints as onshorefarms and, if sited sufficiently far offshore,have a lower visual impact. However, themarine estate has many stakeholders andpermitting for offshore wind farmsis challenging.Integrating a large variable-output energysource like offshore wind needs carefulimplementation to avoid unnecessary costs5.This process will need to consider both sourceand demand flexibility across a wide rangeof technologies.wind farms are also not“ Offshoresubject to the same planningconstraints as onshore farms and,if sited sufficiently far offshore,have a lower visual impact”LCICG Offshore Wind TINA o 842DECC – Digest of UK Energy Statistics, March 201553http://www.eti.co.uk/project/esme/1 narios-for-ahlow-carbon-energy-system// ds/attachment allenge.pdf
0809Energy Technologies Institutewww.eti.co.ukFloating offshore windContinued »Offshore Wind Current Status and CostsOffshore wind technology is relativelymature and well-understood, and is alreadysignificantly deployed at water depths lessthan 40m. The development of sites in morechallenging environments (such as deeperwater) requires resource investigation,technology development and improvementsin operations and maintenance methods.As part of Electricity Market Reform, the UKGovernment has used contracts for difference(CfD) to set out a “strike” price for variousenergy sources. The intention is to givegreater certainty and stability of revenuesto electricity generators by reducing theirexposure to volatile wholesale prices, whilstprotecting consumers from paying for highersupport costs when electricity prices are high.FIGURE 1UK Offshore Wind SitesCost reduction strategies to support a lowercost of energy in these sites are illustratedin The Crown Estates “Pathways” paper7.Previous ETI projects such as ‘Helm Wind’ and‘Deep Water’ (see Table 2 on pages 12/13)informed us of the potential advantagesof larger power turbines situated offshore.Our intent in studying floating wind was toexplore even lower cost solutions exploitingbetter wind resources in deeper water, andto investigate the range of technologies thatcould make significant improvements in LCoE.TERRITORIAL LIMITATLANTIC OCEANNORTH SEATABLE 1Results of Round One CfDs for Intemittent RenewablesStrike prices, /MWh6LowHighOnshore Wind79.2382.50Offshore Wind114.39119.89Large Scale Solar50.0079.23CELTIC me The Crown Estates “Pathways to Cost-Reduction in Offshore Wind” 2013 hore-windcost-reduction-pathways-study.pdf7ENGLISH CHANNEL
1011Energy Technologies Institutewww.eti.co.ukFloating offshore windContinued »The Value of Offshore Windto the UK EconomyThe UK has the world’s highest offshore windcapacity, with over 4GW installed8. This isfrom over 1100 turbines, with an averagepower rating of around 3.4MW. A further1.4GW is in construction, and 4.8GW hasplanning approved9. The world’s largestin-service offshore wind farm, the 630MWLondon Array, is situated in the outer ThamesEstuary.There is significant industrial investmentwith job creation in manufacturing and thesupply chain, offshore services, operationsand maintenance and decommissioning.RenewableUK has estimated that over 6,800jobs were associated with wind energy inthe UK in 201410, and that the industry couldcontribute 0.58 to 1.15bn to UK GDP by202011.Monopile foundations are single, large pilesdriven into the seabed, connected to atransition piece and fixed with grout. Thetransition piece upper part provides theinterface to the wind turbine tower. Theseare the most common foundations for waterdepths less than 25m.Jacket foundations are fabricated structures,having three or four legs connected todriven piles, similar to monopiles. The jackettransition piece has a wide stance to provideexcellent stability, while the smaller waterplane area reduces wave loadings comparedto monopiles. Jacket structures are mostappropriate for water depths between 20and 50m.Other foundation technologies, such asgravity based foundations and suctioncaissons are in development, and will beused in shallow waters, similar to otherfixed foundations.Current Foundation TechnologiesProven fixed foundation offshore windturbines are already operating in waterdepths of up to 40m and within 40km of theUK shore line. The most common foundationstructures for these shallower depths aremonopiles and jackets.Accessing Deeper WaterThe UK has many high-energy offshore windsites within 70 to 100km of the shoreline,but which sit at water depths in the range of50-100m, beyond the depth at which existingfoundation technologies are commerciallyviable. Cost competitive foundationtechnology suitable for these deeper waterswould enable the UK to make the most of thefavourable (but currently unexploitable) windenergy resources around our coastline.Cost of Energy TargetsThe ETI’s ESME modelling outputs havebeen used to define the improvements inperformance and cost that offshore windenergy would need to demonstrate to delivermaterial levels of technology deployment inthe UK by 2050 on a pure economic basis. Ifoffshore wind can deliver a LCoE of around 100/MWh by 2020, in line with targets setby the industry12, then it is on track to playa major role in the delivery of an affordablelow-carbon energy system to 2050.Semi-SubmersibleTension Leg PlatformFloaterSparETI ProjectsThe ETI has supported the development ofUK offshore wind energy with a series ofinitiatives as summarised in Table 2. Thesehave developed engineering designs andeconomic tools to select optimum deviceand drivetrain configurations, and reduceoperating costs.These technologies are described in Table 4RenewableUK Wind Energy database May 2015 nd-energy/uk-wind-energy-database/)8 RenewableUK Offshore Wind website 2015 d-energy/offshore-wind/9 RenewablesUK website 2015 d-energy/offshore-wind/index.cfm1011 enewable UK report on the Wider Economic impacts of Wind power .cfm/onshoreRwind-economic-benefits-summary12 The Crown Estates “Pathways to Cost-Reduction in Offshore Wind” 2013 hore-wind-cost-reduction-pathways-study.pdf
1213Energy Technologies Institutewww.eti.co.ukFloating offshore windContinued »TABLE 2ETI Offshore Wind ProjectsCondition MonitoringAimsDetect and predict faults andcomponent failures in turbinesOutcomesHelm WindDeep WaterAimsAimsAn optimised design horizontal axiswind turbine in up to 40m waterdepths, up to 100 km from shoreA novel, floating, tension-leg platform(TLP) system design for use in waterdepths of 30-300m, and a two-bladeteeter-bearing wind turbineOutcomesThe optimal system solution is awind turbine with nominal rating of9-10MW, downwind 3-blades, anddirect drive generatorOutcomesCompared to fixed foundations, the costof energy reduction could be 15 to 40%by using floating platforms for windturbines. Optimum architecture affectedby water depth, distance offshore andsignificant wave heightMajor fault detection on high-valuecomponents like blades generators,gearboxes, bearings is technicallyfeasibleVery Long BladeAimsFloating Platform SystemAimsDetailed Front End Engineering Design(FEED) study for a full-scale floating windsystem for operation in UK watersOutcomesDelivered a floating platform designsuitable for economic deploymentin most UK sites and conditions,with the potential for 85/MWhLCoE from the mid 2020sDevelop a technology platformfor blades in excess of 100mOutcomesExpected to be the world’s longestmodular blades, for machinesgreater than 6MW nominal capacity.The project delivers a blade forvalidation testing at the OffshoreRenewable Energy Catapult at Blythin Winter 2015
1415Energy Technologies Institutewww.eti.co.ukThe Floating Platform System ProjectProject OverviewSystem Design, Optimisationand InnovationThe project was commissioned by the ETI with the objectives of:» Developing a floating offshore wind foundation for water depths of greaterthan 50m, where wind conditions would give an average annual windspeed greater than 9m/s and a capacity factor of more than 45%»»» reating a through-life cost model for the floating system conceptCcovering a range of location types in UK waters Deliver a front-end engineering design study for the floating system concept nderstand the commercial and technical risks associated with futureUdevelopment and commercialisation of the technologyThis 4m investment was made by the ETI in 2012 with a project team ledby The Glosten Associates. The principal organisations involved in the projectare listed in Table 3.TABLE 3Floating Platform System Demonstrator project partnersAlstom WindDNV GLFibremax / DSMGlosten AssociatesResponsibility:Wind turbineLocation: SpainResponsibility:System certificationLocation: UK / NorwayResponsibility:Tether systemLocation: NetherlandsResponsibility:Prime contractor &overall system designLocation: USAKML / LDDRES OffshoreWave Hub Ltd.Responsibility:Offshore marineoperationsLocation: UKResponsibility:Asset managementLocation: UKResponsibility:Test siteLocation: UKThe PelaStarTM floating offshore wind systemcomprises a sea-anchoring system, tethers,submerged hull, transition piece, wind turbineand associated electrical infrastructure, seeFigure 2.The tethers are made from a syntheticpolymer, with grouted anchor structures.The design of the buoyant hull for full-scaledemonstration is a welded fabrication with fivearms and tether attachment points. For theWave Hub demonstration site, Pelastar’s massis circa 1400 tonnes13, and supports an AlstomHaliade 150 wind turbine of 6MW rating,upwind 150m rotor diameter, and a directdrive generator. The TLP design is sufficientlygeneric to enable wind turbines from othermanufacturers to be deployed as well.The mass of the PelaStarTM structure comparesfavourably against the material weight of aspar foundation, which typically uses 1500tonnes of steel and 5000 tonnes of ballast for2.3MW of installed power. The foundations forthe different system design approaches havediffering anchoring concepts - PelaStarTM hastensioned flexible fibre tethers, and the othershaving catenary tethers.14 Catenary tethershave a much larger seabed footprint, which is adisadvantage for array design and navigation.A comparison of the floating wind technologyconcepts is provided in Table 4 (page 18).A TLP approach was chosen by the ETI forthe project in preference to other floatingfoundation concepts in view of the TLP’s:» Low mass and consequent lower costto make, transport and install» Low seaway motions leading to minimalwind turbine adaption being needed tocater for loads due to movement in thewater» Ability to be assembled on the dockside,thereby improving safety and costeffectiveness» Small seabed footprint, providing greaterarray design flexibility and lower costof array cabling and other ancillaryequipmentThe main disadvantages with TLP designsrelate to the risk and cost of novel fibretension tethers and high vertical load anchors,their installation, and the need to prove theirlong-term in-service robustness.For the TLP, the wind turbine and hullassembly and commissioning can be carriedout at the dockside quay, using a “float-outand fit” technique. This installation methodwill reduce offshore marine operations,reducing weather risk and improving safety.Dockside commissioning and testing of thecomplete wind turbine system allows safeaccess for staff, which improves the qualityof assembly and provides faster turn-around.13 The Wave Hub test site has wave and water depth conditions that needed a larger hull mass than most UK installations require.14 A Catenary Tether follows the shape of a chain if supported at each end, being a hyperbolic cosine. The shape is commonly seen in ropehand-rails.
1617Energy Technologies Institutewww.eti.co.ukThe Floating Platform System ProjectContinued »FIGURE 2The hull, tether and anchors have beensimplified and optimised, when comparedto conventional oil platform designs. 150different combinations of wave and tidalrange conditions typical of UK waters werestudied to assess their impacts on risk, designand subsequent costs (see Figure 3). Furtherwork was undertaken to optimise the tethersfor service life and robustness, whilst stillmaintaining cost and supply chain targets.PelaStar Floating Offshore Wind SystemFigure 3 shows that the capital cost of thePelaStarTM system is broadly insensitiveto water depth and wave height; theseparameters only have a significant (negative)impact when there is a combination of a lowwater depth and high extreme wave heights.This is helpful as it delivers the potentialfor standardised hull designs and hencesignificantly lower production costs.FIGURE 3Variation of PelaStarTM capital costs with wave height and waterdepth. 80% of potential UK applications are within the ellipseWind turbineSubmerged hullTethersExtreme wave height (meters)Transition piece12CAPeX / kW 285011 2800 275010 2700Typical of UK waters9 2650 2600 25508 2500750Sea anchoringsystemPelaStarTM belongs to the Glosten Associates of Seattle, USA60708090100110Water depth (meters) at mean sea level120130
1819Energy Technologies Institutewww.eti.co.ukThe Floating Platform System ProjectContinued »TABLE 4Cost of Energy UncertaintyFloating Wind Technology ComparisonA key part of the project was to develop arobust LCoE model for the PelaStarTM systemthat can be used to provide projections ofLCoE variations over time under differentroll-out scenarios. It was important in thisanalysis to include a range of external andtechnology-related uncertainties. Externaluncertainties include variations in parameterssuch as exchange rate, financing costs andwind speed; technology-related uncertaintiesinclude variations in parameters such asoperations and maintenance requirements,fabrication costs (as a function of systemdesign), installation method and overallsystem availability.Tension LegPlatformSemiSubmersibleA submersedbuoyant structureheld in place bytensioned tethersTypical Massfor 6MW (tonnes)SparFloaterSubmergedballasted structuresconnected to aworking platformabove wave heightA ballasted structureanchored bycatenary tethersA semi-mobileballasted structureanchored bycatenary RL16(all applications)4774Minimum waterDepth (m) 50508030CommentsAnchoringsystem andtether complexitychallengesGeneralarrangementActive ballastingsystem complexityadds costInstallation needssheltered deepwater site, whichlimits application inUK watersStability means amount of movement due to external forces. Greater stability is indicated by more stars.15 Technology Readiness Level is a method of describing technology development maturity16Often featuredampers forimproved stability,which help turbinereliabilityFigure 4 (overleaf) shows the results ofthe PelaStarTM LCoE17 analysis out to 2050,including identified uncertainty ranges.Of the technology – related uncertainties,the top 5 were identified as:»»»»» Turbine maintenance Turbine losses Steel costs Turbine availability Platform transport distanceWhat is clear from Figure 4 is that externalfactors (i.e. those beyond the control ofthe system designer) have a very significantimpact on overall uncertainty levels.The analysis has confirmed that with earlyroll-out of the PelaStarTM technology andwith ongoing technology innovation, itsLCoE could achieve less than 85/MWhby the mid 2020s, with variations aroundthis value being primarily a function of thelocation, seabed type and wind resource.These variables impact cost by distance formaintenance, capacity factor, anchoring typeand installation method.New Investments and DevelopmentsThe insights delivered by the FloatingPlatform System project have shown thatfloating offshore wind technologies arecapable of accessing previously inaccessiblehigh wind resources in deeper water ( 50mdepth) locations around the UK at affordableand competitive costs. It has also shownthat the use of existing fixed foundationapproaches in shallower water locations(circa 30m) is generally preferable to floatingtechnologies in these situations.Therefore, the most affordable way ofachieving substantial long-term offshorewind roll-out in the UK is likely to be deliveredthrough a mix of fixed foundation systemsin shallower waters and the deployment of avariety of new floating platform technologiesin higher wind, deeper water locationsbetween 12 and 100km from /03/PelaStar-LCOE-Paper-21-Jan-2014.pdf17
20Energy Technologies Institute21www.eti.co.ukThe Floating Platform System ProjectContinued »FIGURE 4PelaStarTMLCoE Forecast for UK Waters out to 2050 150Uncertainty range from externalities and technology(‘90% confidence”) 140LCOE (Constant 2013 Currency) 130 120Uncertainty range from technology(‘90% confidence”) 110LCoE range across all UK sites (Expected Value) 100 90 80 70 60 50 40Encouraging the development anddeployment of floating offshore windplatforms is therefore a key strategicissue for the UK. Demonstration sites arerequired where identified locations couldbe used to test floating wind technologies,and then apply them in volume. This isexpected to require financial support for thesignificant innovation investment as there isinsufficient revenue from power generationalone to encourage new step-out offshoretechnologies to be demonstrated at full scale.Sites suitable for floating wind can begenerally characterised byTimescales for developing wind farms arelong and technology demonstration needsto be included in planning applicationsat an early stage. For floating wind tostart deployment at scale from the mid2020s, demonstration projects need to beimplemented before 2020.Example locations that fit within thesecharacteristics include the Irish Sea, Easternand North Eastern Scotland, North WesternScotland and North Eastern England. 30» Having greater than 9m/s average annualwind speed to maximise energy yield» More than 40m mean water depth whichis close to the economical limit for jacketsand current technical limit for monopilefoundations» Less than 70 - 100km from shore, therebynot requiring expensive High-Voltage DCtransmission systemsAs wind turbine technology advances, andturbine sizes increase, we should see furtherLCoE reduction of circa 10%18. 20 10 (5000)Year of Financial Investment Decision(cumulative units installed at time of FID) The Crown Estates “Pathways to Cost-Reduction in Offshore Wind” 2013 hore-windcost-reduction-pathways-study.pdf18
2223Energy Technologies Institutewww.eti.co.ukKey outcomesFrom Floating Platform System projectFloating offshore wind technologyis capable of capturing previouslyinaccessible wind resources close to theUK shoreline in deeper water locations(PelaStarTM TLP for 50m depth) ataffordable and competitive costsEarly roll-out of thePelaStarTM TLP technology,coupled with ongoingtechnology innovation,could deliver LCoE of lessthan 85/MWh frommid-2020sEncouraging thedevelopment anddeployment of floatingoffshore wind platforms istherefore a key strategicissue for the UKA mix of fixed and floating foundationtechnologies is likely to offer thelowest cost pathway to delivering massdeployment of offshore wind in the UKin the longer-termFacts and Figures for PelaStarTM 85/MWhCould be less than 85/MWh Levelised Cost ofEnergy from the mid2020s – competitivewith other forms of lowcarbon generation150m 50m 1100tBased on Alstom Haliadedirect-drive 6MW WindTurbine, with a 150mBlade DiameterS uitable for waterdepths from 50mto many hundredsof metres 100 tonnes PelaStarTM1mass for 80% ofpotential UK sites
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