Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Installation - Kincardine project Scotland
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- Опубликовано: 26 ноя 2018
- Discover the installation of the first semi-submersible floating wind turbine in the North Sea, by Bourbon Subsea & Vryhof along the East Coast of Scotland. Visit our website to learn more: insights.vryhof.com/blog/video...
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VO1 (00:08):
Scotland stands at the dawn of a new era in the production of offshore renewable energy - a floating windfarm is being installed just off the coast of Aberdeen.
Quote Benoit (00:17):
‘These are the mooring line pre-lay activities related to a project called the Kincardine Project, which will eventually consist of several offshore floating wind turbines.’
Quote Yvan (00:28):
‘Many floaters have already been installed in the North Sea by the oil and gas industry. But this floater is the first semi-submersible installation for the floating offshore wind.’
VO2 (00:39):
The mobilisation is performed from the Aberdeen base of Deep Sea Mooring. In its role as installation contractor, Bourbon Subsea manages all operations. Vryhof are their mooring solutions partner.
Quote Clement (00:46):
‘I think we can say we offer a unique level of expertise. In the floating offshore wind market Vryhof has so far supplied most of the mooring solutions, globally.’
Quote Benoit (00:58):
‘We are currently ahead of schedule. This is due in particular to the very good collaboration with the Vryhof people.’
VO3 (01:05):
The operation starts with the arrival of the floater in Edinburgh a few weeks earlier.
VO4 (01:14):
Once the floater is safely offloaded from the transport vessel, it is towed to Dundee for the installation of the wind turbine.
Quote Yvan (01:23):
‘The fixed windfarm market will continue to grow at a steady pace for many years. But its development will slow down, because of the limitations of water depths. With a floating windfarm, there are no such limitations, we can literally go anywhere. I believe it is the future of offshore wind.’
VO5 (01:42):
With the arrival of the floater in Dundee, the assembly of the wind turbine is set in motion.
VO6 (01:48):
Meanwhile, 100 miles north, the installation vessel chartered by Bourbon Subsea is ready to set sail to the offshore Kincardine site.
Quote master (01:58):
‘We are just about to cast off and head out to the location. The weather is expected to be good for a few days yet. It will pick up a little bit towards the end of the week, but it shouldn’t cause us any trouble with the job.’
VO7 (02:17):
Next morning all is ready to install the first of four anchors.
Quote Thierry (02:25):
‘The operation is split into two parts. First the pre-lay and then when that is complete the WindFloat arrives on location to be hooked-up.’ ‘Green light... Action!’
VO8 (02:45):
The installation tolerances on this type of job are very strict.
Quote Thierry (02:49):
‘The target for placing the anchor on the seabed is tight - much tighter than working with a rig.’
VO9 (03:00):
But with this experienced team, the result met all expectations.
Quote ROV-engineer (03:05):
‘That’s spot on!’
Thierry: ‘Wow...’
V1O (03:14):
The assembly of the wind turbine approaches its finale.
Quote Christian (03:18):
‘The WindFloat technology is designed to be fully assembled at the quayside. Then you go offshore, where you have pre-installed a mooring system, so the lines are waiting for you. So, you hook up, connect to the electrical cable and you’re ready to produce, without involving massive vessels and expensive operations, as is normally the case offshore.’
Quote Joao (03:49):
‘We believe that floating offshore wind installations allow the industry to pursue the best wind recourses and dramatically reduce the costs of installations that the industry has not previously seen.’
Quote Yvan (04:11):
‘I believe next year we will be able to say that we have installed most floating wind turbines in the world. So, we want to continue to be the leader in the wind turbine installation.’
Quote Thierry (04:24):
‘Operation complete...’
Quote Clement (04:26):
‘We support the industry towards the next step, which will be larger scale wind farms.
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I can see the Kincardine floating windfarm from the beach next to my home in Aberdeenshire. The technology for the mooring and installation sounds simple but takes so much precision and coordination. Engineering such as this is fascinating.
Flouting offshore wind 😳❗ I'm going to try an put this in my every day vocabulary!!
Beautiful! I am now holding my 3rd presentation about floating foundations. First 2015 when I started my study program, Second when I almost finsihed it and now in the master's program again. Everytime I talk about the recent news. It is so amazing. Maybe one time I will take part on any floating wind project. I wish you alle the best from germany.
That’s indeed amazing
So cool and useful!!! :)
They are using a single crane cable. If they used two cables, separated at the top of the jib by about 12 meters, then the loads could be lifted without the problem of spinning in the wind. Also the wind turbine blades could be leveled while in the air, instead of needing critical measurements to get it level on the ground. The weight could be spread out over more area of the wind turbine blade, so less stress on the blades while installing them.
it's amazing
Maravilha de engenharia!
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how to join these types of ships
I weld this shit...
Just because someone thinks something up. You don't go with it. We are working our way to a total break down of everything. This kind of stuff is a bandage on the problem it's a bad idea and waste of money
There horribly inefficient $per kw/hr as it is on land, let alone floating offshore.
er, no.... solar and on shore wind are the cheapest power out there. Off shore wind will get cheaper, as they get more experience.
You need a stable AMD grid save grid without Blackouts and Not the cheepest possible Energy . The onshore Wind only has 2500 h where its at Peak Performance. Offshore and Floating are at 4000-6000h and more . We need a stable amount of Energy so the grid dont Break down.
With this new Tech you can build the Station on Land and pull it to the place you need IT.
It will reduce the Cost in the Long Run.
Stuart, if you listen to many who hate the idea of wind farms, they will tell you very bad information, and misleading information, in a effort to stop the installation of wind farms. However the truth is that wind farms work very well, and save a lot of pollution. They do make a variable amount of power, but there are ways to control this, and keep everything working well.
Many states, like Iowa have many wind farms, and they provide a significant supply of all the electricity used in the state. In California, there was a day in March of 2022 that 101% of all the electricity produced in the state matched the amount of load used in the state! So yes, solar and wind farms can get the job done, without causing blackouts.
Floating wind farms are just another way to produce huge amounts of electricity without needing to dig up coal or burn natural gas to produce the power. In 10 years, I think that a significant amount of offshore wind power will power the world! They installed over 35,000 MW of offshore wind power in 2021, and it looks like they will exceed this record amount in 2022.