OFFSHORE WIND FOUNDATIONS: CHALLENGES AND INNOVATIONS IN DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENTS

摘要

Although still only a tiny fraction of the world's installed wind capacity, offshore wind is about to explode. BTM Consult - see page 31 - predicts that more than 16 GW of new offshore will be installed by the end of 2014, with a global total of 75 GW by 2020. As turbine foundations comprise a quarter to a third of the overall cost of an installed offshore turbine, depending on water depth, turbine size and who you talk to, today's foundation designers have a tough remit: develop new designs and installation procedures to cope with deeper water challenges - while simultaneously reducing the cost of manufacture, deployment and operation.