Norwegian Research Centre for Offshore Wind Technology.

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1 Norwegian Research Centre for Offshore Wind Technology John Olav Giæver Tande Director NOWITECH Senior Research Scientist SINTEF Energy Research 1

2 Preface the CEER arrangement NOWITECH is one of eight Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (CEER) co-funded by the Research Council of Norway: BIGCCS Centre International CCS Research Centre SUbsurface CO2 storage (SUCCESS) Bioenergy Innovation Centre (CenBio) Centre for Environmental Design of Renewable Energy (CEDREN) Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (NORCOWE) Norwegian Research Centre for Offshore Wind Technology (NOWITECH) The Norwegian Research Centre for Solar Cell Technology The Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings (ZEB) The CEERs are established to conduct concentrated, focused and longterm research of high international calibre in order to solve specific challenges in the field of energy and the environment. R&D on offshore wind is maximized through collaboration between NOWITECH, NORCOWE and CEDREN 2

3 Strong motivation for offshore wind R&D Offshore 2030: 150 GW* Offshore 2020: 40 GW* Offshore 2008: ~1 GW *EWEA estimate for EU (jacket, 46m) Karmøy HyWind (floating, 200m) (jacket & tripods, 30m) CAPEX distribution offshore wind farm (DTI study) Electric grid Wind turbine Substructure Huge potential: 150 GW expected by 2030 in EU Offshore wind is vital for battling climate change, development of industry and contributing to security of supply Development at an early stage only 3 full scale tests on +30 m water depth realized by 2009 Technology needs to be developed to reduce costs per kwh Turbine w jacket HyWind 3

4 NOWITECH in brief Objective: Pre-competitive research laying a foundation for industrial value creation and cost-effective offshore wind farms. Emphasis on deep sea (+30 m). Work packages: 1. Numerical design tools (including wind and hydrodynamics) 2. Energy conversion system (new materials for lightweight blades & generators) 3. Novel substructures (bottom-fixed and floaters) 4. Grid connection and system integration 5. Operation and maintenance 6. Concept validation, experiments and demonstration Total budget ( ): +NOK 320 millions including 25 PhD/post docs 4

5 R&D partners Associate R&D partners 5

6 Industry partners Associate industry partners 6

7 Vision large scale deployment of deep sea offshore wind turbines an internationally leading research community on offshore wind technology enabling industry partners to be in the forefront. Means and main ambitions Combine wind technology know-how with offshore and energy industry experience to enhance development of offshore wind. Establish a recruitment and educational programme that provides for highly qualified staff at Master and PhD level for serving the industry. Build strong relations with selected top international research partners. Facilitate active involvement by industry partners to ensure relevance and efficient communication and utilization of results. Support to industry is through pre-competitive research commercial development will come as a result and be run in separate projects. Actively pursue opportunities to increase R&D activity on critical issues. 7

8 General Assembly All Parties Scientific Committee Lead: Geir Moe / NTNU International relations: T Undeland / NTNU International capacities Board 11 representatives Committee of Innovation & Commercialisation Lead: Kjell Eriksson, DNV Secretary: Jan Onarheim / NTNU Centre Management Director: John O. Tande / SINTEF ER Manager: Nils Arild Ringheim / SINTEF ER Vice Directors: Jan Onarheim / NTNU, Per Finden / IFE Management Team including WP leaders WP1 Integrated numerical design tools (R Stenbro) IFE WP2 Energy conversion system (B Tveiten) SINTEF MC WP3 Novel support structures & floaters (T Moan) NTNU WP4 Grid connection & integration (K Uhlen) NTNU & SINTEF ER WP5 Operation and maintenance (J Heggset) SINTEF ER WP6 Novel concepts, experiments & demonstration (P Berthelsen) MARINTEK 8

9 Relevant labs on campus Wind tunnel 11x3x2 m Material testing Ocean basin 80x50x10 m SmartGrids lab 9

10 Relevant field facilities HyWind 2,3 MW floating wind turbine Owned & operated by Statoil (2009) Lidar Test turbine, etc. NORCOWE & NOWITECH (to be installed) Test station for wind turbines VIVA AS (2000) Average wind speed m agl 0.9 MW 2.3 MW 0.2 MW Photo / Visualisation: InterPares AS 10

11 R&D example: Tower top weight is critical for keeping the cost down Down-wind rotor Nacelle weight (t) R&D goal Rated power (MW) New generator technology P Hydraulic transmission M G 11

12 R&D example: Better solutions for installing bottom-fixed wind turbines 12

13 R&D example: Floating wind turbines - a solution for the future! HyWind SWAY WindSea HyWind 2,3 MW test in operation Sept Still a long way to go before large scale commercial deployment of floating wind turbines 13

14 R&D example: An optimized grid is a key for efficient integration Statnett vision (2009) Ekofisk Hydropower with storage SK 4 Wind farms NorNed NORD.LINK / NorGer Wind and hydro: a win-win combination SK 1,2,3 Main challenges Many possible grid configurations New market solutions are required New technology (HVDC VSC, multiterminal, hybrid HVDC/HVAC,.. ) Cost, Reliability and Security of Supply Number of cable configurations Number of nodes 14

15 Achievements of Norwegian R&D Research activity on offshore wind energy has developed from marginal to very substantial Collaboration between NORCOWE and NOWITECH Strong research alliance SINTEF, IFE & NTNU Vision: an internationally leading research community on offshore wind technology An attractive partner on the international scene Partner in EU-projects, active in IEA and IEC Research gives basis for industrial development HyWind, SWAY, ChapDrive, SmartMotor, Nexans,.. 15

16 Rounding up Remarkable results are already achieved by industry and R&D institutes on offshore wind Technology still in an early phase Big potential provided technical development and bringing cost down to a competitive level Offshore wind is a key for large scale energy supply, developing new industry and battling climate change! NOWITECH plays a significant role in providing new knowledge as basis for industrial development of costeffective offshore wind farms Offshore wind is a multidisciplinary challenge international collaboration is the answer! 16