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Wind Farm Design and Engineering

Wind Farm Design and Engineering. Mark Legerton Head of Engineering and Supply Chain April 2010. Design objectives. Wind farms that are safe to construct and operate. Sympathetic to stakeholder concerns. Minimise cost of energy. 2. Why cost of energy is important. Government support

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Wind Farm Design and Engineering

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  1. Wind Farm Design and Engineering • Mark Legerton • Head of Engineering and Supply Chain • April 2010

  2. Design objectives • Wind farms that are safe to construct and operate. • Sympathetic to stakeholder concerns. • Minimise cost of energy. 2

  3. Why cost of energy is important • Government support • Consumer and public support • Investment • Supply chain 3

  4. The Dogger Bank challenge 4

  5. Dogger Bank - Project economics • High wind speeds • Shallow seas • Economies of scale • Standardisation of design • Serial production and installation • Space for design optimisation

  6. Design factors • Turbine spacing • Array spacing • Array shape • Distance to shore • Water depth

  7. Water depth 7

  8. Dogger Bank – area available 8

  9. Array shape options 9

  10. Fill development area

  11. Arrange in discrete arrays

  12. Doughnut

  13. Multiple doughnuts

  14. Doughnut of doughnuts

  15. But, design tools not proven

  16. Commercial wind turbine growth Source GLGH 16

  17. Foundation options Source GLGH 17

  18. O&M options 18

  19. Need for flexibility in final design 1st investment decision Consent application Consent award Construction Zone award O&M Q1 10 Q4 12 2023 to 2040/65 Q4 13 2014 2015 But according to agreed guidelines and rules 19

  20. Thank you

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