February 2014
Presentation Overview
Neart na Gaoithe:
Project Development: floating wind opportunities, commercialisation 450MW
of technologies for near-term deployment
Advisory Services:
Policy and Regulatory: site selection, strategic environmental
assessments. Eg designing and managing offshore wind & tidal
tender for Isle of Man Government
Development Services: Advising UK offshore wind, marine
renewables developers Walney phase 3:
750MW
Floating Wind Technologies
Spar Buoy Tension Leg Platform Semi-Sub
Large cylindrical Buoyant
structure, semi Combines the main
buoy stabilises principles of TLP, Spar
turbine using ballast submerged
Tensioned Eg Principle Power:
Large draft mooring lines Windfloat: full-scale
Eg Hywind: Full-scale anchored on demo 2011
prototype deployed seabed Relatively shallow
draft
since 2009
Demonstration array
planned in Scotland
Concrete Floater
Ideol Floatgen
Concrete structure
shallow draft,
compact size
Damping Pool to
reduce motion
Information sources:
European Wind Energy Association, Deep Water: The Next Step for Offshore Wind, Report
July 2013.
http://www.ewea.org/fileadmin/files/library/publications/reports/Deep_Water.pdf
The Crown Estate UK Market Potential and Technology Assessment for floating offshore
wind power, December 2012. http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/media/428739/uk-floating-
offshore-wind-power-report.pdf
Fukushima Forward: Information about the Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Project.
http://www.fukushima-forward.jp/pdf/pamphlet3.pdf
For further information:
Cathryn Hooper,
Partner, Source Low Carbon LLP
cathryn.hooper@sourcelowcarbon.com
+44 (0)7880 499962
www.sourcelowcarbon.com
www.sourcelowcarbon.com