OptiH2float, a software platform that supports comprehensive floating wind farm (FWF) design for green hydrogen (H2) production on a bulk scale

OptiH2float，一个软件平台，支持大规模绿色氢 (H2) 生产的综合浮动风电场 (FWF) 设计

• 批准号: 10005986
• 金额: $ 44.5万
• 依托单位: BPP CABLES LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10005986
• 关键词: OptiH2float; software; platform; supports; comprehensive

This project brings together BPP-Cables and Logan Energy, experts in offshore cabling and H2 production respectively, to produce OptiH2float. OptiH2float is an end-to-end floating wind farm (FWF) design and H2 production optimisation tool. By inputting data concerning weather conditions, shore distance, FWF size, and more, OptiH2float will provide users with quantified energy generation, impacts, costs, and returns, as well as optimisation suggestions for FWF layout, design, and the H2 production process.Economic, social, and political factors are all driving a growing opportunity for green hydrogen (H2). Technological improvements are reducing the cost of H2 for energy production and transport, making it increasingly attractive (40% cheaper by 2030 \[IRENA, 2020\]). The public in the UK and abroad are demanding policy changes in the face of climate change, and in response 33 countries (including the UK) have declared a climate emergency \[CEDAMIA, 2021\]. The UK Government's ambitious target is to cut 78% of carbon emissions by 2035 \[BBC, 2021\].H2 production integrated into floating wind farms (FWF) can meet this opportunity. However, as a new technology there is much industry uncertainty about the feasibility of this approach. A FWF is a significant investment of time and money, and FWF developers want to see expected profitable returns.

该项目汇集了BPP-CABLES和洛根能源(Logan Energy)，这两家公司分别是海上布线和氢气生产的专家，以生产OptiH2 Float。OptiH2 Float是一款端到端浮动风电场(FWF)设计和氢气生产优化工具。通过输入有关天气条件、海岸距离、FWF规模等的数据，OptiH2 Float将为用户提供量化的能源产生、影响、成本和回报，以及FWF布局、设计和氢气生产流程的优化建议。经济、社会和政治因素都在推动绿色氢气(H2)的机会不断增长。技术进步正在降低用于能源生产和运输的氢气成本，使其越来越有吸引力(到2030年便宜40%)。面对气候变化，英国和国外的公众要求改变政策，作为回应，33个国家(包括英国)宣布气候紧急状态\[CEDAMIA，2021]。英国政府雄心勃勃的目标是到2035年减少78%的碳排放[BBC，2021年]。整合到浮动风力发电场(FWF)的氢气生产可以满足这一机遇。然而，作为一项新技术，业界对这种方法的可行性存在很大的不确定性。FWF是一项巨大的时间和金钱投资，FWF开发者希望看到预期的有利可图的回报。