Tidal DP Barge

该项目将开发和测试一种低成本的动态定位驳船安装船，适用于在高能和暴露的潮汐地点安装潮汐涡轮机阵列。该船将建在一艘平顶驳船上，甲板空间大，有足够的运输能力，可以部署各种1MW及以上的潮汐装置，以及相关的钻井设备、脐带缆等。该船将有一个新颖的推进系统和定制的DP控制器，旨在最大限度地利用船舶的潮汐和天气操作窗口。该项目旨在提供一艘DP潮汐阵列安装船，可以以目前离岸DP船费率的一小部分租用。合作伙伴是IT Power（项目负责人）、KML（船舶承包商和船东）、Reygar Ltd （DP控制器开发商）和A&P（总部位于法尔茅斯的造船厂）。

The project will develop and test a low cost Dynamic-Positioning barge installation vessel suitable for installing tidal turbine arrays at energetic and exposed tidal sites. The vessel will be based on a flat top barge with significant deck space and adequate craneage capacity to deploy a wide range of tidal devices of 1MW size and above with associated drilling equipment, umbilicals etc. The vessel will have a novel propulsion system and bespoke DP controller onboard designed to maximise the tidal and weather operating window of the vessel. The project aims to deliver a DP tidal array installation vessel that can be chartered at a small fraction of current offshore DP vessel rates. The partners are IT Power (project lead), KML (marine contractor & shipowner), Reygar Ltd (DP controller developer) and A&P (Falmouth based shipbuilders).