SISProtect - Self Installing Scour Protection for Offshore Wind Farms

SISProtect将开发和展示一种解决方案，以解决与当前冲刷防护系统相关的建筑和运营成本、健康和安全以及环境因素。冲刷是指海水移动引起的对海床的侵蚀，如在离岸环境中，海流/海浪导致离岸风力涡轮机基础和其他资产(如海底电缆等)周围的沙质海床被侵蚀。SISProtect将为这个问题提供具有成本效益的长期(永久性)解决方案，如果不采取适当的措施，可能会导致海上风电场安装带来更高的能源成本。SSCS Frond Mat系统是一种‘人造海藻’垫子，在提供强大的冲刷保护的同时，还提供成本、H&S和环境效益。这是通过以下方式实现的：在岸上设施的安全保障范围内设计并安装具有成本效益的冲刷防护系统；与现有解决方案相比，缩短了部署时间；与岩石和其他“常规”方法相比，该系统不需要持续维护；不需要大型重型升降机/倾岩船，从而减少了柴油的使用，减少了海上H&S问题的机会；该项目主要考虑的是SPT Offshore开发的创新部署系统，该系统由SPT Offshore开发，将在施工过程中与基础一起使用，并在基础安装过程中自动展开。因此，这种自我部署系统将不再需要单独的海上作业来安装冲刷保护，从而大大节省成本，并减少与海上作业相关的HSE影响。为了实现这一点，将开发一个特定的部署系统，以及为适应该系统而设计和制造的Frond垫。成功完成后，英国开发的全球独一无二的解决方案将能够仅在英国就为项目节省150-2亿GB，从而轻松地在全球范围内节省数十亿GB。“

"SISProtect will develop and demonstrate a solution to address the construction and O&M costs, health and safety and environmental factors associated with current scour protection systems. Scour is the erosion of the seabed caused by moving water such as those commonly experienced in offshore environments where the sea currents / waves cause sandy seabeds to become eroded around offshore wind turbine foundations and other assets such as subsea cables, etc.SISProtect will provide a cost effective and long term (permanent) solution for this issue which can cost the offshore wind industry significantly if suitable measures are not taken, resulting in higher costs of energy from the offshore wind farm installations.The SSCS Frond Mat system, which are mats of 'artificial seaweed' provides cost, H&S, and environmental benefits whilst providing robust scour protection. This is achieved through: A cost effective scour protection system engineered and installed to the foundation within the safety and security of an onshore facility; improved deployment times when compared with existing solutions; the system requires no ongoing maintenance in contrast to rocks and other 'conventional' methods; no need for large heavy lift / rock dumping vessels thereby reducing diesel usage and opportunities for H&S issues offshore; the environment by utilising environmentally accepted materials to recreate natures method of scour prevention.Whilst frond mat concept has been field proven in the Oil and Gas sector in water depths of up to and over 100m, it has not been possible to date to model and adapt the Mats deployment methodology specifically for offshore wind farm turbine foundations without an opportunity such as the one being offered by this project.The main consideration for this project is the innovative deployment system, developed by SPT Offshore, that would be incorporated with the foundation during construction and would automatically deploy the Frond Mats during foundation installation. This self-deployment system would therefore eliminate the need for separate offshore operations to install scour protection resulting in significant cost savings, as well as reducing the HSE impact associated with offshore operations. A specific deployment system will be developed to achieve this, along with Frond Mats designed and manufactured to suit the system. Successful completion will see a globally unique solution developed in the UK capable of saving £150-200m for project in the UK alone, comfortably allowing estimating savings in the £billions globally."