MARLIN STAR Community Access to Stored and Transferrable Energy from Floating Renewables

马林之星项目是一项创新开发和商业化的下一个阶段，该创新将使沿海社区能够从浮动可再生能源中获得储存和可转移的能源。它支持联合国可持续发展的几个全球目标，特别是第七个“负担得起的清洁能源”。它将彻底改变建造大型浮动平台的传统施工技术。Marlin水下施工系统采用受专利保护的浮力和定向控制。它使由大小一致的六角形联锁模块组成的结构能够在使用时建造。浮子模块适用于标准ISO运输集装箱，便于运输到任何地点。不需要大型港口基础设施或大型浮动起重机的大规模制造技术和组装将降低成本。现实的能源获取将极大地改善最贫困地区的生活质量。马林之星项目评估了孟加拉国和印度实施浮式海上风能发电、储存和转移的市场和社会条件。将使用社会技术方法为设计提供信息，以优化未来设施的使用寿命，并使社区能够独立地在当地运营和维护。将在国际公认的研究机构进行数值分析和实验室测试。官方发展援助资金削减修改为：带有风力涡轮机的原型模块浮动基础将在干船坞中进行水深减小的条件下的测试

The MARLIN STAR project is the next phase in the development and commercialisation of an innovation that will enable coastal community access to stored and transferable energy from floating renewables. It supports several of the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development and particularly #7 'Affordable and Clean Energy'. It will revolutionise traditional construction techniques for building large floating platforms. The MARLIN underwater construction system employs patent protected buoyancy and orientation control. It enables structures consisting of uniform sized hexagonal interlocking modules to be constructed at the point of use. Float Modules fit into standard ISO shipping containers for easy transport to any location. Mass manufacture techniques and assembly without the need for large port infrastructure or large floating cranes will reduce costs. Realistic energy access will bring significant improvements to quality of life in the most deprived areas. The MARLIN STAR project assesses the market and social conditions for implementation of floating offshore wind energy generation, storage and transfer in Bangladesh and India. A socio-technical approach will be used to inform the design, to optimise the longevity of future installations, and to enable local operation and maintenance by the communities independently. Numerical analysis and laboratory tests will be conducted at internationally recognised research facilities.ODA FUNDING REDUCTION AMENDED TO : A PROTOTYPE MODULAR FLOATING FOUNDATION WITH A WIND TURBINE WILL BE TESTED IN A REDUCED WATER DEPTH 'TOW-OUT' CONDITION IN A DRYDOCK