PLAT-0 2 - Proving a Low Cost, Composite, Buoyant, Mid-Stream Tidal Turbine Platform at Full-Scale

在该项目中成功开发和验证PLAT-O复合浮力潮汐涡轮机平台将使潮汐流项目部署成本的资本支出减少50%，并将能源成本降至商业169英镑/兆瓦时-在3年内减少四倍。通常，安装有昂贵的桩式或重力式潮汐涡轮机的海底难以维护，并且使用具有小操作窗口的昂贵船只进行维护。PLAT-O是一种创新的中层水，而不是表面浮动，潮汐涡轮机平台具有小型船舶部署的低成本锚定技术。船上的绞车将设备拉到所需的深度，涡轮机放置在潮汐流最有效的部分。在开发用于200 kW演示的复合PLAT-O #2结构之前，项目验证了100 kW规模的PLAT-O钢结构，该钢结构带有车载功率调节电子设备和新型岩石锚技术。证明了使用复合材料结构可以减少载荷和提高寿命，并可用于复杂的系泊系统和系留载荷。合作伙伴：可持续海洋能源有限公司和P E复合材料有限公司。

Successfully development and proving of the composite PLAT-O buoyant tidal turbine platform in this project will lead the way towards a 50% reduction in capex for deployment costs in tidal stream projects and bring levelised cost of energy down towards a commercial £169/MWh – a fourfold reduction on current figures within 3 years. Typically sea floor mounted with expensive piled or gravity bases tidal turbines are hard to maintain and use expensive vessels with small operational windows for maintenance. PLAT-O is an innovative mid-water, not surface floating, platform for tidal turbines has low cost anchoring technology deployed by small vessels. On-board winches pull the device to the required depth and turbines placed in the most effective part of the tidal stream. Project proves a 100kW scale steel PLAT-O structure with on-board power conditioning electronics and novel rock anchor technology before developing a composite PLAT-O #2 structure for a 200kW demonstration. Proves the use of composite structures to reduce loadings and improve life and the complex mooring system and tethering loads. Partners: Sustainable Marine Energy Ltd and P E Composites Ltd.