RapidWeld - Advanced manufacturing of offshore wind steel structures using Reduced Pressure Electron Beam Welding

RapidWeld将使用一种新的电子束焊接工艺--减压电子束焊接(RPEB)来制造海上风电基础单体堆的焊缝。这将是在全球范围内将这项英国创新确立为世界领先技术的“一流”，将为英国能源消费者、英国近海工程、相关的海上风能供应链和英国高价值就业市场带来巨大好处。RPEB利用高速电子束产生的热量，以清洁和高效的方式连接高强度和耐用的焊接钢。该项目旨在颠覆现有的焊接技术，并将未来海上风电基础单体船的成本降低高达20%。由于单桩型基础占英国项目使用的基础的90%以上，RPEB可以在未来的项目中实现显著的成本节约。RapidWeld项目团队包括：英国领先的海上风能开发商SSE；中小企业RPEB设备的设计者和制造商Aquasium Technologies(交易名称为CVE)；全球领先的制造商SIF；以及英国最重要的焊接研究机构TWI。

RapidWeld will use a novel electron beam welding process, Reduced Pressure Electron Beam welding (RPEB) to fabricate welds on offshore wind foundation monopiles. These will be 'First-in-Class' globally establishing this UK innovation as world-leading technology, with substantial benefits to UK energy consumers, UK offshore engineering, the associated offshore wind supply chain and the UK's high value jobs market.RPEB uses heat generated by a beam of high-velocity electrons to make a high strength and durable welded steel join in a clean and efficient way. The project aims to be disruptive to existing welding technology and reduce the costs of future offshore wind foundation monopiles by up to 20%. With monopile type foundations accounting for over 90% of foundations used in UK projects, RPEB could realise significant cost savings on future projects.The RapidWeld project team comprises: SSE, the UK's leading offshore wind developer; Aquasium Technologies (trading as CVE), the SME designer and manufacturer of the RPEB equipment; SIF, a global leading fabricator; and, TWI, the UK's foremost welding research establishment.