Platforms for Tidal Energy Converters

该项目将有助于解决英国面临的主要社会挑战之一，即能源三难困境：使能源系统脱碳，提高能源安全，并将消费者的能源成本降至最低。尽管潮汐能是最可预测和最可靠的可再生能源之一，但由于所使用的支撑结构成本高，潮汐能转换器产生的能源成本仍然非常高。在本项目中，提出了一种与其他潮汐装置基础不同的颠覆性和新颖的平台配置，它几乎消除了任何潮湿的运动部件，从而降低了成本并提高了可靠性。它的设计也是为了避免需要昂贵和稀缺的专门船只进行运输和安装。这种新颖的基础概念将彻底改变当前的设计理念，开启新的设计空间和机会。该项目将由一个具有可再生能源专业知识的国际团队进行。克兰菲尔德大学将利用由tidal Harness Ltd设计和实验测试的简单可靠的潮汐涡轮机，将其在可再生能源行业海上浮动结构设计方面的经验证明的专业知识应用于这一创新设计。Tidal Harness Ltd和克兰菲尔德大学将得到可再生能源领域经验丰富的合作伙伴的支持：ORE Catapult， DNV-GL，以及在可制造性方面为财团提供咨询的战略合作伙伴Banah UK。海上可再生能源（ORE）弹射器是英国海上风能、波浪和潮汐能的旗舰技术创新和研究中心。Banah UK专注于一种革命性的新型低碳水泥，并将为制造钢筋混凝土结构的方法提供所有技术方面的建议。DNV-GL是全球最大的可再生能源行业技术咨询公司。

This project will contribute to one of the UK's major societal challenges, namely the energy trilemma: to decarbonize the energy system, to improve energy security and to minimise the cost of energy to the consumer. Despite tidal energy being one of the most predictable and reliable source of renewable energy, the cost of the energy produced by tidal energy converters is still very high due to the high costs of the support structures utilised. In the present project a disruptive and novel platform configuration is proposed that differs from the other tidal device foundations by virtually eliminating any wet moving part, and therefore lowering the costs and increasing the reliability. It is also designed to avoid the need of costly and scarce specialized vessels for transport and installation. This novel foundation concept will revolutionise the current design philosophy, unlocking new design spaces and opportunities. The project will be conducted by an international team with renewable energy expertise. Utilising the simple, reliable tidal turbine designed and experimentally tested by Tidal Harness Ltd, Cranfield University will apply its track-record proven expertise in the design of offshore floating structures for the renewable energy industry to this innovative design. Tidal Harness Ltd and Cranfield University will be supported by very experienced partners in the renewable energy area: ORE Catapult, DNV-GL, and a strategic partner advising the consortium as regard the manufacturability aspects, Banah UK. The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is the UK's flagship technology innovation and research centre for offshore wind, wave and tidal energy. Banah UK specialises in a revolutionary new low-carbon cement and will advise to all technical aspects related to methods of manufacturing reinforcement concrete structures. DNV-GL is the world's largest technical consultancy to the renewable energy industry.