Wind Farm Design and Engineering Mark Legerton Head of Engineering and Supply Chain April 2010
2 Design objectives Wind farms that are safe to construct and operate. Sympathetic to stakeholder concerns. Minimise cost of energy.
3 Why cost of energy is important Government support Consumer and public support Investment Supply chain
4 The Dogger Bank challenge
Dogger Bank - Project economics High wind speeds Shallow seas Economies of scale Standardisation of design Serial production and installation Space for design optimisation
Design factors Turbine spacing Array spacing Array shape Distance to shore Water depth
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8 Dogger Bank – area available
9 Array shape options
Fill development area
Arrange in discrete arrays
Doughnut
Multiple doughnuts
Doughnut of doughnuts
But, design tools not proven
16 Commercial wind turbine growth Source GLGH
17 Foundation options Source GLGH
18 O&M options
19 Need for flexibility in final design Zone award Q1 10 Q4 12 Q4 13 Consent application Consent award 1 st investment decision 2014 Construction O&M to 2040/65 But according to agreed guidelines and rules
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