Evaluation of an Offshore Floating Wind Power Project on the Galician Coast

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo Díaz ◽  
José Miguel Rodrigues ◽  
C. Guedes Soares
Keyword(s):  
Wind Power ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Farm ◽  
Offshore Wind Power ◽  
Offshore Technology ◽  
Galician Coast ◽  
In Series ◽  
Floating Platforms ◽  
Power Project

This paper aims to make a contribution to assessing the viability of offshore wind power projects on the Galician coast. Several of the factors involved in these projects are studied, such as site selection and employed technologies regarding turbine and floating foundations. Estimated costs ‘ analysis and financial evaluation are performed for a chosen solution. Based on the conducted study, an offshore wind farm in Galicia may become valid in a prospect of an electricity tariff to the producer in line with other European countries. Furthermore, an expected decrease of costs of floating platforms once produced in series and of offshore technology as a whole, in addition to incentives, would make the investment much more attractive.

scholarly journals Miniaturization of an Offshore Platform with Medium-Frequency Offshore Wind Farm and MMC-HVDC Technology

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 2058
Author(s):  
Zheren Zhang ◽  
Yingjie Tang ◽  
Zheng Xu
Keyword(s):  
Wind Power ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Offshore Platform ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Operating Frequency ◽  
Offshore Wind Farm ◽  
Medium Frequency ◽  
Offshore Wind Power ◽  
System Frequency

Offshore wind power has great development potential, for which the key factors are reliable and economical wind farms and integration systems. This paper proposes a medium-frequency wind farm and MMC-HVDC integration system. In the proposed scheme, the operating frequency of the offshore wind farm and its power collection system is increased from the conventional 50/60 Hz rate to the medium-frequency range, i.e., 100–400 Hz; the offshore wind power is transmitted to the onshore grid via the modular multilevel converter-based high-voltage direct current transmission (MMC-HVDC). First, this paper explains the principles of the proposed scheme in terms of the system topology and control strategy aspects. Then, the impacts of increasing the offshore system operating frequency on the main parameters of the offshore station are discussed. As the frequency increases, it is shown that the actual value of the electrical equipment, such as the transformers, the arm inductors, and the SM capacitors of the rectifier MMC, can be reduced, which means smaller platforms are required for the step-up transformer station and the converter station. Then, the system operation characteristics are analyzed, with the results showing that the power losses in the system increase slightly with the increase of the offshore AC system frequency. Based on time domain simulation results from power systems computer aided design/electromagnetic transients including DC (PSCAD/EMTDC), it is noted that the dynamic behavior of the system is not significantly affected with the increase of the offshore AC system frequency in most scenarios. In this way, the technical feasibility of the proposed offshore platform miniaturization technology is proven.

scholarly journals A Diode-MMC AC/DC Hub for Connecting Offshore Wind Farm and Offshore Production Platform

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3759
Author(s):  
Kai Huang ◽  
Lie Xu ◽  
Guangchen Liu
Keyword(s):  
Wind Power ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
System Control ◽  
Dc Voltage ◽  
Offshore Wind Power ◽  
Offshore Production ◽  
Production Platform ◽  
In Series ◽  
Dc Voltage Control

A diode rectifier-modular multilevel converter AC/DC hub (DR-MMC Hub) is proposed to integrate offshore wind power to the onshore DC network and offshore production platforms (e.g., oil/gas and hydrogen production plants) with different DC voltage levels. The DR and MMCs are connected in parallel at the offshore AC collection network to integrate offshore wind power, and in series at the DC terminals of the offshore production platform and the onshore DC network. Compared with conventional parallel-connected DR-MMC HVDC systems, the proposed DR-MMC hub reduces the required MMC converter rating, leading to lower investment cost and power loss. System control of the DR-MMC AC/DC hub is designed based on the operation requirements of the offshore production platform, considering different control modes (power control or DC voltage control). System behaviors and requirements during AC and DC faults are investigated, and hybrid MMCs with half-bridge and full-bridge sub-modules (HBSMs and FBSMs) are used for safe operation during DC faults. Simulation results based on PSCAD/EMTDC validate the operation of the DR-MMC hub.

Research of Offshore Wind Power Generation Technology

2012 ◽  
Vol 512-515 ◽  
pp. 634-639
Author(s):  
Yi Ni Guo ◽  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Jian Wang ◽  
Ye Huang
Keyword(s):  
Wind Power ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Farm ◽  
Offshore Wind Power ◽  
Development Direction ◽  
Power Base ◽  
Power Generation Technology ◽  
Train Of Thought ◽  
Generation Technology

Offshore wind farm development direction is from shallow sea to sea . In this paper, according to the current on the wind power base also can not meet the requirements of the problem deep, analysed the base cost will not be particularly high reason. In view of the Hainan offshore wind power, put forward the design train of thought, the analysis obtained an ideal design model.

Offshore Wind Turbines Operation and Maintenance in China: A Case Study of Donghai Bridge Offshore Wind Farm

2013 ◽  
Vol 448-453 ◽  
pp. 1871-1874
Author(s):  
Yuan Xie
Keyword(s):  
Wind Power ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Power ◽  
Offshore Wind Turbines ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
Steady Stage ◽  
Power Project

China has great potential in offshore wind energy and makes an ambitious target for offshore wind power development. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of offshore wind turbines become more and more important for China wind industry. This study introduces the current offshore wind power projects in China. Donghai Bridge Offshore Demonstration Wind Farm (Donghai Bridge Project) is the first commercial offshore wind power project in China, which was connected to grid in June 2010. O&M of Donghai Bridge Project represent the state-of-the-art of China offshore O&M. During the past two and half years, O&M of Donghai Bridge Project has gone through three phases and stepped into a steady stage. Its believed that analysis of O&M of Donghai Bridge Project is very helpful for Chinas offshore wind power in the future.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Spatial Suitability of Offshore Wind Farm—A Case Study of the Sea Area of Liaoning Province

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 449
Author(s):  
Jie Huang ◽  
Xiaolu Huang ◽  
Nanqi Song ◽  
Yu Ma ◽  
Dan Wei
Keyword(s):  
Wind Power ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Liaoning Province ◽  
Fuzzy Membership Function ◽  
Offshore Wind Farm ◽  
Power Development ◽  
Offshore Wind Power ◽  
Wind Power Development

Actively promoting the development of offshore wind power is an inevitable choice if the People’s Republic of China plans to fulfill its international commitments, respond to climate change, ensure energy security, and improve energy infrastructure. Inevitably, offshore wind power development will conflict with other marine activities, including mariculture and shipping. Therefore, learning how to develop offshore wind power without affecting the environment or conflicting with other marine activities is crucial to the conservation of spatial marine resources. The rapid development of offshore wind power in Liaoning Province has allowed researchers to develop an index system that can be used to evaluate the suitability of offshore wind power development sites by considering costs, environmental protection, and sea management. Spatial analysis and a multi-attribute evaluation method integrating a fuzzy membership function were used to evaluate offshore wind farm placement in Liaoning. The results classified 5%, 18%, 21%, and 56% offshore areas of Liaoning as very suitable, relatively suitable, somewhat unsuitable, and unsuitable for wind power development, respectively. The results of this paper can provide a reference for decision makers who plan for offshore wind farm locations under the constraints of high-intensity development.

The Influence of Detailed Onshore and Offshore Wind Farm Models on the System Voltage Level

2014 ◽  
Vol 986-987 ◽  
pp. 601-605
Author(s):  
Jian Tao Gao ◽  
Xiao Rong Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Wind Power ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Reference Value ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Farm ◽  
Detailed Model ◽  
Offshore Wind Power ◽  
Power Load

For the power load centers in china coast, large-scale development of new energy (such as offshore wind power and onshore wind power) is not only an effective means of control the bad weather (such as fog and haze), but also the practical requirements of coastal power shortage. In this paper, according to actual situation of China's large-scale wind power accessing to the coastal load centers centrally, also the characteristics of onshore and offshore wind farm models is considered, The voltage variation in the centralized model and detailed model is analyzed based on the platform of PSD-BPA, and the characteristic of each model is obtained. Research results have a certain reference value for China's coastal onshore and offshore wind power development.

scholarly journals A Real Options Model to Value Offshore Wind Power Project under Market Linkage Mechanism

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Yiqing Li ◽  
Weiguo Yang ◽  
Lixin Tian
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Real Options ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Linkage Mechanism ◽  
Offshore Wind Power ◽  
Market Linkage ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Power Project

This study puts forward a real options model and uses it to evaluate the investment value of offshore wind power project under market co-movement effect. The main purpose is to check investment benefit of offshore wind power project, as an investor. Several uncertainties are taken into account, including investment costs, feed-in tariffs, carbon prices and policy subsidy. Moreover, an additional uncertain factor, i.e. the market linkage of investment costs, is considered. As a case study, Jiangsu Xiangshui offshore wind park is used to illustrate the model in scenario analysis. Using a least-squares Monte Carlo simulation method, we obtain that the project value is negative. Therefore investors should abandon or postpone investment until better conditions prevail. Furthermore, this paper shows sensitivity analysis of the impact of uncertain factors on the project value. Especially sensitivity analysis of variable costs, it shows a certain impact on project value in here, which has been ignored in previous real options studies. The research results would be helpful for renewable energy project assessment and the decision-making process associated with it.

HB and FB MMC Based Onshore Converter in Series-Connected Offshore Wind Farm

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 2646-2658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaopeng Guo ◽  
Haifeng Wang ◽  
Qiang Song ◽  
Jiao Zhang ◽  
Tong Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Farm ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Farm ◽  
In Series
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