Glosten Readies PelaStar for the US Wind Energy Market
design readiness, the team knows there are important challenges to address in the realization of floating wind off all the US coasts. To enable this once-in-a-generation industrial capacity, significant investments are needed. The expansion of port and vessel infrastructure, build-out of U.S.-based steel fabrication capacity, and refinement of cost-effective assembly and deployment methods are primary areas of focus that will provide economic benefits to a range of communities across the country. In Phase 2, the Glosten-led team will develop plans to address these challenges and help other stakeholders
Celtic Sea Floating Wind in Focus
of mooring lines needed, says Adam Morrison, project director – Moray West Offshore Wind Farm, Ocean Winds. A lot of sub-systems will create opportunities, they may take time, but where there are hubs, we are starting to see this medium to long opportunity for the supply chain, not just in steel fabrication, he said.Skills shortage starting to biteMartin Carruth, commercial director at Marine Power Systems and the only supply chain member on the panel, also said that the pricing dynamic was important. If we don’t get it right, we will drive a lot of supply chain capacity out of the UK. The
Injecting 45 Years of New Life
, surface cleaning and preparation work had to be done, including underwater grit-blasting and measuring member wall thickness, prior to installation work, all while having to contend with some unfavorable weather conditions and sometimes reduced subsea visibility. “In winter 2013/14, steel fabrication started in Denmark and an intense planning period, setting out preparation and procedures for execution, started, ahead of the big challenge - the installation work,” says Kamsteeg. “Divers do not do this kind of work very often. A lot of risk assessment studies and training were
Wind Turbine Concept Ties-in 'America's Cup' Technology
far out at sea as wind aloft reattaches to the water surface providing high capacity generation factors. Capital costs for the large castings, gears and roller bearings in the conventional turbine supply chain are not necessary with this design. Manufacturing can scale quickly using common steel fabrication and fiberglass technologies. A franchise model could put wind turbine factories and jobs in our old ship building, Navy Yards or cargo transfer ports on both coasts and the Great Lakes allowing us to leapfrog foreign turbine builders with a technology that suits America’s resources
February 2024
