use of earlier generation jack-up drilling rigs
Posted by colin hardy to Equipment, 2010-01-05 04:29:50
Given the huge cost involved in new build of offshore vessels, earlier generation jack-up oil drilling rigs, no longer used for that purpose offer a comparatively economic avenue for the offshore wind industry. Available in various configurations, and built for operations in waters ranging from 80' to 800', there basic stable base and physics offers the industry a proven resource for stable a...
wind energy bij using kites
Posted by rob van beek to Equipment, 2009-08-24 11:55:28
I saw a great new way of getting lots of green energy by using Kites on TED.com. Placing Kites at about 300 meters in the air could generate tremendous new way of getting offshore wind energy cheap. Low cost, high impact.
Take a look at this presentation by innovator and invento Saul Griffith on http://blog.ted.com/2009/03/inventing_a_sup.php
Access equipment
Posted by Joyce van Heijzen to Equipment, 2009-08-17 13:21:19
With all the brilliant minds in the world, why is there not a simpel and cheap solution to cross over to the turbine structure!
Left overs
Posted by Joyce van Heijzen to Removal, 2009-08-17 13:28:53
Can you imagine the amount of steel left behind if all monopiles are only cut off 3 meters under the ground surface...
Why not re-use the foundations and install a new turbine on the foundation!
Remove the generator from the nacelle
Posted by Jeroen Frederiks to Other topics, 2009-10-27 14:03:18
The transport of energy from the nacelle to the base will be done using a closed-loop
system of pumps and pipelines. This way the heavy generator in the nacelle can be removed. As a result installation, maintanance, etc. will become easier.