FWP 2017 l Thomas CHOISNET, IDEOL “Floatgen @ SEM-REV: a successful partnership between the world’s first multi-technology offshore test-site and France´s first offshore wind turbine”

1. FLOATGEN: A EUROPEAN COLLABORATIVE PROJECT
FEEDBACK ON DESIGN ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES AND
CERTIFICATION

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THE FLOATGEN PROJECT IN BRIEF
§ Objec&ves:
• Enable the technological development of floa&ng
wind solu&ons,
• that will be deployable in deep waters
• and in Southern Europe
• Share the knowledge and experience gained
§ Means:
• Colabora&on b/w research ins&tutes /
universi&es / industrial partners
• Design, build, install and operate a floa&ng wind
turbine

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PARTNERS AND PROJECT SUPPORTERS
§ Partners:
• Coordinator: Ideol (Overall engineering, floa&ng wind turbine)
• Ecole Centrale Nantes (test site, mooring procurement and installa&on)
• Bouygues TP (hull construc&on)
• StuLgart University (aerodynamics, wind turbine modelling, computa&onal fluid
dynamics)
• Fraunhoffer IWES (technical benchmark)
• Zabala (administra&ve collabora&on)
• RSK (environnemental impact)
§ The project was financed by:
• The European FP7 programme
• The French Programme des Inves&ssements d’Avenir via ADEME
• Région Pays de la Loire

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SITE AND WIND TURBINE CHANGES
2012
2013
2014
§ Sites:
• Tarragona
• PLOCAN Gran Canaria
• SEMREV North Gulf of Biscay
§ Wind turbines:
• Gamesa G80
• Gamesa G90
• Vestas V80

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CHANGES TO BE INTEGRATED INTO THE ENGINEERING
PROCESS
Essais bassin Tank + material tests
2 Conceptual designs:
• G80 in Med Sea
• G80 in Gran Canaria
2 Basic designs:
• G80 in Gran Canaria
• G80 on SEMREV
2 detailed designs for
approval:
• G80/G90 on SEMREV
• V80 on SEMREV
1 design for
construc&on:
• V80 on SEMREV