HarshLab-Tecnalia Wind Europe

1. HarshLab
A unique offshore laboratory in the Basque
Coast
Pablo Benguria
Wind Europe
Hamburg, September 27th 2018

2. Index
About Tecnalia
BIMEP experimental zone
HARSH project
HarshLab1.0
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What do we offer?
Next step: HarshLab2.0

3. 3 ▌
About TECNALIA

4. 4 ▌
GLOBAL
PRESENCE
About TECNALIA

5. 5 ▌
About TECNALIA

6. Materials & Processes for
Energy and Environment
P1. Surface Engineering
P2. Materials for harsh environments
P3. Sustainable Chemistry
P4. Waste valorisation
P5. Materials for emerging applications
P6. Membrane Technology and process
intensification
ENERGY
Solar Energy
Offshore
Renewable Energy
Smart Grids and
Energy Storage
Renewable Energy
P1. Photovoltaic systems
P1. Solutions for cost reduction in offshore wind
enegy
P2. Solutions for floating offshore wind energy
P3. Wave and tidal energy
P1. Electric Network management and
operation
P2. Power electronic
P3. Energy Storage
Energy Use
Energy efficienty &
industrial sustain.
P1. Efficient energy management
P2. Efficient themal systems
P3. Energy planning
Transport and electrical
distribution
Operation & Maintenance
in Energy Infrastructures
Operation & Maintenance
in Energy Infrastructures
Environment &
Sustainability
P1. Comfortable, healthy and
liveable urban spaces
P2. Circular Economy
P3. Adaptation to climate change
Meteorology
P1. WI4B (Weather Intelligence for
Business)
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 6 ▌

7. HARSH project (2016-18)
Funded by Basque Government, the objective is the research in the design, advanced manufacturing and validation of components for
offshore environments.
11 Basque industrial partners involved:
DITREL INDUSTRIAL:
Submarine connexions
GLUAL:
Hydraulic systems
NEM solutions:
O&M operations
SASYMA:
Coatings
GRUPO VICINAY:
Mooring lines
HINE:
Oleo-hydraulic
MATZ-ERREKA:
Fastening solutions
CREDEBLUB:
Offshore manipulation
TUBACEX:
Risers and pipes
NAVACEL:
Metallic structures

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HL1.0
• Offshore exposition July 20th 2018
• Components and probes testing
• Immersion, splash and atmospheric zones
HL2.0
• Offshore laboratory  Expected 2019
• + Fully functional equipment and modules
• + Submarine connectors
• + Access and O&M training
A novel offshore laboratory was designed and was planned to be constructed in a 2 stages schedule:
HARSH project (2016-18)

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2018
HARSH project (2016-18)

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2019
Two versions, one mooring system
HARSH project (2016-18)

11. Confidential
 Located in the Gulf of Biscay, 1,700 meters in front of the
village of Armintza (Bizkaia, Spain)
BiMEP experimental sea zone
 5.3 km2 total surface area.
 Originally designed for testing and demonstrating prototype
devices for harnessing ocean energy prior to their full-scale
commercial development.
 Fully equipped with modern subsea infrastructure for onshore grid
connection:
• 13,2 kV – 5 MW subsea export cables.
• Research and Data Centre (Monitoring and control system)
• 24/7 surveillance
 Well communicated with Armintza’s port, which allows a quick access to
samples under trial while ensuring 100% offshore conditions.

12. Confidential
Challenging sea bottom conditions for mooring
BiMEP experimental sea zone

13. Confidential
BiMEP experimental sea zone
Mooring and anchoring system
• 3 legs, each one composed of chain, steel wire, connectors, shackles and Drag Embedment Anchors (DEA)
specifically designed for the soil conditions (cutter points and ballast)
• Chain
 Studlink R4, DN=76mm;
 100m for each line (100x3 = 300m in total)
 Design Tension = 196(R)-349(FR)-347(FL) Tons
• Steel wire
 Steel Wire CAESA DN=52mm (11.0kg/m, 1980kN)
 1 section for each line: approx. 250m-400m-500m (1150m in
total)
 Design Tension = 170 Tons each line
• Anchors
 Design Tension = 89(R)-162(FR)-158(FL) Tons
 Mass = 4.5+2.4(R)-3.5(FR)-3.5(FL) Tons

14. HarshLab v1.0
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• CALM buoy adapted to the BiMEP metaocean conditions
 Diameter ≈ 4.300 mm
 Height ≈ 3.400 mm
 Lightweight ≈ 8 ton
 Net buoyancy ≈ 21 ton
• Equipped with standard navigation aids as requested by BiMEP (AIS and lantern).
• No need of divers for inspections, immersion and splash probes can be easily extracted from the lab’s
deck
• HarshLab1.0 allows the evaluation of standardized probes and other components in real offshore
environment.

15. Confidential
Meteorological data
 Annual precipitation: 1500 mm/year
 Mean interannual temperature: 13ºC
 Average interannual max temperature: 16ºC
 Average interannual min temperature: 10ºC
 Average isolation: 1825 hours/year
Oceanographic data
 Water temp. min/max: 11ºC (Jan) - 22ºC (Aug)
 Significant wave height min/med/max: 1,15m/1,67m/9,62m
 Average salinity: 35 USP
 Average dissolved O2: 6 mL/l
 Average transmittance: 88%
HarshLab v1.0
• It can handle up to 765 samples (125 in atmospheric zone, 320 in splash and 320 in immersion).
Immersion zone
Splash zone
Atmospheric zone

16. What do we offer?
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Open to any company, RTO or university interested in performing ageing test in real offshore environment, both in
public funded (eg: H2020) and private projects.
Actually offering basic packs of 10 standardized probes (150x75x5mm) during 12 months, including:
• Initial characterization: weight, bright, colour, pictures, other specifications required by user (adherence,
thickness, etc).
• 3 quarterly non destructive inspections: weight, bright, colour, pics, other specifications
• Final characterization: weight, bright, colour, pictures, other specifications required by user (adherence,
thickness, etc).
• Final report with results
Components in other dimensions can be tested as well under request
Additional characterization techniques (SEM, EDS, metallography, etc) are available under request

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What do we offer?
 Corrosion analysis, forecasting, assessment, control and
monitoring.
 Material and coatings testing and characterization (i.e. chemical
composition, microstructure, mechanical properties: tensile test,
fatigue,…).
 Surface properties, i.e.: surface roughness, coating adherence,
wettability, hardness, …).
 Failure analysis in-service performance and residual life
 Wear and friction characterization.
 Artificial ageing in climatic chambers
Standards and Accreditations
Materials testing under NADCAP, ASTM, NACE, DIN, UNE, …)
ENAC Accreditation
Lab scale materials testing & failure analysis
Labs equipped with testing facilities allowing a large number of corrosion tests in atmosphere, immersion or under mechanical
solicitation to be performed according to standardized or specific demands.

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MaRINET2 is an EU project with the objective of “ensuring the integration and enhancement of leading European research
infrastructures specialising in research, development and testing of Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) systems”.
39 partners offering 57 singular facilities for R&D projects. HarshLab1.0 among them.
Periodic open calls for selection of projects to be funded. Next one to be opened on November 1st.
What do we offer?

19. Confidential
Coupons and
components assays in
atmospheric zone.
Coupons and
components assays in
atmospheric zone.
Coupons and
components assays in
immersion zone.
Coupons and
components assays in
immersion zone.
Mooring component assays:
Suspension zone for different
mooring components.
Potentially inserted in HarshLab
mooring lines.
Mooring component assays:
Suspension zone for different
mooring components.
Potentially inserted in HarshLab
mooring lines.
Coupons and
components assays
in splash zone
Coupons and
components assays
in splash zone
Coupons and
components assays
in confined zone
Coupons and
components assays
in confined zone
Coupons and components
assays in seabed zone (60m)
Coupons and components
assays in seabed zone (60m)
Umbilicals, connectors
and risers assays :
Possibility of connection
both in the bottom and
sides of HarshLab.
Umbilicals, connectors
and risers assays :
Possibility of connection
both in the bottom and
sides of HarshLab.
Next step: HarshLab2.0

20. Visit our blog:
http://blogs.tecnalia.com/inspiring-blog/
www.tecnalia.com
Questions?
pablo.benguria@tecnalia.com
+34 667 178 853

21. Other exposition sites
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Biofouling exposition in floating jetty in permanent immersion zone in the port of
Pasaia (Gipuzkoa, Spain).
• Salinity: 27,4 usp
• Water temperature: 16,8 ºC
• Dissolved oxygen: 69,0 % sat
• pH: 8,0
• Transparency: 1,1m
Main biofouling species in Pasaia’s port
• Balanus sp.
• Ascidia cf. mentula
• Bugula sp.
• Phallusia mammillata
• Serpulidae
 Easy access and monitoring of environmental parameters.
 Estuarine port conditions with a mix of sea water (Cantabrian sea) and fresh water
(Oiartzun river).
 Average environmental conditions (Jul’14-Jul’15):
 Due to its high nutrient loads and high water retention time, the development of
biofouling is very quick.

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 The methods for testing and evaluation are based on international standards:
Standard Standard title
ASTM D 3623 – 78a (2012)
Standard Test Method for Testing Antifouling Panels in Shallow
Submergence
ASTM D6990 – 05 (2011)
Standard Practice for Evaluation Biofouling Resistance and
Physical Performance of Marine Coating System
Other exposition sites
 This facility gives valuables information concerning the material degradation
mechanism and the lifetime forecasting