Floating power plants (FPPs) are mobile offshore power generation facilities that can be rapidly deployed to supply electricity to areas in need. One of the earliest FPPs was constructed in 1940 in the Philippines and is still operational today in Ecuador. Countries in Southeast Asia and South America have utilized FPPs to address severe power shortages. FPPs are designed to operate like ships on water, generating power while remaining stable without rotational movement as water levels change. Recent FPP developments include diesel, wind, and tidal energy powered models.

1. SEMINAR: PRESENTED BY: P.KOMAL ENOCH 8 TH SEM MECHANICAL ENGG P.D.I.T -2011

2. CONTENTS INTODUCTION HISTORY DESGIN CONSIDERATION WORKING OF FPP ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES FUTURE OF FPP CONCLUSION REFERENCES

3. INTRODUCTION : The floating power plant can economically supply electricity to a specific district or to a specific facility that temporarily uses electricity And can minimize limitations caused by environmental regulations, and can be used as an emergency electric power source.

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6. HISTORY In fact one of the earlier units, constructed in 1940 by the US Army Corp of Engineers, a 30 MW steam generation facility and put into service in the Philippines, is still in operation at a site in Ecuador The initial answer was the need to install fast, reliable capacity in countries experiencing severe capacity shortages Countries in South East Asia, particularly the Philippines, South America and the Caribbean found themselves desperately short of power In 2000, what is currently the largest FPP in the world was installed in Mangalore, on the west coat of India.

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9. The design of an FPP merges the engineering protocols of the Marine and Power Generation Industries. It is Designed in such a way that it operates like a ship at sea only requiring fuel for it’s generating machinery The FPP is constrained in its motion, and thus move vertically with the tides, river levels or storm surges, without any rotational motion The FPP is designed to sit in waters & move like a vessel at sea, but rather they are designed for service in protected inland waters such as rivers, lagoons, or ports The completed vessel receives a Classification as a “Power Barge Single barge designs ranged from 30 MW up to 530 MW. DESGIN CONSIDERATION

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12. The structure of the Fpp can be divided into, Floating platform Rotor with blades (A Floating Turbine) The floating platform(float) has various functions : It is equipped with submerged lateral guides to direct the river water It permits the adjustment of the height of the equipment above the surface of the river. It prevents undesirable materials from entering the rotor of the turbine It has automatic adjustments in case there are variations in the water level Working of a FPP

13. Rotor with blades (A Floating Turbine) floating turbine on the surface of the river without the blades being submersed in the water Working of a FPP

14. Rotor with blades (A Floating Turbine) Floating turbine on the surface of the river with the blades being immersed in the water we notice that the first change is nothing more than the displacement of river water proportional to the mass of the floating turbine in its physical space It is important the displacement occurs because the volume of the river waterflowing continues in its bed, taking its natural course Working of a FPP

15. Rotor with blades (A Floating Turbine) Working of a FPP

16. Resent Developments The recent research and operation on FPP has developed more sophisticated, light weight, high efficient and effective FPP Some of the latest developments are FPP diesel FPP wind energy FPP tidal energy

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19. ADVANTAGES Fast supply of electricity to areas with limited infrastructure Installation possible in areas with poor logistic infrastructure Independent from soil quality Provides additional safety in earth quake and flooding areas Where land space is limited, large site area not needed Mobile asset for the owner, possibility to trade Short Delivery Time

20. DISADVANTAGES FPP as a problem with end-user power demand and supply not being synchronized. The access to the installations is critical when working off-shore. Infrastructure is costly when working off-shore.

21. FUTURE OF FPP More than 60 floating power stations are in operation around the world. Deploying some 4 GW at continental shores where electricity is most needed. Though these feature a variety of power sources.

22. There are several positive environmental impacts from the construction of FPP. The energy production from a 230 meter Poseidon power plant will reduce the annual emission from a traditional fossil fuel power generation by: 145 tons of sulphur dioxide 120 tons of nitric oxides 35,000 tons of carbon dioxide 2,600 tons of slag and fly ash FPP utilizes and absorbs the inherent energy from the Nature, thereby reducing the use of elements that are Harmful to the Mother nature. conclusion

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