+ Green innovation © The Carbon Trust I “We need innovation that delivers, stretching both minds and horizons. GBP30 million spent for a few billion saved is a no-brainer” – Benj Sykes, Director of Innovation at the Carbon Trust 58 – no 01 2012
CREATING “INNOVATION THAT DELIVERS” IN THE GREEN SPHERE, THE CARBON TRUST IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF STIMULATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS WHICH AIM TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW-CARBON ECONOMY – AND CUT COSTS. TEXT: STUART BREWER The renewables innovation community has become increasingly important in the UK as it has with the rest of the world. This increased focus is exacerbated by rising energy bills, thereby placing the economic imperative on the energy industry to reduce costs. Coincidentally this has led to the development of and investigation into innovative solutions seeking to help developers and operators reduce their costs. Among the leading players stimulating the energy supply chain to find effective solutions is the Carbon Trust, the UK-based not-for-profit company. “Put simply, our mission is to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy. We support the entrepreneurs who are developing the next generation of low carbon businesses in diverse industries, including offshore wind,” says Benj Sykes, Director of Innovation at the Carbon Trust. “The UK is in the vanguard and it is exciting. We see the power of the market, coupled with smart policy, as the best route to costeffective, low-carbon technologies. In addition to tackling climate change, the work we’re doing provides a stimulus for economic growth.” OFFSHORE WIND ACCELERATOR The Carbon Trust’s ongoing work to stimulate innovation in the markets for offshore renewables has leveraged over GBP 55 million. Its work includes the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme, that aims to cut the cost of wind energy by at least 10% by 2020, by focusing on the development of technologies that have the potential to cut the capital, operating and maintenance expenditure on offshore wind farms, targeting typical conditions of the UK’s Round 3 sites, in deeper water and further from shore than existing offshore wind developments. The current focus is on foundations, cables, wake effects, electrical arrangement, and next generation marine access transportation and logistics technology. Today’s offshore wind farms are typically less than 25km from shore in relatively benign sea conditions, shallow water, and consist of up to 100 turbines. Maintenance personnel transfer is possible from boats, about 90% of the time, when significant wave heights are below 1.5m. The new ‘round three’ and ‘Scottish Territorial’ offshore projects may be as far as 300km from shore in harsher sea conditions, and may incorporate as many as 2,500 next generation high capacity turbines. At these sites, Key figures: By 2030, within the operations and maintenance phase alone: The UK and Europe alone will require between 60 and 150 next generation wind farm service vessels Many will be fitted with the latest “compensated” personnel transfer systems Over which up to 1 million transfers per year to and from wind turbine foundations will occur These shall be supported by 30–40 multi-purpose offshore “mother vessels” providing a high capability marine base and place of safety out in the wind farm Not to mention the tens of thousands of crew, technicians and support personnel who will operate and maintain this logistics infrastructure. no 01 2012 – 59
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