EWEA2011

15th March2011
C.CHABERT
Christophe.chabert@dcnsgroup.com

Floatingoffshore:Strategicvision
ThetechnologicalbreakthroughofthefloatingWTwillopennew andhugepossibilities:
Givingaccesstohugeareas Withfewerconflictsofuseandvisualimpact Capturingaregularandstrongwind Reducedclimaticinfluencesoninstallationcostswhenerectedinport Openingmanynewapplications:energytransformationonsite

EuropeandFrancearenaturalplacestodevelopthistechnologydueto:
Waterdepth Knowhowgainedinfixedoffshoretechnology

Thedistancetothecoastmustbeminimizedforcostreasons =>thesystemmustbeefficientfromthedepthwhere fixedfoundationsstopstobe(+/ 50m) Thefloatingoffshorewillbringanswerstoenergychallengesofthe futureandwillbethesecondgenerationofoffshorewindfarms

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WinFlovision&challenges
Providerenewableenergyinaprofitable,usefulandefficientway
Anticipateafuturemarket Ensurethebusinessbycreatingthemarket DevelopthefirstfloatingwindfarminFrance

BUSINESS

TECHNOLOGY
Developaninnovative andcompetitive worldclasstechnology

INDUSTRY
Createaleadingindustry, attherighttime, onanfastgrowinginternationalmarket

TheWinFloproject
A multi megawatts floating offshore wind system designed for deep water coasts, from 50 meters depth Initiated in 2008 in France by major players of :
Wind industry : Nass&Wind Industrie Naval industry : DCNS Offshore oil & gas : Saipem (ENI)

Awarded by the French Maritime cluster of Brittany in 2008 Funded by the French government

Planning
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2008/2012:Prestudies,designandconstruction ofademonstrator 2013/2014:Testanddemonstrationatsea 2015/2016:Marketintroduction&pilotwindfarms 2020:Fullindustrialproduction

Technicalconcept
Innovativesemisubmersible FreeFloatingPlatform Fullsystemassemblyinport Towedtooffshoresitesusing conventionaltugs Minimumactivesystem Optimizedmaintenanceprocedure MultimegawattWindTurbine optimizedforfloatingapplication Reliability&weight Sea&movingenvironments

Catenariesanchoring system =>Suitabletoalltypeof seabedwithfewconstraints

Dynamiccable =>basedonprovenoil &gastechnology

Waterdepth>50m =>Efficientfromthe fixedfoundationslimit

PresentationofthePartners
Wind energy expert : Development, financing, construction, operation + Customer viewpoint Offshore platforms design and installation 36.000 people European leader for naval defense systems Business unit dedicated to Ocean Energy Systems 12.200 people

Project leader

Environmental marine studies

Sea expertise Model testing Scientific partner

Mechanics of materials, structures and fluids Academic partner

Developmentphases&KSF
3phases:
2010/2015 2015/2020 > 2020

Demonstration ofthe technology

Firstfloatingwindfarms &Improvement ofthetechnology

Technologyrecognized atanindustriallevelon afastgrowingmarket

3keysuccessfactors:
Technology maturity Cost efficiency (LCOE) Test/Improvement industrialization Suitable large areas for development

Design

Marketanalysis
Markettargets:
France(domesticmarket)+Europe(firstinternationalmarket) NorthAmerica&Asiawithlocalpartners

Afewcompetitorsintheworld,butwithconcepts,market targetsortimingmostofthetimedifferent:
PrincipalPower(FFP/USA),BlueH(TLP/Holland),Hywind(Spar/Norway), Sway(SparTLP/Norway),VertiWind(verticalaxisFFP/France)

ExternalizedmarketstudydonebyFrost&SullivanforEurope: =>Powerinstalledwithfloatingtechnologiesuntil2030= 20to25GW WinFloestimatedmarketshare:20to30%=5GW(forEurope)

Dveloppement
Europeanbusinessplanandjobcreationforthe Europeanmarket:
2020 2010 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 to 2013 2030 MW delivered Direct employment Total employment
directs + indirects)

Cumul ated in 2030 5000

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Conclusions&perspectives
Demonstration phase :
Pre-studies and design Construction of a demonstrator Test and demonstration at sea > 1 year Total budget > 40,000,000 Financing being finalized among partners and with a public governmental funding (30%)

Next phases : Industrialization and commercialization

Industrialization of the manufacturing process Pilot wind farms construction & operation Europe, North America and Asia marketing New sources of financing needed Partners needed for pilot wind farms and for markets outside Europe

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