德国自生式海上风机安装船offshore-wind-farm-installation-jack-up.pdf

[ MARINE / IN DETAIL ] ] L I A T E D Design criteria for an ofshore N I / E wind farm installation jack-up N I R A M [ AU T H O R : H e n n i n g vo n We d e l , S e n i o r M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r, W ä r t s i l ä S h i p D e s i g n i n G e r m a n y The global search for cleaner energy sources has led to increasing support for ofshore wind farm installations. This development has significant implications for the marine industry, as discussed in this article. 28 in detail WÄRTSILÄ TECHNICAL JOURNAL 01.2010 he recent emergence of ofshore wind farming as a new maritime industry is something to which the traditional shipping and shipbuilding industries, and especially the ofshore sector, are having to adjust. Past attempts of designers to deal with the particular challenges of this new reality were not taken overly seriously. However, in light of the intensifying worldwide debate on global warming and CO2 emissions, governments around the world are showing genuine interest, and are giving concrete JACKUP SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE support to the new ofshore wind industry. JACKUP SEM-SUBMERSIBLE In Europe, an initiative to subsidize ofshore wind projects with approximately EUR 4 billion has been launched by the European Union. Leading European utilities engaged in eight ofshore wind projects during 2009, providing a combined output of more than 0.5 GW. In 2010, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), ten more ofshore wind farms with an aggregate output SHIP SHAPE W. HEAVE COMPEN