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SUBSTRUCTURE DESIGN, MANUFACTURING AND NEW CONCEPTS

Track: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 11:00 - 12:30

Room K2

Chairs:
Göran Dalen, WPD, Sweden
Allan MacAskill, Seaenergy Renewables, United Kingdom

Session description

Substructure design and manufacturing is one of the key areas for offshore wind energy. This is where considerable cost savings can be found, which is essential to making offshore wind energy competitive. It is also an area open to innovative thinking to help overcome the harsh offshore environment. The offshore oil and gas industry has a great deal of experience to offer. However, costs must be reduced and the complexity of offshore wind technology should not be underestimated. How can we combine innovative design with mass production resulting in cheap, reliable and safe substructures for future offshore wind energy developments?

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THE LOGISTICS OF DELIVERING MULTIPLE CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS 
Gordon Jackson, Arup, United Kingdom  
BT2.1 
CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATION STUDY FOR KRIEGERS FLAK 
Göran Loman, Vattenfall, Sweden  
BT2.2 
INNOVATIVE OFFSHORE FOUNDATION SOLUTIONS 
Thomas Ĝstergaard, Siemens Wind Power A/S, Denmark  
BT2.3 
KRIEGERS FLAK FOUNDATION CONCEPTS - THE DRILLED CONCRETE MONOPILE 
Maarten Van der Veen, Ballast Nedam Offshore, The Netherlands  
BT2.4 
A QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON OF THE RESPONSES OF THREE FLOATING PLATFORM CONCEPTS 
Jason Jonkman, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States of America  
BT2.5