GIGAWATT SCALE CABLE AND MOORING INSTALLATION
For Gigawatt scale floating wind, an optimal solution is likely to combine current methodologies and technology with new ideas and methods. The focus of this work is on installation step changes, which have the potential to address the critical installation bottlenecks.
A ‘base case’ installation method was developed, by scaling up current practice for demonstrator floating wind arrays, which itself is built on oil and gas and fixed wind experience.
An alternative mooring ‘sensitivity case’ was also detailed to allow for key uncertainties in the choice of mooring configuration. Looking to emerging solutions, a ‘future case’ was also detailed to explore their potential impact.
Other technology options were either considered as variations to these set examples, or through general discussion
