ML102930376
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| Issue date: | 06/18/2009 |
| From: | Dagher H Univ of Maine |
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Deepwater Offshore Wind in Maine:
the Plan, the Timeline Dr. H. J. Dagher, P.E.
Director, Advanced Structures and Composites Center University of Maine (207) 5812138 hd@umit.maine.edu June 18, 2009 1
Outline
- 1. Why Deepwater Wind in the US?
- 2. Why Deepwater Wind in Maine?
- 3. How will Maine Use its Wind Resource?
- 4. Europe
Deepwater Wind:
Dominant US Ocean Energy Resource
- 1. 61% of US offshore wind resource in deepwater.
- 2. US deepwater wind ~
1,533 GW.
- 3. Total US electrical generation capacity ~
1,100 GW.
Source: Walter Musial, NREL (2008)
Dr. H. J. Dagher (207) 5812138 3 hd@umit.maine.edu
Why Pay Attention to Maines Deepwater Wind?
- 1. 8.3% of US Deepwater Wind Resource is off Maine.
- 2. R&D Capacity:
UM Advanced Structures and Composites Center UM GIS Offshore Wind Database (25 faculty x 50 years)
- 3. Governor Established Deepwater offshore Wind Testbed
- 4. Unique Ocean Industry Assets:
(a) Boatbuilding industry (BIW)
(b) Deepwater floating exploration rigs (Cianbro) h Dr. H. J. Dagher (207) 5812138 4 hd@umit.maine.edu
Maine: A Source of Green Energy for the Northeast U.S.
55 million 40 Nuclear people Power Plants of
- 18% of US population in Northeast Dr. H. J. Dagher (207) 5812138 5 hd@umit.maine.edu
Maine Deepwater Wind:
Part of the Regional RPS Solution 6
The Maine Plan:
More than Turning the Lights on!
3GW 5GW 5 GW of additional wind needed to electrify heating and transportation in Maine Dr. H. J. Dagher (207) 5812138 7 hd@umit.maine.edu
89% of Maines Offshore Wind is in Deepwater; Class 6 & 7 Winds US US US Source: Walter Musial (NREL, 2008) 8
Maines Role in Meeting U.S. DOEs Plan:
20% Wind Energy by 2030 5 GW in each 300 Offshore of top 10 53.9 offshore Cumulative Installed Capacity (GW)
Land-based 250 GW states offshore 200 150 293.4 GW 100 on land 50 0
2000 2006 2012 2018 2024 2030 Dr. H. J. Dagher (207) 5812138 9 hd@umit.maine.edu
US is Behind:
Offshore Wind Projects Planned by 2015 Europe and North America 40,616MW Source: Walter Musial (NREL, 2008)
Dr. H. J. Dagher (207) 5812138 10 hd@umit.maine.edu
Floating Wind Turbine Testing Ongoing in Norway 11
Maine R&D Goal 1(20092010):
Establish Deepwater Wind Testbed Objectives:
- Evaluate deepwater platform designs in-situ, both scale models and full-size.
- Verify models necessary for design.
Partners:
Testbed open to federal, academic and industrial partners.
Approach: Establish heavily instrumented, highly characterized ocean environment, >60m Dr. H. J. Dagher (207) 5812138 12 hd@umit.maine.edu
Maine R&D Goal 2 (20102014):
Test Deepwater Wind Turbines Technical Challenges:
- Predictive models.
- Cost Target ($3.5/W).
- Manufacturability.
- Deployment.
- Durability: corrosion/fatigue.
- Survivability (extreme local events).
- Foundations.
- Optimization for Class 6 and 7 winds.
Approach:
- Start with scale model(s), Laboratory Testbed
- Use macrocomposites (conventional+advanced materials).
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Maine R&D Goal 3 (20142018):
First Floating Offshore Wind Farm Stepping-Stone Project: 20-30 MW
- Design
- Build
- Monitor Dr. H. J. Dagher (207) 5812138 14 hd@umit.maine.edu
Maine to Invest in Deepwater Offshore Wind Research
- 1. Advanced Deepwater Wind Prototyping Center:
- Expands UM Advanced Structure and Composites lab to 70,000 ft2
- Design, prototype and test under one roof
- Robotics composites prototyping
- Nanocomposites
- 2. Deepwater Wind Testbed UM Testbed Dr. H. J. Dagher (207) 5812138 15 hd@umit.maine.edu
Economic Opportunities for Maine 5GW = 250 MW/Year over 20 Years Based on Vestas V903MW turbine
- $1 billion per year over 20 years
- Local fab and install (30%) = $300M/year
- Local offshore service (2.5% of CI) = $500M/year after built
- With 25year life, project repowering sustains regional jobs Dr. H. J. Dagher (207) 5812138 16 hd@umit.maine.edu