HIVELAB

PROJECT

The HIVELAB project consists of the manufacture, installation, and commissioning of a HiveWind demonstrator with a 11MW commercial turbine and a lifetime of 25 years, with the aim of testing, demonstrating and validating this technology in a real marine environment during the first 2 years.

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The project has secured for 25 years a positios for the demostrator in the R&D&I

Platform in Marine Energies of Catalonia (PLEMCAT), led by the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) and supported by the Generalitat of Catalunya

TIMELINE

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The project has secured for 25 years a positios for the demostrator in the R&D&I

Platform in Marine Energies of Catalonia (PLEMCAT), led by the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) and supported by the Generalitat of Catalunya

The solution proposed consists of the following elements:

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The semisubmersible steel platform HiveWind.

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A dynamic cable to connect the demonstrator with the interconnexion hub of the testing area.

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A commercial offshore wind turbine of 11MW.

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Auxiliary equipment to monitor the environment and to analyse the compatibility with other marine activities.

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A 3-line hybrid mooring system.

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The semisubmersible steel platform HiveWind.

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A dynamic cable to connect the demonstrator with the interconnexion hub of the testing area.

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A commercial offshore wind turbine of 11MW.

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Auxiliary equipment to monitor the environment and to analyse the compatibility with other marine activities.

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A 3-line hybrid mooring system.

Project objectives

Floating offshore wind has got two main challenges to overcome in the near future: 1. The increase in floating platforms request and pressure on CAPEX reduction. 2. The compatibility of floating wind with the ecosystems and fishing activities.

 

The HIVELAB project has six strategic objectives connected with the two main challenges stated above

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Objective #1: Demonstrate the viability of the HiveWind concepts

To demonstrate the viability of the HiveWind concept with a turbine equivalent to those to be used on a commercial scale and to drive HiveWind as a bankable solution for the deployment of floating offshore wind in a global scale.

Objective #2: Enhance the supply chain

Enhance the supply chain in a national and European level and acquire knowledge on the fabrication strategy for commercial projects

Objective #3: Gain knowledge on the environmental impact

Gain knowledge on the environmental impact due to the deployment of the demonstrator that is located inside of an area of large Offshore Wind potential where a commercial floating farm should be deployed before the end of the present decade.

Objective #4: Evaluate and promote the Compatibility with other activites

Evaluate and promote the compatibility of floating Offshore Wind with other activities (such as fishing, tourism or aquiculture) and to stablish potential solutions for the commercial projects

Objective #5: Auxiliar elements of biodiversitiy regeneration

Evaluate the impact of auxiliar elements on biodiversity regeneration using regenerative eco-structures

Objective #6: Maximize the social acceptance

Maximize the social acceptance of floating offshore wind in Spain, and particularly in Catalonia