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.
This project has received an investment grant from the ‘Renmarinas Demos’ programme under the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan, funded by the European Union’s NextGenerationEU initiative and promoted by the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

The project has secured for 25 years a position 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



The project has secured for 25 years a position 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:

The semisubmersible steel platform HiveWind.
A 3-line hybrid mooring system.
A commercial offshore wind turbine of 11MW.
Auxiliary equipment to monitor the environment and to analyse the compatibility with other marine activities.
A dynamic cable to connect the demonstrator with the interconnexion hub of the testing area.

The semisubmersible steel platform HiveWind.
A 3-line hybrid mooring system.
A commercial offshore wind turbine of 11MW.
Auxiliary equipment to monitor the environment and to analyse the compatibility with other marine activities.
A dynamic cable to connect the demonstrator with the interconnexion hub of the testing area.
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
