世界上首个半潜式浮动风发电场已经投产

据OE网站报道，被誉为世界上第一个浮动式半潜风力发电场的WindFloat Atlantic现已全面投入运营，并已开始向葡萄牙电网满负荷提供电力。

这个25兆瓦的风力发电场由三个风力涡轮机组成，矗立在Principle Power的半潜式地基上，目前正在为葡萄牙电网提供8.4兆瓦风力涡轮机所产生的电能，这是有史以来安装在浮动平台上的世界上最大的风力涡轮机。

第三台也是最近被拖到海上的最后一台涡轮机，根据Principle Power的说法，该涡轮机现已连接到变电站。

Principle Power表示， 在三个平台中的最后一个平台连接到20公里的出口电缆，将风电场连接到葡萄牙Viana do Castelo的变电站之后，风电场的建设现在已经完成。

该项目由Windplus财团牵头，该财团包括EDP可再生能源(54.4%)、ENGIE(25%)、Repsol(19.4%)和Principle Power Inc.(1.2%)。

Principle Power补充道，这个浮动风电场的启用是业界的一个里程碑式的成就，因为浮动风技术有助于能源来源的多样化，提供了进入未开发的海洋地区的途径，并代表了迈向无碳经济的重大技术飞跃。WindFloat Atlantic的总装机发电量为25兆瓦，是世界上第一个半潜式浮动风电场，每年将产生相当于6万用户的能源，减少近110万吨的二氧化碳排放。

Principle Power称，该项目的成功源于其技术。 例如，其系泊技术可将其安装在100 m深的水域中，其设计可在恶劣天气和海况下保持稳定。 另一个关键优势是所使用的组装技术：干船坞组装可节省大量的后勤和财务费用，并且使用标准的拖船拖曳平台。

该公司表示，这些技术优势，以及其他优势，清楚地表明，Windfloat Atlantic的模式可以在其他地区复制，这些地区的不利海床条件或巨大的水深意味着传统的海底固定海上风能技术不可行。

郝芬 译自 OE网站

原文如下：

World’s First Semi-submersible Floating Wind Farm Now Online

WindFloat Atlantic, dubbed the world's first floating semi-submersible floating wind farm, is now fully operational and has started delivering electricity to the Portuguese grid in full capacity.

The 25MW wind farm, consisting of three wind turbines standing tall on Principle Power's semi-submersible foundation, is now supplying the Portuguese electrical grid with the energy generated by its 8.4 MW wind turbines, the world's largest turbines ever installed on a floating platform.

The third and final turbine was recently towed to the offshore location, and according to Principle Power, the turbine has now been connected to the substation.

"Following the connection of the last of the three platforms to the 20 km export cable connecting the wind farm to the substation at Viana do Castelo, Portugal, the construction of the wind farm is now complete," Principle Power said.

The project is led by the Windplus consortium, comprising EDP Renewables (54.4%), ENGIE (25%), Repsol (19.4%) and Principle Power Inc. (1.2%).

"The commissioning of this floating wind farm is a landmark achievement for the sector as floating wind technology contributes to the diversification of energy sources, provides access to untapped marine areas and represents a major technological leap towards a carbon-free economy," Principle Power added.

With a total installed capacity of 25 MW, WindFloat Atlantic is the world’s first semi-submersible floating wind farm, and and will generate enough energy to supply the equivalent of 60,000 users per year, saving almost 1.1 million tons of CO2, Principle Power added.

"This project's success is rooted in its technology. Its mooring technology, for example, allows for installation in waters over 100 m deep, and its design offers stability in adverse weather and sea conditions. Another key advantage was the assembly technology used: dry-dock assembly provided significant logistical and financial savings, and the platforms were towed using standard tug boats," Principle Power said.

"These technical advantages, among others, clearly show that Windfloat Atlantic's model is replicable in other areas where adverse seabed conditions or significant water depth mean that traditional bottom-fixed offshore wind technology is not an option," the company said.