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Issue
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TITAN 200 Highlights
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Installation cost
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The Titan 200 is self installing. It requires only a tug to bring to location and a
workboat to bring installation aids (jacks, etc.) back to shore base.
• Fully assembled unit with tower and turbine towed to site
• No derrick barge or other offshore construction equipment
• No dredge or other site preparation rigs
• No special purpose vessel or equipment to deliver to location
• No pile driving or suction piles
• True 2-day installation without construction spread
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Construction cost
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• Mass production of hulls and legs in a low cost location in far east.
This activity takes place year-round.
• Transport to Shipyard near installation site, 25 platforms at a time
(3 shipments per season = 75 platforms).
• Structural unit cost (price/weight) is approx 25% of UK prices.
• Tower installation and final assembly at UK yard near installation site
• Installed price goal per megawatt is comfortably achieved.
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Site irregularities
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Not a factor for installation:
• Sand waves
• Subsoil boulders or other obstructions (if more than 20 m below mudline)
• Scour
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Verticality
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• Platform is continuously adjustable at time of installation to insure
verticality of tower. Level seafloor not required.
• In event of long term loss of verticality, platform can be easily leveled
by temporarily re-installing installation jacks.
• No need to un-install tower to adjust
• No serious construction project to adjust
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Personnel access
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• Fully IMO approved boat landings and ladders (retractable)
• Optional helideck
• Optional stairs
• Optional man-loaded crane
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Maintenance access
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• Davit at each leg for cargo and jack handling
• Optional crane of any size (nominal 40-50 tonne suggested)
• A-frame davit for installation/removal/change-out of containerized
control room, power and other deck equipment
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Range of locations,
common design
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• Robust family of designs for various water depths and environments
• Standard designs for 3.6 MW and 5.0 MW turbines in 35 to 45 M water depth
• Natural frequency can be fine-tuned for the site by adjusting leg
reaction pads rather than by total redesign
• All platforms in a field will have same design, easily adjustable
for variations in water depth.
• Economy of scale is assured.
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Performance and life
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• Design by collaboration of US and European engineers and scientists
with 100’s of years combined experienced in the hull form and
European offshore wind market
• State of the art design taking advantage of all aspects of dynamic
design including adjustable mass, spring rates and damping to
assure optimized design meeting the site requirements.
• Thorough fatigue analysis and design details for the life of the facility.
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Regulatory
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• Standard design to ABS requirements.
• Optional submittals and approvals by other agencies such as DNV or Lloyds
• Safety systems to IMO and other requirements
Note: Platform is unmanned except for occasional maintenance procedures.
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