Project overview:
Standardized Scalable Mooring Solutions Optimized for the U.S. Supply Chain
Awardee:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Start Date:
Q2, 2023
Technical Challenge Area:
Floating Structure Engineering
Completion Date:
Q2, 2026
Synopsis:
This project investigated the tradeoffs between standardization and custom optimization for floating offshore wind (FOW) mooring systems. To achieve the economic benefits associated with standardized offshore wind component designs, this project developed a FOW mooring system based on West Coast seabed and supply chain characteristics.
Target Outcomes:
1
Create industrialized floating offshore wind mooring designs for U.S. West Coast conditions.
2
Publish a U.S. station keeping supply chain analysis, concurrently taking into account station keeping component & installation demands, as well as supply chain capacities and constraints at 2 U.S. West Coast sites.
3
Update and improve offshore wind supply chain models that will be used in this project.
