Title
Simulated Wake Effects Platform for Turbines (SWEPT)

CoPED ID
94c7c037-2789-4a8a-808b-77b3d7a8e954

Status
Closed


Value
£211,710

Start Date
May 31, 2013

End Date
May 30, 2014

Description

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The Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) identifies CFD based turbine wake models as an important route to delivering improved efficiency and longevity of offshore wind farms. Including improvements to the support structure loads and lifespan, we identify a potential 2.3% energy cost reduction. Recent advances in GPU based CFD methods developed for the aerospace and automotive sectors is over 20x faster and more cost effective than existing CPU-based CFD systems. SWEPT brings together global renewables leader GL Garrad Hassan, CFD expert Bristol University and HPC / simulation specialist SME Zenotech. We will establish the industrial feasibility of including a new turbine model into zCFD for use in delivering lower cost of energy offshore wind farms. Significant spillover benefits will follow via customization for on-shore wind farms, hydrodynamic turbine farms and civil engineering in the renewable sector.

Zenotech Ltd LEAD_ORG
University of Bristol PARTICIPANT_ORG
Garrad Hassan Group Limited PARTICIPANT_ORG
Zenotech Ltd PARTICIPANT_ORG

Subjects by relevance
  1. Wind energy
  2. Wind farms
  3. Renewable energy sources
  4. Wind power stations
  5. Wind turbines
  6. Turbines
  7. Farms
  8. Costs

Extracted key phrases
  1. Wake Effects platform
  2. Energy offshore wind farm
  3. Offshore Wind Accelerator
  4. Hydrodynamic turbine farm
  5. New turbine model
  6. Global renewable leader GL Garrad Hassan
  7. CFD expert Bristol University
  8. Energy cost reduction
  9. Turbines
  10. Low cost
  11. Cost effective
  12. Simulation specialist SME Zenotech
  13. Cfd system
  14. Cfd method
  15. Support structure load

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