OptiH2float, a software platform that supports comprehensive floating wind farm (FWF) design for green hydrogen (H2) production on a bulk scale

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Title
OptiH2float, a software platform that supports comprehensive floating wind farm (FWF) design for green hydrogen (H2) production on a bulk scale
CoPED ID
30f8f694-8a95-41a1-ad44-508a668f6834
Status
Active
Funders
Innovate UK
Innovate UK
Value
£699,144
Start Date
Sept. 30, 2021
End Date
March 30, 2023
Description

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This project brings together BPP-Cables and Logan Energy, experts in offshore cabling and H2 production respectively, to produce OptiH2float. OptiH2float is an end-to-end floating wind farm (FWF) design and H2 production optimisation tool. By inputting data concerning weather conditions, shore distance, FWF size, and more, OptiH2float will provide users with quantified energy generation, impacts, costs, and returns, as well as optimisation suggestions for FWF layout, design, and the H2 production process.

Economic, social, and political factors are all driving a growing opportunity for green hydrogen (H2). Technological improvements are reducing the cost of H2 for energy production and transport, making it increasingly attractive (40% cheaper by 2030 \[IRENA, 2020\]). The public in the UK and abroad are demanding policy changes in the face of climate change, and in response 33 countries (including the UK) have declared a climate emergency \[CEDAMIA, 2021\]. The UK Government's ambitious target is to cut 78% of carbon emissions by 2035 \[BBC, 2021\].

H2 production integrated into floating wind farms (FWF) can meet this opportunity. However, as a new technology there is much industry uncertainty about the feasibility of this approach. A FWF is a significant investment of time and money, and FWF developers want to see expected profitable returns.

Bpp Cables Limited LEAD_ORG
Logan Energy Limited PARTICIPANT_ORG
Bpp Cables Limited PARTICIPANT_ORG

Minoo Patel PM_PER
Minoo Patel PM_PER

Subjects by relevance
  1. Climate changes
  2. Emissions
  3. Climate policy
  4. Production
  5. Costs
  6. Greenhouse gases
  7. Decrease (active)
  8. Optimisation
  9. Energy production (process industry)
  10. Renewable energy sources
  11. Productivity
  12. Wind energy
  13. Wind farms
  14. Climate protection
  15. Farms

Extracted key phrases
  1. H2 production optimisation tool
  2. H2 production process
  3. OptiH2float
  4. Wind farm
  5. Energy production
  6. FWF layout
  7. FWF developer
  8. H2 production
  9. Software platform
  10. Green hydrogen
  11. Design
  12. Climate emergency \[cedamia
  13. Energy generation
  14. UK Government
  15. Climate change

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