Contributions from a multidisciplinary university Finn Gunnar Nielsen Professor Geophysical Institute

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1 Workshop Floating Offshore Wind Norwegian Offshore Wind Cluster Dublin 4 th and 5 th December 2018 Contributions from a multidisciplinary university Finn Gunnar Nielsen Professor Geophysical Institute

2 Facts Seven faculties 50 institutes and centres 16,300 students 3,700 staff 250 PhDs annually 3,000 academic publications annually 2,500 get a degree at UiB every year

3 Priority areas at UiB Global challenges Marine research Climate and energy transi/on

4 Norwegian maritime industry Deep waters Advanced systems and operations Harsh environment Complicated projects BOW 4

5 The role of offshore wind in Norway New industrial opportunities Reduce Norwegian emissions (on- and offshore) Contribute in a future North-European power market BOW SIDE 5

6 Norwegian presence BOW SIDE 6

7 The potential Reduce national emissions Power to Europe Appr. 80 * 80 km MW turbines 130 TWh/year BOW SIDE 7 Appr. 20 * 20 km MW turbines 8 TWh/year

8 Norwegian and mid-european winds have low correlation kl 11: kl 06:00 BOW SIDE 8

9 We are in front at deep waters Industrial opportunities and reduced emissions Concrete Star Ideol Hywind Concrete Star (Olav Olsen) BOW PAGE 9

10 but competitors are coming up Gicon Wind Float Ideol Trifloater Pelastar BOW PAGE

11 Offshore wind challenges REDUCE INVESTMENT COSTS Taller turbines - Larger wind farms MORE ENERGY PRODUCTION More wind - Further from shore Deeper waters Floating wind farms MINIMIZE CONFLICTS Site mapping Regulatory issues Mesoscale Park scale Rotor scale Blade scale km Days -Hours 10-1 km 20 min - 20 sec m 10 2 sec 5 -.5m sec BOW SIDE 11

12 The costs are reduced LCOE = Investment + O&M Production BOW SIDE 12

13 Vision for Bergen Offshore Wind Centre (BOW) BOW shall: Be a resource centre contributing with Research and Education at a high international level. Address aspects related to resources, environment, and technical solutions, as well as legal, economic and social aspects of offshore wind energy. Provide professional support and advices to industry, authorities and the society at large. Mobilize and make UiB s multi-discipline competence visible. BOW SIDE 13

14 Focus areas of Bergen Offshore Wind Centre Wind resources Resource mapping Map and understand wind at various spatial and time-scales. Wind boundary layer over sea Infrastructure for observations Stability and turbulence evaluations Establish detailed numerical models Inside the wind farm Wake models and multiple wakes Importance of stability on wake flow BOW SIDE 14 Site evaluation Environmental issues Mapping of ecology Mapping of soil properties Interaction wind, waves and current. Planning issues Use of areas, combined use, conflict handling Dynamic response of wind turbines Turbine localization and cable routing Sustainable finance Law issues Jurisdiction, national / International laws. Integration of offshore wind in the power market Wind farm operations Production forecasts Prognosis & Now-casting Marine operations Operational windows Optimum scheduling Information handling Collection and analysis of «big data». Visualization and digitalization Decision support systems

15 Understanding the environment Measurements Interpretation Numerical simulations BOW SIDE 15

16 The OBLO national infrastructure BOW SIDE 16

17 New solutions Materials - nanotechnology Sensor technology Optimization BOW SIDE 17

18 Handling conflicting interests Law issues Social perspectives. Mapping ecology BOW SIDE 18

19 Cooperation Norwegian universities and R&D institutions Academia Key international institutions Local and national authorities Policy makers Media BOW SIDE 19 Society Bergen Offshore Wind Centre Industry Wind industry Maritime industry Lawyers Financial institutions Industrial clusters

20 Summary Offshore wind represents a great industrial opportunity for Norway At UiB there is a wide range of relevant competences BOW will mobilize and enforce R&D towards offshore wind We are extending our international network BOW SIDE 20

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