1. The world's largest floating wind farm under construction has completed the main body manufacturing

Recently, the first phase of construction of the world's largest floating offshore wind farm has been completed. Hywind Tampen, developed by the Norwegian oil company Equinor, is the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm built so far. In addition to becoming the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm, the Hywind Tampen project will also become the world’s first offshore oil and gas production platform. Projects that provide electricity. This is also the first time that Statoil has applied concrete technology to a wind power project. The Hywind Tampen project will provide 88MW of floating wind energy for Statoil's Snorre and Gullfaks offshore oil fields in the North Sea.

The project started in October 2020, and it is planned to drag the wind turbine to the project site in the summer of 2022, and put it into production at the end of 2022. At that time, the offshore oil and gas platforms Snorre A, B and Gullfaks A, B, C will provide 35% of the annual electricity consumption.

 Source: Longchuanfeng Power Grid

2. The offshore wind turbine with the largest single-unit capacity in Asia was successfully shipped

A few days ago, the 10 MW offshore wind turbine with the largest single-unit capacity in Asia was successfully shipped in the Fujian Three Gorges Offshore Wind Power International Industrial Park, which indicates that the industrial park has the capacity for mass production of large-capacity offshore wind power generating units.

According to reports, under the condition of an average annual wind speed of 10 m/s, a unit can output 40 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity, which can reduce coal consumption by 13,000 tons and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 35,000. Ton. After the unit is successfully put into operation, the cost of offshore wind power per kilowatt-hour will be greatly reduced, the utilization rate of the ocean will be improved, and huge social and economic benefits will be released. Not only that, the successful delivery of the unit will also help my country achieve high-quality sustainable development of "carbon peak", "carbon neutrality" and energy green and low-carbon transition.

Source: Fuqing News Network

3. The installation of the first domestic offshore wind power flexible straightening project is completed

A few days ago, the hoisting of the sea booster station of the Three Gorges New Energy Jiangsu Rudong H10 project was successfully completed. At this point, the offshore installation of the two sea booster stations of the Three Gorges New Energy Jiangsu Rudong (H6, H10) offshore wind power project has been completed, marking the smooth opening of another "texture" of the Three Gorges New Energy Jiangsu Rudong Offshore Wind Power Soft and Direct Project. To lay a solid foundation for realizing full-capacity grid-connected power generation in 2021.

As the power collection center of offshore wind farms, the sea booster station is the key facility for power transmission and transformation projects, and it is also the key to the success or failure of the entire offshore wind farm construction. After the Rudong project is put into operation as a whole, the annual on-grid power will reach 2.4 billion kWh, which can meet the annual power consumption of about 990,000 households. Compared with coal-fired power plants of the same scale, it can save about 740,000 tons of standard coal, save about 7.12 million cubic meters of fresh water, and reduce carbon dioxide by about 1.83 million tons per year. The benefits of energy saving and emission reduction are significant.

Source: Three Gorges Micro

4. Three offshore engineering giants jointly build the next generation of sea breeze installation vessels

A few days ago, industrial giants Huadian Heavy Industries (HHI), Boqiang Heavy Industries (BHI) and CIMC Raffles Offshore Engineering held a milestone signing ceremony in Yantai, China, to cooperate in the construction of next-generation jack-ups. The offshore wind power installation platform can install 20MW wind turbines.

The contracted offshore wind power installation platform has a leg length of 120 meters (can be extended to 136 meters) and can work in a depth of 65 meters; the crane is 2,200 tons, and the deck can accommodate four sets of 12MW or eight sets of 8MW units. It is directly named after the dual-carbon target, called the "3060 series offshore wind power installation platform", including 1+N high-end offshore wind power installation vessels, and will gradually launch a number of high-end offshore wind power installation vessels suitable for various complex sea conditions around the world. Design standards Satisfy the needs of operations in the waters of China, North Sea of Europe and Southeast Asia.

As one of China's important clean energy sources, the offshore wind power industry has a major impact on achieving the 3060 dual-carbon target. The development of offshore wind power will reduce carbon emissions on a large scale and is an important way to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality.

Source: European offshore wind power

5. "Zhenjiang" came back and completed the hoisting of the first fan

The water He Dandan, the mountains and islands stand upright; beyond the mountains and the sea, set sail.

On the evening of April 7, the "Zhenjiang" set off from Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, sailed for thousands of kilometers into the sea area of Jieyang, Guangdong, and started offshore construction tasks. Participating this time is the Shenquan offshore wind power project of Guangdong Jieyang State Power Investment Co., Ltd. undertaken by Huadian Heavy Industry, and it is also the first wind turbine hoisting after the successful completion of "Zhenjiang".

According to statistics, there are currently about 40 construction ships in China, of which 22 are self-propelled jack-ups, and offshore platforms that can work at a water depth of 50 meters are more scarce, including "Zhenjiang" and no more than three. In addition, "Zhenjiang" can accommodate 3 sets of 6MW-class wind turbines or 2 sets of 8MW-class wind turbines, and independently complete the installation of 6MW and 8MW-class wind turbines and the lifting, piling, hoisting and transportation operations of other water engineering constructions.

As offshore wind power "rush to install" has entered a white-hot, "Zhenjiang" has re-sounded the horn of entry, which will greatly alleviate the shortage of high-end construction equipment, and contribute to the vigorous development of China's offshore wind power during the 14th Five-Year Plan period.

Source: Zhenjiang shares

6. The world's first offshore wind power pile-barrel composite foundation was successfully installed

On April 19, the installation of the offshore negative pressure barrel for the wind turbine stand No. 12 of the second phase of the Putian Pinghaiwan offshore wind farm project was successful. This is the world's first offshore wind power pile-barrel composite foundation.

As a brand-new new technology, the bucket foundation hoisting with water is the key to construction. Part of the project is hoisted in multiple steps. The bucket foundation is lifted by a floating crane. After the bucket foundation inner ring is inserted into the steel pile, the bucket body valve is opened to deflate, and the deflation valve is closed when the negative pressure bucket top is close to the water surface. After entering the water, slow down the release speed to ensure sufficient time to release the air in the bucket foundation. After the top of the bucket is completely filled with water, check the sealing conditions of valves and manhole covers, and put cables and pipelines into the water as the structure is lowered to avoid tension or scratches with obstacles on the deck.

The successful installation of the No. 12 negative pressure bucket foundation has effectively improved the bearing performance of the single pile foundation, which is of great help to the construction of wind power in the complicated geological rock formations in Fujian seas. At the same time, as a new type of technology, it also provides a new way for offshore wind power construction. direction.

Source: China Communications Three Airlines

7. The world's leading offshore wind power installation platform is about to start construction

On April 26, at the signing ceremony for the key construction shipbuilding project of China Three Gorges Group offshore wind power, CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Ship Co., Ltd. (referred to as Huangpu Wenchong) under China Shipbuilding Corporation and Yangtze Three Gorges Equipment and Materials Co., Ltd. under China Three Gorges Corporation (Referred to as the Three Gorges Materials) A contract for the construction of a 2,000-ton jack-up and self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform was signed.

The total length of the platform is about 126 meters, the profile width is about 50 meters, and the profile depth is about 10 meters. It is a truss-type four-leg rack-and-pinion self-elevating self-propelled wind power installation platform. The first part is a living building and a helicopter landing platform. The unobstructed working deck is about 4000 square meters, with a 2000-ton pile-around full-slewing crane at the tail and a 200-ton auxiliary crane at the head. Adopting full electric drive azimuth rudder propeller propulsion method, three azimuth main thrusters of about 3000 kilowatts are installed in the stern, and three bow thrusters of about 1500 kilowatts are installed in the bow, and it has DP2 dynamic positioning capability. Compared with general wind power installation platforms, this platform has stronger operating capacity and wider operating range, and can easily cope with harsher construction environments. It is a sea breeze construction equipment that meets the requirements of future, far-reaching, large-capacity, and integrated construction operations.

Source: CSSC Huangpu Wenchong

8. my country's largest offshore wind farm is about to be put into production for power generation

On April 28, CCTV's "News Room" column focused on the largest domestic offshore wind farm with the highest degree of localization, and conducted live interviews on the project.

It is reported that the project adopts China Offshore Equipment Manufacturing's domestically produced offshore wind turbines. The current project construction has entered a sprint stage and will be completed and put into operation at the end of June. It will become the first large-scale offshore wind power project to be put into operation during the 14th Five-Year Plan period.

2021 is the first year of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and is also called the "year of rush installation" for domestic offshore wind power in the industry. Entering the fast lane of offshore wind power development, challenges and opportunities coexist. I believe that through the independent innovation of major companies, continuous breakthroughs in core technologies will be able to help achieve the "30·60" carbon peak carbon neutral goal.

Source: China Haizhuang

9. Join forces to build Shandong offshore wind power home port

On April 29, Shandong Province and Guohua Energy Investment Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement, focusing on building the home port of offshore wind power in Shandong Province. Combining with Shandong's offshore wind power planning, relying on the resource advantages of Shandong port, shoreline, land, etc., plan to build Shandong's offshore wind power home port, develop offshore wind power and onshore equipment industrial parks, equip warehouses and assembly sites, and provide sea terminal hoisting and offshore Services such as installation and operation and maintenance have facilitated the coordinated development of the offshore wind power industry in Shandong Province.

According to the strategic cooperation framework agreement, Shandong Port and Guohua Energy will take the lead in accelerating the conversion of new and old kinetic energy, take the in-depth promotion of supply-side structural reform as the main line, and implement the requirements of the conversion of new and old kinetic energy on the development of new energy industries, and closely focus on the energy of Shandong Province. Development planning, new energy industry development planning, give full play to the advantages of both parties, carry out all-round cooperation in the development of Shandong offshore wind power projects, the development of wind power and photovoltaic projects in the port area and surrounding areas, and the creation of a "carbon peak and carbon neutral" demonstration port. Achieve win-win cooperation.

Source: Dazhong Daily

10. The 2000-ton offshore wind power installation platform project passed the acceptance

On April 26, the key research and demonstration project of 2000-ton offshore wind power installation platform led by Zhenhua Heavy Industry (600320) passed the acceptance by experts of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission.

At the acceptance meeting, Zhenhua Heavy Industry represented the project responsible group to make an overall report, and Tongji University and Shanghai University as the project responsible group to make supplementary introductions. After reviewing and discussing, representatives of all units and experts agreed that the project team completed all the evaluation indicators of the task book and passed the acceptance smoothly.

The company took the lead in this research and development project in 2017. The technical achievement of the project "Longyuan Zhenhua III" wind power vessel has been put into use, becoming a core weapon in the field of offshore wind power construction in China. The successful acceptance of the project also marks that Zhenhua Heavy Industries has broken through a number of technical difficulties in the field of wind power equipment, and a number of performance indicators are ranked at the international advanced level, helping the development of the domestic wind power industry.

Source: Zhenhua Heavy Industry

11. China has become the world's second largest wind power market

According to the latest data released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) market information, although other energy sectors are feeling the impact of the new crown epidemic, the global offshore wind power industry still maintains normal growth and will achieve another success in 2020, with new installed capacity exceeding 6 gigawatts.

"In 2020, the rapid growth of China's new installed capacity has greatly promoted the development of global wind power. China's annual newly installed offshore wind power capacity has been the world leader for the third consecutive year, with installed capacity exceeding 3 GW, accounting for last year's global increase. More than half." At present, China's cumulative installed capacity has surpassed Germany, becoming the world's second largest offshore wind power market.

"As one of the key technologies for reducing carbon emissions and achieving carbon neutrality in the energy system, offshore wind power is becoming more and more important. The current global installed capacity of offshore wind power has helped our society reduce carbon emissions by 62.5 million tons, which is equivalent to that of vehicles on the road. Reduced more than 20 million vehicles.

Source: Global Wind Energy Council

12. The successful debut of the offshore wind power installation vessel "Three Sails and Smooth Winds"

On April 28, with the precise docking of the third blade and the hub of the A13 stand at Pingtan Dalian Island, the successful debut of the ship "Sanhang Fengshun" invested and built by the Sanhang Bureau was announced and successfully completed. The first fan installation.

"Sanhang Fengshun" is a 320-ton self-elevating wind power installation platform ship, with a pile leg length of 75 meters, a maximum operating water depth of 40 meters, a maximum lifting capacity of a single pile of 1500 tons, and a 320-ton full-slewing crane and hydraulic lifting system. It has three length booms of 60 meters, 80 meters and 88 meters, which can not only meet the installation of wind turbines of 5 MW and below, but also can be used as a three-pile or four-pile jacket foundation piling construction work platform, single-pile construction positioning and stable piles Platform and rock-socketed construction platform.

Source: Three Airlines

13. A world-class offshore wind power base is about to be born

A few days ago, the Guangdong Provincial Offshore Wind Power Construction Promotion Conference was held. The meeting emphasized that the total energy consumption of Guangdong Province will continue to maintain a steady growth during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period. The large-scale development and utilization of offshore wind power is an important starting point for Guangdong Province’s new power sources. . We must promptly study and formulate the "14th Five-Year" special plan for energy development in Guangdong Province, rationally arrange the pace of development, innovate technological routes and development models, and scientifically guide the construction of new energy sources such as offshore wind power in the province. We must actively seek national support, build a world-class offshore wind power base at a high level, and accelerate the creation of the entire industry chain ecology.

In 2021, 1.23GW of offshore wind power was newly connected to the grid in the first quarter of China, a year-on-year increase of 488%. The scale of delivery of offshore wind turbines has increased significantly. Guangdong has the longest mainland coastline in the country, and is rich in offshore wind energy resources. It is one of the provinces with the largest planned installed capacity of offshore wind power in the country. Therefore, offshore wind power is also an area with the most large-scale development potential among renewable energy in Guangdong Province. According to statistics, when offshore wind power generation accounts for about 15% of Guangdong's annual electricity consumption, the new electricity demand in Guangdong in the next 10 years can be effectively supplied by offshore wind power, which will promote Guangdong to take the lead in completing the carbon peak target.

Source: Sina Finance

14. Heavy! The first quarter of 2021-offshore wind power installed capacity breaks 10 million

The National Energy Administration recently held an online press conference for the second quarter to announce the energy situation and the development of renewable energy in the first quarter of 2021: In the first quarter of 2021, the nation’s new grid-connected installed capacity of wind power will be 5.26 million kilowatts, of which 1.23 million kilowatts will be installed in offshore wind power. , This data also refreshed a record in the history of wind power installed capacity in China: the regular proportion of offshore wind power installed capacity exceeded 20% (23.38%). For this reason, by the end of the first quarter of 2021, the cumulative installed capacity of wind power nationwide was 287 million kilowatts, of which the cumulative installed capacity of offshore wind power was 10.22 million kilowatts.

2021 is the first year of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and is also called the "year of rush installation" for domestic offshore wind power in the industry. Offshore wind power has entered the fast lane of development. Challenges and opportunities coexist. However, the 1,000 kilowatts of offshore wind power installed in the first quarter is a memorable moment for China's offshore wind power people!

Source: National Energy Administration

15. The largest floating wind power bidding in history is open!

A few days ago, the French government announced that it will officially open a bidding process for a commercial floating wind power project. This project is located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brittany, France, with a planned installed capacity of 230-270MW. Although it is a bit small compared to the current mainstream fixed-base offshore wind farms of about 1GW, in the field of floating wind power, it is undoubtedly the largest project ever.

At present, the largest floating wind power project in operation in the world is the Kincardine project in Scotland, with an installed capacity of about 50MW; the largest project under construction is Hywind Tampen in Norway, with an installed capacity of 88MW. The projects in this bidding increased by 2 times. This project is one of the first batch of commercial floating wind power projects planned by the French government. According to the arrangement, they will complete the first batch of three projects in the next two years, each with a scale of about 250MW. The remaining two projects are planned in the Mediterranean.

Source: European offshore wind power

16. The installation of the first unit in China's first offshore deepwater area is completed

At 13:41 on May 6th, with the precise docking of the 30# wind turbine wheel hub and the main engine bolt in the air, Huadian’s Guangdong Yangjiang Qingzhou San 500MW offshore wind power project successfully completed the installation of its first wind turbine, marking the first offshore deep water area in China. Offshore wind power projects have achieved a historic leap in deep-sea installation of wind turbines from scratch.

The wind turbines hoisted this time are Mingyang 6.8MW domestically developed wind turbines. The weight of the main engine is 280 tons, the height of the hub is 106 meters, and the length of a single blade is 76.6 meters. It is reported that after the project is put into operation, it can provide society with about 1.5 billion kWh of clean electricity, save 461,500 tons of standard coal, reduce 435,500 tons of carbon dioxide emissions, 14.60 tons of soot, and 14,300 tons of ash. The social and economic benefits are significant. At the same time, it will play an important role in building a world-class wind power industry base in Yangjiang and accelerating the transformation and upgrading of Guangdong's energy structure.

Source: Huayue Yanfan