NOVELTIS : Meteorological oceanic conditions for floating wind turbines

Study of the meteorological oceanic conditions for floating wind turbines

NOVELTIS has realised a detailed statistical analysis of the metocean conditions, in order to supply precise metocean indicators, used to define the design of the floating wind turbines to be built.

The LEFGL project is based upon the pre-commercial exploitation of 4 floating wind turbines, with unit capacities of 6MW each, off Leucate (Occitania region).

For this project, NOVELTIS was asked to provide a detailed analysis of the metocean conditions by the ENGIE team in charge of the project. These data were essential to fine tune the design of the structures.

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Sustainable development

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Climatological analysis, Offshore wind turbines, Wind energy

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Study of the meteorological oceanic conditions for floating wind turbines

NOVELTIS has realised a detailed statistical analysis of the metocean conditions, in order to supply precise metocean indicators, used to define the design of the floating wind turbines to be built.

Project details

Categories:

Sustainable development

Tags:

Climatological analysis, Offshore wind turbines, Wind energy

Share this project:

Contact-us

The LEFGL project is based upon the pre-commercial exploitation of 4 floating wind turbines, with unit capacities of 6MW each, off Leucate (Occitania region).

For this project, NOVELTIS was asked to provide a detailed analysis of the metocean conditions by the ENGIE team in charge of the project. These data were essential to fine tune the design of the structures.

The above illustration shows examples of the different parameters that were studied: the wind directions, the waves height per month, the sea temperature per season…

Respecting the international guidelines, NOVELTIS used several databases acknowledged by the scientific community. Advanced statistical methods were implemented to determine several types of indicators: extreme conditions, return period, long time series, contingency tables, seasonality, etc.). Those reliable indicators are computed from temperature and salinity profiles, currents, winds and waves.

Means used

Climatological analysis
Processes and water mass analysis
Advanced statistical methods

Results

NOVELTIS has delivered reliable and precise information on the various local metocean parameters, which enabled the various partners working on the project to design the future offshore structure.