Description du projet
Un nouveau système de commande de turbine pour exploiter la puissance des marées
L’énergie marémotrice, produite par les marées montantes et descendantes des océans, constitue une source d’énergie renouvelable importante, mais les technologies permettant de l’exploiter n’en sont encore qu’à leurs débuts. Le projet ELEMENT, financé par l’UE, développera un nouveau système de commande des turbines marémotrices (basé sur la technologie des éoliennes) afin d’optimiser leurs performances et de réduire de 17 % le coût de l’énergie sur l’ensemble du cycle de vie. Cela rendra le secteur de l’énergie marémotrice de l’UE viable sur le plan commercial. Un système prototype fera l’objet d’une démonstration, avec des bancs d’essai à terre, des essais de remorquage et un déploiement en mer sur deux sites marémoteurs réels. Une autre démonstration concernera également les dispositifs sous-marins et flottants. Le projet cherchera également à mieux sensibiliser le public et à apporter un meilleur soutien aux projets dédiés à l’énergie marémotrice.
Objectif
In the ELEMENT project, a partnership of world-leading academic, industrial and research organisations will develop and validate an innovative tidal turbine control system, using the tidal turbine itself as a sensor, to deliver a step change improvement in the performance of the tidal energy sector.
By enhancing an existing tidal turbine controller and combining with a state-of-the-art control technology developed for wind turbines, the ELEMENT project will use behavioural modelling and artificial intelligence to optimise performance and deliver an adaptive control system that will slash the lifetime cost of energy by 17%, driving the EU tidal energy sector to commercial reality.
The objective of the project are to:
- Optimise the control system of a tidal turbine, using behavioural modelling to reduce predicted loads
- Use improved understanding of turbine behaviour to maximise energy yield
- Optimise tidal turbine design for world-leading improved performance and reduced cost
- Develop and demonstrate adaptable control system technology with a wide range of application
- Minimise environmental impacts by integrating environmental monitoring into the control system
- Increased resistance to marine environment & extended lifetime of tidal turbines
- Maximise shared learning between EU projects
- Improve the knowledge base regarding impacts of tidal energy on local communities
- Increase public support for tidal energy projects
Activities will include:
- Integrating state-of-the-art technology from the tidal and wind energy sectors
- Demonstrating a prototype system using onshore bench-testing, tow testing, and in-sea deployment at two real tidal sites
- Demonstration on subsea and floating devices, with geared and direct-drive drive trains
- Environmental and socioeconomic assessment of tidal energy at a regional, national and EU level
- Independent verification of project results
- Knowledge Transfer via a targeted communication programme
Champ scientifique
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligence
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systems
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energywind power
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydroelectricitymarine energytidal energy
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinateur
EH6 6QH Edinburgh
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L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.