WP1 Project management:
During WP1, numerous meetings have taken place within ESTEYCO’s team as well as within the subcontractings, to control the achievement of the project’s schedule and deadlines (technical coordination); and to perform the financial and administrative tasks.
WP2 Design of the prototype foundation: This package covers the entire design of the foundation, following the requirements of the turbine manufacturer and the certification company.
WP3 Design of the auxiliary construction and installation means: WP3 describes and defines the special and/or new equipment and tools required during all the process of manufacturing and installation.
The results have been described in D3.1 which describes the construction project of the main auxiliary means, the project background, the design process and shows the drawings to be followed for the construction.
WP4 Construction of the prototype foundation: It covers the manufacturing of the prototype, starting in the excavation of the dry dock, construction of the base (bottom slab, wall, bulkheads, inner tube and top slab), casting of concrete pieces, assembly on top of the base and setup of the ballasting system.
During the first year of ELISA project, all the earth works were done (excavation, pumping system, compactation and foundations), H&S and quality plans were defined, and the first stage of prototype construction on dry-dock was finished two months ahead of schedule.
During the second year, the base was moved to the second position, in which it was finished (top slab assembly). Afterwards, the concrete pieces were transported to the harbor and assembled on top of it.
WP5 Installation of the prototype foundation.
The AFS is one of the main technologies to be demonstrated in this project and has required a substantial proportion of the total budget. Its objective is to provide stability to the structure during the ballasting process. This way, there is a reduction in the required material in the concrete structure. It was constructed in the Astican yard, in Las Palmas Port and then transported to Arinaga.
Esteyco has performed several test in the harbor, demonstrating the great naval behavior of the floating structure and the safety of the ballasting system, which has all its elements duplicated, in case of failure.
WP6 Monitoring, data post-processing and certification.
During the first year, the definition of the instrumentation and monitoring systems for the prototype foundation have taken place, choosing the sensors to be installed in the prototype foundation.
During the second year of the project, all the instruments of the prototype were supplied and installed. The data was obtained and analyzed, obtaining valuable knowledge on each element. This knowledge serves either to check that the engineering work has been accurate or to refine the hypothesis set in the beginning of the process.
In last place, during the first and second year of the project, the certification of the project has taken place, observing the complete achievement of the technical objectives of the monitoring and post processing of ESTEYCO’s solution.
WP7 Project dissemination paving the way to exploitation.
The specific objectives of this WP are the communication to target audience to establish agreements with strategic stakeholders for exploitation; dissemination in order to increase awareness on the new product and its functionalities compared to the best available technology (BAT) in order to highlight the significant advantages brought by ESTEYCO.
