Descripción del proyecto
Un recinto inflable y resistente a la intemperie para el mantenimiento y la reparación de álabes
El funcionamiento y el mantenimiento representan entre un 20 y un 25 % del coste de energía normalizado de las turbinas eólicas. Hoy en día, técnicos de trabajos verticales en cuerda realizan el mantenimiento de los parques eólicos «in situ». El equipo del proyecto financiado con fondos europeos Ventura Habitat desarrollará un recinto inflable que proporciona un entorno de trabajo protegido para el mantenimiento y la reparación de los álabes. Este entorno protegido resiste a la intemperie y mantiene la temperatura ambiente y la humedad bajo control a fin de garantizar unas operaciones eficaces. Esta tecnología revolucionaria ayudará enormemente a los propietarios de parques eólicos a reducir los costes de mantenimiento, mejorará la producción anual de energía y fomentará la competitividad de las energías renovables.
Objetivo
GEV Wind Power is one of Europe's leading wind-turbine maintenance companies with teams working on more than 40 wind farms both on and offshore every year. With a presence throughout Europe and North America, GEV Wind Power is a truly global service provider. We understand that it is important to wind energy maintenance companies to find new ways of delivering core services to reduce the cost of energy provision. To realise this vision, we commit significant financial resources to in-house R&D and are constantly looking at technologies that fit well for Wind Energy. We have now developed a patented habitat solution that retrofits to market available access platforms. This creates the perfect protective working environment for blade maintenance and repairs to be completed. Maintenance productivity is increased and, with the added benefit of 24 hour working, GEV Wind Power are able to eliminate the cost uncertainty of weather downtime and will help wind farm owners reduce maintenance costs, improve Annual Energy Production (AEP) and the competitiveness of wind generated energy. Trials completed onshore with our Ventura Habitat prototype using two different access platforms (Power Climber and Kaeufer) in varying weather conditions and ranging between 30 metres and 100 metres high, with successful deployment demonstrating the flexibility and operability of the Habitat in a real-life environment. The overall objective of this development project is to create a commercially ready Ventura Habitat system, with validated results through field trials. This will enable us to achieve our overall commercial objective to become the leading blade maintenance services provider in Europe and North America. We forecast a total revenue of €20 million and a profit of €5 million 5 years post-commercialisation, with a breakeven on investment after 3.43 years and an ROI of 150%.
Ámbito científico
Programa(s)
- H2020-EU.3.3. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy Main Programme
- H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
- H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
Convocatoria de propuestas
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H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017
Régimen de financiación
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinador
HU13 9PB HESSLE
Reino Unido
Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.