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Reducing wind energy costs with a stronger, taller wind turbine towers made from wood modules

Descrizione del progetto

Andare più in alto per produrre più energia

Le centrali eoliche ad altitudine elevata rappresentano il futuro della produzione di energia eolica. Poiché il vento tende e soffiare più veloce e in modo più costante man mano che si sale di altitudine, torri più alte possono ridurre il costo dell’energia. Il progetto Modvion, finanziato dall’UE, sta progettando la futura generazione di torri alte ed efficienti in termini di costi. Nello specifico, verrà introdotta sul mercato la primissima torre modulare di turbina eolica realizzata in legno microlamellare (LVL), che può essere costruita con un diametro alla base più ampio e avere il 55 % di resistenza in più rispetto all’acciaio in base al peso. Rispetto alle torri in acciaio tradizionali, la torre in legno è anche più rispettosa dell’ambiente, in quanto prevede l’accumulo anziché l’emissione di CO2. Una prima installazione commerciale alta 150 m e situata nei pressi di Göteborg, in Svezia, verrà utilizzata come dimostratore e come base per le ricerche finalizzate allo sviluppo di altri componenti per turbine eoliche.

Obiettivo

In the next 10 years, European wind power capacity will double. To maximize energy output & turbine efficiency, one of the most promising innovations is high altitude wind power plants. By building taller towers, we can exploit up to 2x stronger winds, lowering the cost of energy.
Modvion is a wood construction engineering company founded in 2016. Our mission is to develop & bring to market the next generation of cost-efficient tall towers for wind turbines in engineered wood – nature's carbon fibre. Modvion’s team grew constantly, with highly specialized people joining the team. This led to our first patent and, currently, another pending patent.
We bring to market the first ever modular wind turbine tower made from laminated wood (LVL). Using Modvion technology, towers can be built, with a larger diameter base. This increases its strength, thus leading to taller & stronger towers. By using engineered wood such as LVL, we were able to develop a structure with 55% more strength than steel per weight.
Modvion’s innovative tower comes in modules that are optimized for strength, ease of transportation & can be efficiently assembled at the installation site. This enables us to go well beyond 150 meters at costs by up to 40% lower resulting in a 6% lower cost of energy.
Modvion is currently preparing the installation of a 30-meter prototype near Gothenburg, Sweden that will be used both as a demonstrator, as well as research basis for the development of other wind turbine components.
In terms of environmental impact, our product shows a zero impact and, compared to alternatives, this impact goes well beyond other market alternatives. As a system made of wood, our turbine tower holds the CO2 captured by trees during their growth & trapped in the tower and can cut 2,000 tons of CO2 per 150m tower when replacing a traditional steel tower.
Through this EIC Accelerator project, we intend to reach TRL9 with our wind turbine tower & start full commercial scale operations.

Invito a presentare proposte

H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020

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Bando secondario

H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020-3

Meccanismo di finanziamento

SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2

Coordinatore

MODVION AB
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 2 427 761,88
Indirizzo
HOLTERMANSGATAN 1D
412 92 Goteborg
Svezia

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Regione
Södra Sverige Västsverige Västra Götalands län
Tipo di attività
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Collegamenti
Costo totale
€ 3 468 231,25