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MARLIN Modular Floating Platform for

Offshore Wind

‘Global Energy Access for Coastal Communities’

Trevor Hardcastle BSc MSc MBA CEng CMarEng MIMarEST

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Source: Mitsui


Existing Technical Concepts

Source: NREL

‘Floating’ Foundations

Source: Principle Power

‘Fixed’ Foundations

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• Coastal Location • Good Offshore Wind Conditions • Energy Mix ‘MW’ Power Requirements • Basic Quayside

• Fossil Fuel dependency • Nearshore Water too Deep • Distance from Marine

Construction Yards

• Economically Viable Options

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Source: Mitsui

Problem



Frontier Technical

NAOME Naval

Architecture Ocean & Marine

Engineering

Sunderland City Council

AFRC Advanced Forming

Research Centre HVM Catapult

AMAP Automotive

& Manufacturing Advanced Practice

University of Sunderland

PDL

University of Strathclyde

Howell Marine

Consulting

The MARLIN Project consortium

Port of Sunderland

• Floating Offshore Wind • Configurable Modular System • Standardised Freight Transport • Subsea Construction • Patent Pending

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Solution


‘Modular Floating Structure’ Patent Pending


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Source: Mitsui

Infrastructure Not Required


Source: Mitsui

Innovation Overview • Floating offshore wind in Range of water depths

• Shipping Containers

• Mobile cranes

• Conventional vessels

• Underwater final

assembly - Remotely

• Sub-assembly from multiple rivers, ports quays

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Logistics


HVM Catapult HMRC Factory 2050 Concept

Markets

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Assumptions • Competitor Product Size • Regional Mobile Crane Services • Regional Vessel Operators • Demonstration • Certification and Compliance

Commercialisation • 5 Year plan to full production • Ex Works Sales of Basic Product • Sell Modules • Remote Subsea Assembly • Training and licences • SIDS Initial Markets

Funding & Support • UK IP Office Award • Innovate2Succeed • ERDF Software Spec. • Innovation Grants • Innovate UK


Commercialisation Programme

Manufacturing Plant Construction &Commissioning

Tooling Design

Full Size Floating Platformwith Wind Turbine Demonstration

Detail DesignVerification‘Part Scale’ DemonstrationPerformance & ReliabilitySimulationAR / VR

Technical Feasibility COMPLETED

Commercialisation Programme

Manufacturing Plant Construction &

Commissioning

Tooling Design

Full Size Floating Platform

with Wind Turbine

Demonstration

Detail Design

Verification

‘Part Scale’ Demonstration

Performance & Reliability

Simulation

AR / VR

Technical

Feasibility

COMPLETED

Next Steps: Market Knowledge & Funding

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• Specific Country requirements

• Public Grant Funding

• Private Investment

• Sector Specific Business Expertise

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