Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications
Open Access

Marine floating wind and renewable energy complex: A novel technological paradigm

Joint Event 2^nd World Congress on Wind and Renewable Energy & 5^th World Congress and Expo on Green Energy

June 14-16, 2018 | London, UK

Michael Burt,Yahiel Rosenfeld

Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Fundam Renewable Energy Appl

Abstract :

The dramatic growth of energy world consumption and the evolving sustainability awareness and demand, go â�?�?hand in handâ�?�? and already have considerable impact on world politics and itâ�?�?s economics. Wind turbine farms strive ever higher, consume ever larger space, with more complex and costlier logistics for their delivery, erection, maintenance and â�?�?energy cropâ�?�? distribution. This paper reports about research and development results concerning a new design- implementation paradigm of Wind and Renewable Energy Harvesting Complex, situated in the Marine Environment on floating mega-platforms. The essence of the new approach may be summarized as follows: 1. compact (wing to wing) wind turbine arrangement on floating mega-platforms, capable of auto-rotating into the wind, with 30�?·60 turbines, each. 2. the platform will support additional wave-turbine rows, solar panels, sea-current activated turbines and marine bio-energy farm. 3. the whole complex facility is produced â�?�?constructedassembled in a coastal industrial fabrication plant and sea-transported-towed and moored in its site of function. 4. the platform, a semi â�?�?submersible mega-structure array, will be solved to support all energy storage, guide instrumentation, maintenance and energy crop handling. 5. agglomeration of 4�?·6 energy generating platforms, when combined, will constitute massive marine power station. 6. the compact, multi-modal, marine renewable â�?�?blue energyâ�?�? power station is solved for stage-completion, rearrangement and relocation, if and when desired. In conclusion: all logistics of the power station, namely: construction, erection, transportation, mooring-anchorage, maintenance, supervision, energy harvesting and its delivery, are highly industrialized, thus raising dramatically its cost-effectiveness and economic attraction.

Biography :

Michael Burt, BA. Architecture & Amp; T.P. – 1963; D.Sc. -1967. Teaching and research at the Technion, 1963- 2006. 8 years Dean of the Architecture. & Amp; T.P. Faculty. Research: Structural Morphology; Marine Development. Books (Technion Publications) ‘Spatial Arrangements and Polyhedra with Curved Surfaces’…. (D.Sc. Thesis) -1966. ‘Infinite Polyhedra’ - 1974; 2005 ‘The Periodic Table of the Polyhedral Universe’ – 1996. ‘The Israeli Marine Option’….-2012 Dozens of Exhibitions in Israel & Amp; abroad. MUAR –Moscow – 2003 Arch. Biennale – Paris, 1969; representing Israel. AWARDS: Minerva Grant (1985). Japan Foundation Fellowship (1992). Pioneers Award, IASS, G.B. (2002). Israeli Architects Association Honorary Fellowship (2014), Synergy Collaborative Honors, USA – RISD, (2016).