Offshore wind suction bucket on an industrial scale

Foundation costs of offshore wind including production and installation represent 20-30% of the total costs of deployment an offshore wind park. Lowering costs of foundations is key element to lower the total Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) for offshore wind. Suction buckets are one of the most promising seabed interfaces technologies in the industry.

The project aims ti develop a modular suction bucket design for various types of offshore wind foundations such as the Siemens jacket concept and Universal Foundation Monobucket.

Objectives are: 1) Create a modular bucket where modules can be produced in existing industrial manufacturing facility; 2) demonstrate install-ability and in-place capabilities of design in laboratory environment; 3) Produce bucket elements at existing facility; 4) Demonstration of assembly process of a full-scale bucket