FORIDA hybrid towers. The towers for next generation of wind turbines
The vision of this project is to develop a new wind turbine tower of steel and Ultra High Strength Concrete (UHPC). With this new technology it will be possible to produce towers of a height that today is not profitable.
FORIDA Development, Vestas and Aalborg University will develop a new wind turbine tower solution (The FORIDA Tower) for very tall wind turbines. The tower is going to be a hybrid of materials combining steel and an element divided tower system of Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC). The FORIDA Tower has a great competitiveness regarding price, design, flexibility and durability.
The project consists of two main phases: Development and demonstration. The development phase aims to formulate guidelines for design of UHPC concrete structure for the tower. This is expected to be achieved by structural and material analysis, tests and optimization of preliminary design. Succeeding this, the project will move into the demonstration phase, where the criteria of success are to achieve a prototype certification from DNV. Test tower foundation will be carried out and prepared for Hybrid Tower erection.
The project contains the following objectives:
1. Design method for the hybrid tower and its components.
2. Technical documentation of the UHPC-material.
3. Detailed design of a prototype tower of 94 m.
4. Achieve certification of the tower construction in UHPC, including calculation methods.
The demonstration turbines id fully designed to be monitored and compared with wind turbines on steel towers also placed at the test site. When achieving approval of foundation and receiving certification from DNV on the prototype tower, this project is finished.
Key figures
Category
Dokumenter
Participants
Partner | Subsidy | Auto financing |
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FORIDA DEVELOPMENT A/S | 9,34 mio. DKK | 6,23 mio. DKK |
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S | 0,38 mio. DKK | 0,57 mio. DKK |
Aalborg Universitet (Fredrik Bajers Vej) | 2,37 mio. DKK | 2,37 mio. DKK |
Contact
FORIDA Development A/S
Hjallerup Erhvervspark 2
9320 Hjallerup
www.forida.dk
Karlsen, Jan , 52173720, jk@forida.dk
Øvr. Partnere: Vestas Wind Systems A/S; Aalborg Universitet (AAU)