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Work platform
Tower
Intermediate platform
Central column
Boat landing
LAT
Internal J tubes
Substructure
Emerging internal J tubes
Diagonal braces
Pile sleeves
Mudmats
Sea bed
Foundation
Piles or suction
caissons
FIGURE 7.13
Tripod.structure..(From.Zaaijer,.M..B..2001..Offshore.support.structures.for.large-scale.wind.
turbines..Online.at:.www.ecn.nl/docs/dow.ec/2001-EWEA-STC-Support-structures.pdf..With.
permission.)
In. support. of. this. Strategic. Work. Plan,. Secretary. Chu. announced.
today.the.release.of.three.solicitations,.representing.up.to.$50.5.million.
over.ive.years,.to.develop.breakthrough.offshore.wind.energy.technol-
ogy.and.to.reduce.speciic.market.barriers.to.its.deployment:
Technology.Development.(up.to.$25.million.over.ive.years):.DOE.will.
support. the. development. of. innovative. wind. turbine. design. tools. and.
hardware. to. provide. the. foundation. for. a. cost-competitive. and. world-
class.offshore.wind.industry.in.the.United.States..Speciic.activities.will.
include. the. development. of. open-source. computational. tools,. system-
optimized.offshore.wind.plant.concept.studies,.and.coupled.turbine.rotor.
and.control.systems.to.optimize.next-generation.offshore.wind.systems.
Removing.Market.Barriers.(up.to.$18.million.over.three.years):.DOE.will.
support.baseline.studies.and.targeted.environmental.research.to.charac-
terize.key.industry.sectors.and.factors.limiting.the.deployment.of.offshore.
wind..Speciic.activities.will.include.offshore.wind.market.and.economic.
analysis,.environmental.risk.reduction,.manufacturing.and.supply.chain.
development,.transmission.planning.and.interconnection.strategies,.opti-
mized.infrastructure.and.operations,.and.wind.resource.characterization.
Next-Generation.Drive.Train.(up.to.$7.5.million.over.three.years):.DOE.
will.fund.the.development.and.reinement.of.next-generation.designs.for.
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