Green Hydrogen Production from Floating Wind Farms Perspective
Event: MCE Deepwater Development
1 Apr 2021
Presentation Outline
Introduction – Hydrogen as Energy Source
Floating Wind Turbines
15 MW model on Stinger Keel foundation
Electrolysis Technology
Alkaline vs PEM Electrolysers
Levelised Cost of Hydrogen Production
Concepts and Applications
Conclusions
Authors
Nitin Repalle
Principal Flexible Riser Engineer
About
Nitin leads the Energy and Advisory business for 2H Offshore in the Asia-Pacific region. He has over 15 years of experience in renewables, oil & gas and decarbonisation industries. In his current role, he supports energy transition and decarbonisation industries at various stages of development. He is responsible for providing strategic advice, technical due diligence, and solutions for asset optimisation. He is passionate about leveraging digital technology to accelerate the energy transition towards a more sustainable future. Nitin holds an Executive MBA and did his PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Western Australia.
Luiza Ferreira
Principal Engineer
About
Luiza Ferreira has twelve years’ offshore engineering experience and currently leads renewable energy engineering activities for 2H Offshore’s UK offices. She specialises in system engineering for floating and bottom-fixed offshore wind foundations and wave energy converters, and also has expertise in numerical analysis, structural design and engineering of subsea riser and conductor systems, including hybrid risers, rigid risers, drilling and completion risers, and flexible risers.
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Alex Rimmer
Director, UK
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Alex is a Chartered Engineer with a first-class master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Bath and has been working for 2H Offshore since 2004. Alex has significant experience in the design and analysis of drilling and production systems for deepwater and shallow water developments, most notably as lead analysis engineer for BP’s Block 31 PSVM freestanding hybrid riser design project. Alex has taken on a number of managerial roles at 2H, including technical manager of the Norwich office, where he was responsible for integrating UWG’s shallow water riser and conductor engineering team and business into 2H. He has been a director in our London office since 2011.
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Mike Campbell
Global Director, USA
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Mike is a Global Director and vice president of 2H’s Houston office, where he is responsible for the management of the engineering group. Mike has over 22 years of experience dedicated to riser engineering, ranging from conceptual design and feasibility to detailed design, installation, monitoring and operational integrity management for all types of riser systems and subsea equipment. He has authored numerous technical publications including fatigue analysis methods and the use of field measurements to benchmark and improve design tools. Mike is a graduate of the University of Sheffield, UK, and has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physics.
Yusuf Arikan
Senior Principal Engineer - Renewables
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Yusuf Arikan has over 15 years of structural engineering and project management experience in the design and analysis of various offshore structures including hydrodynamics of various floating offshore wind foundations. In recent years, he has been extensively involved in floating offshore wind projects, specifically the coupled assessment of the floater & turbine, and the design and analysis of mooring systems and power cables.
Yusuf holds a Bachelor’s degree from Bogazici University, Turkey and a Master’s degree from the University of Houston. He is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas and Project Management Professional (PMP).
