GB2398543B - Variable buoyancy device incorporated within an offshore support structure - Google Patents

Variable buoyancy device incorporated within an offshore support structure

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Publication number
GB2398543B
GB2398543B GB0303971A GB0303971A GB2398543B GB 2398543 B GB2398543 B GB 2398543B GB 0303971 A GB0303971 A GB 0303971A GB 0303971 A GB0303971 A GB 0303971A GB 2398543 B GB2398543 B GB 2398543B
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Prior art keywords
support structure
device incorporated
buoyancy device
variable buoyancy
offshore support
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB0303971A
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GB2398543A (en
GB0303971D0 (en
Inventor
David Bone
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Ocean Synergy Ltd
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Ocean Synergy Ltd
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Priority to GB0303971A priority Critical patent/GB2398543B/en
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
    • E02B17/02—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor placed by lowering the supporting construction to the bottom, e.g. with subsequent fixing thereto
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D13/00—Assembly, mounting or commissioning of wind motors; Arrangements specially adapted for transporting wind motor components
    • F03D13/20—Arrangements for mounting or supporting wind motors; Masts or towers for wind motors
    • F03D13/25—Arrangements for mounting or supporting wind motors; Masts or towers for wind motors specially adapted for offshore installation
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
    • E02B2017/0091—Offshore structures for wind turbines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/90—Mounting on supporting structures or systems
    • F05B2240/91—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a stationary structure
    • F05B2240/915—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a stationary structure which is vertically adjustable
    • F05B2240/9151—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a stationary structure which is vertically adjustable telescopically
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/90—Mounting on supporting structures or systems
    • F05B2240/95—Mounting on supporting structures or systems offshore
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/727—Offshore wind turbines

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Foundations (AREA)
GB0303971A 2003-02-21 2003-02-21 Variable buoyancy device incorporated within an offshore support structure Expired - Fee Related GB2398543B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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GB0303971A GB2398543B (en) 2003-02-21 2003-02-21 Variable buoyancy device incorporated within an offshore support structure

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GB0303971A GB2398543B (en) 2003-02-21 2003-02-21 Variable buoyancy device incorporated within an offshore support structure

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GB0303971D0 GB0303971D0 (en) 2003-03-26
GB2398543A GB2398543A (en) 2004-08-25
GB2398543B true GB2398543B (en) 2006-05-17

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GB0713990D0 (en) * 2007-07-18 2007-08-29 Chambers Peter R Mountings
GB0810431D0 (en) * 2008-06-07 2008-07-16 Concrete Marine Structures Ltd Apparatus and method
DE102008041849A1 (en) * 2008-09-05 2010-03-25 Max Bögl Bauunternehmung GmbH & Co. KG Off-shore system, foundation of an off-shore system and method for setting up an off-shore system
EP2606228B1 (en) * 2010-08-20 2016-05-18 Horton Wison Deepwater, Inc. Offshore wind turbine and methods of installing same
ES2407756B1 (en) * 2011-12-09 2014-06-10 Esteyco Energía S.L. ASSEMBLY PROCEDURE OF A TELESCOPIC TOWER

Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2319005A (en) * 1995-08-10 1998-05-13 Deep Oil Technology Inc Offshore apparatus and method for oil operations
GB2365905A (en) * 2000-08-19 2002-02-27 Ocean Technologies Ltd Offshore structure with a telescopically extendable column

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2319005A (en) * 1995-08-10 1998-05-13 Deep Oil Technology Inc Offshore apparatus and method for oil operations
GB2365905A (en) * 2000-08-19 2002-02-27 Ocean Technologies Ltd Offshore structure with a telescopically extendable column

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GB0303971D0 (en) 2003-03-26

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