"As pioneer in the wind industry and leader in offshore wind, Siemens Gamesa has already taken significant steps in shaping the industry and developing the basis for a decentralized offshore solution, that fully integrates an electrolyzer into an offshore wind turbine, with clear benefits and value-add potential such as capex reduction, increase of system efficiency, and increase of wind farm uptime," Strohm said. Manufactured in long spoolable lengths and flexible in nature, the pipe can be pulled directly into the wind turbine generator, quickly and cost-effectively building an offshore wind farm infrastructure, Strohm said.Īccording to Strohm, TCP does not require any maintenance and is suitable for over 30 years in operation, lowering the Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) to a minimum and enabling the decentralized concept solution. Produced at its plant in The Netherlands, the corrosion-resistant technology does not fatigue or suffer from issues associated with using steel pipe for hydrogen, such as embrittlement, according to Strohm, formerly known as Airborne Oil and Gas.
Strohm designs and manufactures TCP, which, according to the company, is particularly suited for carrying hydrogen offshore and subsea.
Siemens Gamesa has a technical advisory role. In this concept power cables are replaced by a pipe infrastructure, storing and transferring hydrogen.
The duo said Tuesday it planned to develop hydrogen transfer solutions that improve the decentralized green hydrogen concept, where green hydrogen is generated in each wind turbine generator and transported to shore by a subsea pipe infrastructure. Offshore wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has signed a collaboration agreement with Strohm, a company specializing in Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) construction.