Abstract: Wind farms with shared mooring lines have the potential to reduce mooring costs. However, such wind farms may encounter complex system dynamics because adjacent wind turbines are coupled. This paper presents an analysis ...

Abstract: Numerical modeling of the floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) dynamics plays a critical role at the design stage of a floating wind project. Still, there exist challenges for verification of efficient engineering models ...

Abstract: Floating photovoltaic (FPV) concepts have recently emerged as a promising solution for sustainable energy generation, gaining increasing market interest. Despite their potential, FPV systems face significant design challenges ...

Abstract: The shutdown of wind turbines may induce excessive loads on the structures and is an important factor to consider in their design. For pitchregulated turbines, shutdown calls for blade pitching, and oneor twoblade shutdown ...

Abstract: Environmental contour method is an efficient method for predicting the long-term extreme response of offshore structures. The traditional environmental contour is obtained using the joint distribution of mean wind speed, ...

Abstract: The aquaculture industry is aiming to move fish farms from nearshore areas to open seas because of many attractive advantages in the open water. However, one major challenge is to design the structure to withstand the ...

Abstract: Recently, the concept of a vessel-shaped fish farm was proposed for open sea applications. The fish farm comprises a vessel-shaped floater, five fish cages, and a single-point mooring system. Such a system weathervanes, ...

Abstract: Offshore wind turbine blade installation using jack-up crane vessel is a challenging task. Wave- and wind-induced loads on the installation system can cause large relative motion between the blade root and the hub during ...

Abstract: The presence of rain-induced leading edge erosion of wind turbine blades (WTBs) necessitates the development of erosion models. One of the essential parameters for erosion modeling is the relative impact velocity between ...