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Introduction
Following my passion for sailing I started in 1998 at Delft University of Technology in Marine Technology and graduated in 2004 at the Ship Hydromechanics department. After my graduation I started working as a project manager within MARIN in the area of ship and offshore hydromechanics mainly for yachts and cruise liners. From 2011 Im responsible for MARINS Renewable ENergy Team RENT. RENT is a MARINwide team of specialists covering all the aspects needed to make offshore renewable energy a success. Within the RENT team my primarily focusing is on floating offshore wind turbines and improving the offshore operations. From my current position I can assist renewable energy company ship operators installation companys in improving their renewable energy concept and the offshore operations during installation and maintenance.
Expertise areas
Publications
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Towing Analysis and Validation of a Fully Assembled Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Based on an Experimental Study
22 Apr 2024
The offshore wind sector is moving into deep waters and using floating platforms to harness the higher wind speeds in exposed locations. There are ...
Magazine
Two decades of floating offshore wind knowledge
31 Oct 2023
MARIN has been involved in floating wind turbines right from the start of their development and has seen models triple in size from 5MW to 15MW in ...
Magazine
Optimisation of bubble screens for offshore wind installations
31 Oct 2023
As the Bubbles JIP successfully concludes, fresh insight has been gained into the understanding of bubble curtains. But given the complex ...
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Wind turbine load monitoring during model-test in a wave basin
11 Jun 2023
For the testing of floating wind turbines in a wave basin, several methods have been developed to include the wind turbine loads acting on the ...
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Model Testing of a Passively Controlled 15 MW Floating Wind Tension Leg Platform
1 May 2023
This paper discusses the application of a novel passive control technology (Rotating Tension Element Damper, RTED) in attenuating dynamics of a ...
Magazine
Flexible floating offshore islands
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 6 minutes
A Dutch consortium including four applied research institutes (MARIN, TNO, Deltares and WUR) is exploring the potential of combining a partially ...
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"The main challenge is to further decrease electricity costs while increasing total capacity"
30 Sep 2021
MARIN believes it is our responsibility to contribute to the development of offshore renewable energy from waves, tides and wind. Back in 2010, we ...
Magazine
Five fascinating projects tackle the latest offshore and shipping topics
7 Apr 2021
These Joint Industry Projects examine the potential of a partially floating energy hub, improved bubble screen use, a methodology for testing and ...
Magazine
Improving the operability of O&M vessels
7 Dec 2020
0MARIN supports the development of offshore wind maintenance vessels - from concept to operation.Operation and maintenance costs make up around ...
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Discussion of solutions for basin model tests of FOWTs in combined waves and wind
1 Aug 2020
Model testing of offshore floating wind turbines (FOWTs) needs to account for the hydrodynamics of the floater at the same time as the aerodynamics ...
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A hardware-in-the-loop wave-basin scale-model experiment for the validation of control strategies for floating offshore wind turbines
26 May 2020
This paper presents a new hardware-in-the-loop methodology for wave-basin scalemodel experiments about floating offshore wind turbines and its ...
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Inclusion of rotor moments in scaled wave tank test of a floating wind turbine using SiL hybrid method
26 May 2020
The hybrid testing method developed by CENER for floating wind turbine scaled tests combining wind and waves (SIL) has been upgraded in order to ...
Magazine
JIP update
14 May 2020
Here is the latest update on a number of offshore wind and FPSO Joint Industry Projects.
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Efficient indicators for screening of random waves for wave impacts on a jacket platform & a fixed offshore wind turbine
9 Jun 2019
Renewed interest in wave impact assessment has risen for various reasons: The low airgap of some existing Mobile Units in the North Sea The COSL ...
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Using Nonlinear Wave Kinematics to Estimate the Loads on Offshore Wind Turbines in 3-Hour Sea States
17 Jun 2018
The effects of operational wave loads and wind loads on offshore mono pile wind turbines are well understood. For most sites, however, the water ...
Magazine
Software-in-the-Loop provides valuable alternative to traditional offshore wind model testing
25 Apr 2018
Reading time 3 minutes
Since 2003, MARIN has built up an extensive trackrecordin testing floating wind turbines. To date, themain method for model testing has been based ...
Magazine
Zero-emission shipping meets high-level sports
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 9 minutes
MARIN's research work in Wind (Assisted) Ship Propulsion and our mission to make ships cleaner, safer and smarter is all coming into play as we ...
Magazine
JIPs - sharing experiences and building knowledge
21 Apr 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
Joint Industry Projects are still one of the most important steps in the development, sharing and application of knowledge. Participants are welcome ...
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Improved design methods for wave impact on offhore wind turbines
21 Apr 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
This year MARIN closed the very successful Wave impact on Fixed foundations WiFi I and II JIP. During the JIPs, more than 250,000 wave events were ...
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Advancements in operability assessment for maintenance on offshore wind turbines
21 Apr 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
Report highlights the achievements of the Offshore Maintenance JIP so far, and outlines the follow-up activities.
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MARIN's latest involvement in floating wind energy
19 Aug 2016
Reading time 6 minutes
A multi-turbine, floating concept will be tested in the offshore basin for the first time this year as floating wind energy takes the next step. ...
Magazine
Bright future for offshore wind
19 Aug 2016
Reading time 3 minutes
Ernst van Zuilen, director of TKI Wind op Zee (Top consortium for Knowledge and Innovation Offshore Wind), gives his view about the future of ...
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Simulation and Development of a Wind-Wave Facility for Scale Testing of Offshore Floating Wind Turbines
19 Jun 2016
The development of a new wind-wave facility for offshore floating wind turbine testing can be complex; outfitting existing basins with wind ...
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Next step in offshore maintenance made possible through new JIP
22 Apr 2016
Reading time 3 minutes
The Offshore Maintenance JIP aims to better quantify the O&M operability and associated costs for maintenance operations by taking vessel ...
Magazine
Joint R&D in Offshore JIPs
22 Apr 2016
Reading time 6 minutes
The offshore industry works closely together to share knowledge,
experience and costs. Here we give an update on the latest Joint
Industry Projects. ...
Paper
A Calibrated Blade-Element/Momentum Theory Aerodynamic Model of the MARIN Stock Wind Turbine
21 Jun 2015
In this paper, a calibrated blade-element/momentum theory aerodynamic model of the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) stock wind ...
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Deterministic simulation of breaking wave impact and flexible response of a fixed offshore wind turbine
5 Jun 2015
The effects of operational wave loads and wind loads on offshore mono pile wind turbines are well understood. For most sites, however, the water ...
Magazine
WiFi JIP makes it possible to take the next step in foundation design
30 Apr 2015
Reading time 3 minutes
This year MARIN closed the very successful Wave impact on Fixed foundations WiFi I and II JIP. During the JIPs, more than 250,000 wave events were ...
Magazine
WiFi JIP helps offshore wind industry take the next step in foundation design
29 Aug 2014
Reading time 3 minutes
Structural aspects of offshore wind turbines in extreme loading events are under scrutiny in the Wave impacts on Fixed turbines (WiFi) JIP.
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Development of a Scaled-Down Floating Wind Turbine for Offshore Basin Testing
8 Jun 2014
In the last years MARIN has been involved in an increasing number of projects for the offshore wind industry. New techniques in model testing and ...
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MARIN goes with the wind
14 Apr 2013
Reading time 3 minutes
In a pioneering development, MARIN has conducted an extensive model test campaign for floating wind turbine concepts. This represents the first time ...
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State of the art model testing techniques for floating wind turbines
23 Feb 2013
After the present generation shallow water fixed wind turbines, floating wind turbines are considered to be the next step in development of offshore ...
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The Dynamic Response Of An Offshore Wind Turbine With Realistic Flexibility To Breaking Wave Impact
19 Jun 2011
The effects of operational loads and wind loads on offshoremonopile wind turbines are well understood. For most sites,however, the water depth is ...
Magazine
MARIN has the wind in its sails pledging commitment to offshore wind sector
26 Apr 2011
Reading time 6 minutes
With the growth in renewable energy, there is an increasing focus on offshore wind. The offshore wind industry is maturing and going further ...
Paper
Hydrodynamic advice of Sailing Yachts through Seakeeping Study
1 Mar 2007
The paper presents the different techniques to study seakeeping behavior and performance of sailing yachts. Such techniques involve both numerical ...
Magazine
Major research programme for the sailing yacht market
1 Aug 2006
Reading time 6 minutes
Over the last few years, MARIN has become increasingly involved in delivering hydrodynamic services to the sailing yacht market. In a bid to keep up ...
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Advanced and future hydrodynamic optimisation tools in sail yacht design
1 Jan 2006
Since the beginning of high level sailing events, like the America’s Cup and Volvo Ocean Race, designers have used a varied and increasing set of ...
