MagazineMARIN's latest involvement in floating wind energy
MARIN Report 118
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. ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaeventswave loadswind farmsoffshore engineering
MagazineTwo decades of floating offshore wind knowledge
MARIN Report 137
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 ...
floating wind turbineoffshore wind
MagazineSafety assessment for offshore wind farms with SAMSON
MARIN Report 97
12 Aug 2009
Reading time 3 minutes
The Dutch government aims to stimulate the use of renewable energy and one key part of this
strategy is offshore wind power. After many years, the ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringrenewablesrenewable energywind farms
PaperStudy of a floating foundation for wind turbines
31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2012), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1 Jul 2012
Offshore wind farms are currently located predominantly in shallow water as it is possible to cost effectively install bottom fixed offshore ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringrenewablesrenewable energy
PaperWind, Wave, and Current Loads on Semisubmersibles
Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Houston, Texas, USA
1 Jan 1991
Prediction of environmental forces on offshore structures is indispensable in the design and engineering stage. Evaluation and dimensioning of ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsdynamic positioningrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingresearch and developmentloads and responsessimulationswaves & motionsoffshore engineeringresearch
MagazineTesting Aikido Technologies self-installing floating wind turbine
MARIN Report 138
20 Dec 2023
Aikido Technologies is designing a floating wind concept that is optimised to handle the installation and logistics challenges faced by the ...
floating windfloating wind turbine
MagazineSAMSON helps assess the risk of wind farms
MARIN Report 80
1 Sep 2003
Reading time 3 minutes
Within the coming years a large number of offshore wind farms are planned in European waters. To measure the extent of their environmental impact, ...
manoeuvring and nautical studieswaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsrenewablesauthorities and regulatorssafety assessmentsimulations
MagazineMeasuring 3D wind fields at the speed of light!
MARIN Report 130
7 Dec 2020
Wind is the driving force for wind turbines and ships under sail. At the same time, it is a dominant environmental load for many large vessels and ...
PaperCurrent Status of Wind Load Calculations with CFD
The 28th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Sapporo, Japan
10 Jun 2018
In this paper the current status is presented for accurate and fast determination of wind load coefficients using Computational Fluid Dynamics ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfdmanoeuvringoffshore operationsoil and gascfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperCFD simulations of a performance-scaled wind turbine
Ocean Systems Engineering
13 Jun 2022
In the present study, we focus on the CFD simulations for the performance and the rotor-generated wake of a model-scale wind turbine which was ...
wind farmsfloating wind turbineoffshore windoffshore energycfd developmentcfdcfd/simulation/desk studies
MagazinePassive fishing pilot project at Borssele offshore wind farm
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
In the next few years, a substantial increase in the number of wind parks in the North Sea is envisaged as many countries try to achieve the Paris ...
offshoreoffshore operationsfish farmwind farms
PaperWind Modelling Sensitivity on Free-fall Lifeboat Simulations
The 31st International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Rhodes, Greece
20 Jun 2021
This paper presents an overview of the sensitivity of free-fall lifeboat simulations during free-fall conditions. Using MARIN's time domain XMF ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuraltime-domain simulationsoffshore operationscfd/simulation/desk studies
MagazineBalancing offshore wind farms and the safety of shipping
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
The energy transition increases demand for alternative energy solutions and some of these include using space in the North Sea for developing ...
authorities and regulatorsoffshore windoffshorewind farms
PaperPredicting Wind Loads On Typical Offshore Vessels Using CFD
31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1 Jul 2012
Within the OO1 and OO2 “Offloading Operability“ JIPs, wind-tunnel measurements were carried out to determine the wind loads on a number of vessels, ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at searesearch and developmentsimulationsoffshore engineeringresearch
MagazineChallenging wind and waves - their impact on fuel consumption
MARIN report 94
22 Aug 2008
Reading time 6 minutes
In challenging wind and waves ships experience loss of speed. This can be 'voluntary', to reduce slamming and severe ship motions, or involuntary ...