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
MagazineMARIN helps to increase the workability of SOVs
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
Service Operation Vessels are used for installation and maintenance activities on offshore wind turbines. These vessels are typically equipped with ...
marine systemsoffshore windoffshorefloating wind turbine
Magazine"The biggest challenge is to stay ahead of innovations to allow safe and efficient operations to continue"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
Although shipping is one of the safest modes of transport, unfortunately accidents do happen. As an independent institute, MARIN works together with ...
authorities and regulatorssafetytraffic and safety
MagazineUKC Policy for the Port of Rotterdam
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
On behalf of the Port of Rotterdam Authority MARIN conducted a study to substantiate guidelines for the minimum Under Keel Clearance (UKC) for ultra ...
authorities and regulatorstransport and shippinginfrastructureinland shipping
Magazine"There seems a clear need for realtime simulations of complex naval operations"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
The defence sector is one of MARIN’s most important markets, and while we have a long-established relationship with the Royal Netherlands Navy, we ...
defence
MagazineWind-powered shipping increasingly popular
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
The uptake of wind propulsion as a solution to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions is accelerating. Compared to future alternative ...
transport and shippingoffshore wind
Magazine"The main challenge is to further decrease electricity costs while increasing total capacity"
MARIN Report 132
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 ...
renewablesoffshoreoffshore energy
MagazineTowards zero emission wind park maintenance
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
Offshore wind turbines require Operations & Maintenance (O&M) on a regular basis. O&M activities are either performed by shore-based Crew Transfer ...
offshoreoffshore operationsfloating wind turbine
MagazineWave-in-deck assessment of a floating rig in a harsh environment
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
The BreaKin JIP (2016-2018) and its successor BreaKin CFD JIP (2019-2021) are good examples of industry collaboration working to solve the ...
oil and gaswave measurementswave loadsfloating wind turbine
Magazine"The offshore energy sector is going to change dramatically in the coming decade"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
When talking about the deep water offshore oil & gas industry, most people immediately picture the spectacular megastructures that are simply ...
oil and gasoffshore
MagazineOptimisation for an operational profile
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
A very interesting change we have seen in the past few years is a growth in the number of optimisation projects we perform to match operational ...
transport and shipping
MagazineTowards large-scale FPV
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
Floating Photovoltaics (FPV) is a rapidly growing market. The first commercial FPV plant, which was around 170 kWp, was realised in 2008 on an ...
renewablesoffshore
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
Magazine"We face increased pressure for lower emissions, an acceleration in the energy transition and more hybrid solutions"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
MARIN’s Transport and Shipping department is extremely diverse. The team handles projects across the entire spectrum, from ultra large container ...
transport and shippingemissioninland shipping
MagazineBeaching tests for amphibious landing craft
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
Sailing through the surf zone near a beach during an amphibious landing can be a dangerous operation, particularly because sailing with a landing ...
defence