Print Email Facebook Twitter Assessing the feasibility of the installation method of screwing for monopiles for offshore wind turbines Title Assessing the feasibility of the installation method of screwing for monopiles for offshore wind turbines Author Jongkees, Eduard (TU Delft Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) Contributor Jovanova, J. (mentor) Polinder, H. (graduation committee) Keetels, G.H. (graduation committee) Romeijn, E. (mentor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Corporate name Delft University of Technology Programme Mechanical Engineering | Multi-Machine Engineering Date 2023-07-05 Abstract The demand of offshore wind energy has increased enormously in the last decade, and continues to do so in the foreseeable future. The monopile will remain the most important foundation structure. There is however not yet a durable solution for its main disadvantage; the under water sound radiation during installation. In this report a new, silent installation method is therefore explored: screwing monopile into the ground. In this thesis the interaction between the monopile and soil is explored, along with the addition of a screw thread. Based on this the driving requirements are determined. Then a possible driving mechanism is shown, considering the driving power, connection between the ship and the monopile and driving equipment. Lastly, the implications of the logistics is explored. Subject Offshore windMonopileScrewing monopileScrew threadSoil-pile interactionSilent piling To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:9afe4a0a-b9fa-49e0-a5d6-1d4422499927 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights © 2023 Eduard Jongkees Files PDF Assessing_the_feasibility ... opiles.pdf 18.04 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:9afe4a0a-b9fa-49e0-a5d6-1d4422499927/datastream/OBJ/view