Choosing a sustainable, economical energy supply system, considering all operational variables of an autonomous submarine dredger: A study as part of the development of the ALERD, which will serve as sustainable coastal maintenance in the service of The Netherlands

The Autonomous Low Energy Replenishment Dredger (ALERD) strives to revolutionize the dredging world. The ALERD operates autonomously underwater, which saves energy during the dredging process and transit. Autonomous underwater operation drives the need of alternative energy facilities. However, due to the energy savings of dredging, alternative...

Robust energy production optimization of a wind farm using wake steering by calibrating the FLORIS model on SCADA data

Wind farms experience significant efficiency losses due to the aerodynamic interaction between turbines. A possible control technique to reduce these losses to a minimum is yaw-based wake steering. This thesis investigates the feasibility of this technique by calibrating a surrogate model called the FLOw Redirection and Induction in Steady-state...