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Goense, Daniëlle (author)Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic microorganisms found in a variety of environments, including marine water bodies. Some species are able to perform biomineralization, producing minerals such as calcium carbonate (CaCO3) that may act as biocement. The biomineralization capability of cyanobacteria has already been explored in the development of...master thesis 2024
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de Groot, Patrick (author)Current service and installation activities for offshore wind turbines are carried out by jack-up vessels, which eliminate wave disturbances to a large extent. The use of these vessels imposes several disadvantages, including high operational costs and the limitation of operating in restricted water depths. An alternative is a crane mounted on a...master thesis 2024
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van 't Geloof, Bart (author)The objective of this study is to generate insights into the application of the reliability of a W2H system and its impact on the techno-economic performance. This involves examining the case of a single system to analyse on a micro-level the underlying conditions affecting performance, as well as exploring W2H farms to observe performance and...master thesis 2024
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Breedijk, David (author)As part of the Dutch government’s ambitions to realise significant offshore wind energy capacity (70 gigawatts (GW) by 2050), the Port of Rotterdam is to become a hydrogen hub for North-Western Europe. To achieve this, it is expected that around 20 megatonnes (Mt) of hydrogen could be throughput in the Port of Rotterdam, out of which 2 Mt will...master thesis 2023
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Rupprath, Sarah (author)One of the key challenges for offshore pipeline installation are free spans, which are sections not supported by the seabed. Within these sections the stress in the pipeline is increased due to local buckling which is caused by high bending moments at free span shoulders and midspan. Additionally, hydrodynamic loading due to currents and waves,...master thesis 2023
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van Rooijen, Dylan (author)The offshore wind energy industry is quite literally reaching for the sky to meet the increasing demand for renewable energy in Europe. Offshore wind turbines are sprouting out of the waves off the coast of many European nations and their size is increasing rapidly. As the turbines become larger and the waters in which they are placed become...master thesis 2023
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van Heurn, Ferdinand (author)With the energy transition taking up speed and strong decarbonisation ambitions offshore wind is becoming a major source of green electricity. European countries are among the leading drivers of the offshore wind expansion on both the wind turbine as well as the vessels side. It is expected that until 2030 170 GW of capacity can be installed,...master thesis 2023
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Bouma, Lucas (author)Hydrogen is emerging as a promising energy carrier that can potentially solve the challenges like long-term storage and intermittent power supply associated with a 100%-renewable economy. Moreover, hydrogen can be used in industry sectors such as steel manufacturing and aviation, which struggle with carbon abatement. To increase the supply of...master thesis 2023
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Schmidt, Peter (author)The urgent need to address global warming and achieve the 1.5°C target set by the Paris Agreement necessitates an energy transition in Europe, with offshore wind energy in the North Sea playing a vital role. Despite the complexity of the North Sea's offshore energy system, the existing literature lacks a comprehensive study of the entire system,...master thesis 2023
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Veitschegger, Niyaz (author)This master’s thesis is an exploration of force feedback in offshore applications with the intention of teleoperating heavy machinery. Specifically, Allseas provided their field joint coating machine handling for offshore pipelay as the subject and scope of this study. The anti-sway use case is identified through literature research, user and...master thesis 2023
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Korthals Altes, Ruth (author)The global focus on climate change and the transition away from fossil fuels has highlighted the importance of renewable energy sources. Offshore wind turbines are being optimized and are therefore growing in size and power. <br/><br/>This research focuses on bolted ring-flange connections, a connection type that plays a crucial role in the...master thesis 2023
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Fontijn, Jasper (author)Subsea rock installation is an offshore engineering process where rocks are placed on the seabed as protection of cables and pipelines and as scour protection. The inclined fallpipebis a new piece of equipment specifically designed to install rocks close to submerged structures. This thesis investigates the processes of the rock flow in and...master thesis 2023
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Bziker, Farah (author)Traditionally, the control point (CP) of a dynamically positioned vessel is located around its center of gravity (CoG). However, during offshore operations, other locations, such as the crane tip or gripper position, become more critical due to the load being located there. This thesis proposes shifting the control point from the CoG to an...master thesis 2023
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de Jong, Daan (author)Reducing noise pollution during offshore monopile installation is crucial for marine life. Current installation methods create too much noise or do not have the certainty of reaching the required depths. By using a Vibrohammer combined with a Jet-ring this problem could be solved. A Jet-ring is a tool to reduce the sand induced inside shaft...master thesis 2023
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Hammecher, Simon (author)Green hydrogen is expected to play a crucial role in the energy transition as it can be utilised for both storage purposes and as fuel for hard-to-abate sectors. One of the possible configurations for producing green hydrogen is by means of a central offshore hydrogen production platform powered by offshore wind energy. Producing hydrogen...master thesis 2023
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van de Vreede, Herwald (author)In the energy sector, a transition is made from fossil fuels to sustainable energies. Due to an irregular supply of these sustainable energies, it often occurs that there is a mismatch between supply and demand. Energy storage is a promising technique to overcome this. In this thesis, the aim is to store gravitational energy in concrete spheres...master thesis 2023
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Ralph, Ben (author)Offshore wind is a rapidly maturing renewable energy technology and is expected to play a central role in future energy systems. It has the potential to generate more than 420,000 TWh per year worldwide, an amount approximately equal to eighteen times the global electricity demand today. While many of the most abundantly resourceful sites are at...master thesis 2023
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Vrielink, Leon (author)Interpretation of the thermal properties of soils is an important challenge in the field of geo-engineering, for example the development of geothermal energy solutions and for the design of electricity cable routes used for offshore wind farms. Of the thermal properties, the thermal conductivity is of most interest to find, as this determines...master thesis 2022
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Pfeiffer, Marijn (author)To overcome the problem of wave-induced vessel motions on the crane tip, technologies have been developed to compensate for these motions. Most vessels nowadays, are equipped with dynamic positioning systems, these systems reduce the yaw, surge and sway movement of the vessel. This leaves, the motions roll, pitch and heave uncompensated. To...master thesis 2022
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Schoenmakers, Joris (author)Due to the increasing impact of terrestrial agriculture on climate change, the attention of a myriad of industries is shifting towards the use of alternative, low-emission resources. Seaweed cultivation has presented itself as a contribution to the mitigation of the increased pressure on current resources. However, coastal and offshore marine...master thesis 2022