Evaluating the feasibility of shared mooring systems on a combined solar and wind farm array

The demand for clean energy has led to potential cost-effective solutions for the offshore industry. One of these solutions is shared mooring systems, where floating offshore structures for renewable energy are coupled to each other. While this approach saves mooring lines and anchors, it introduces new dynamic loading compared to conventional...

Floating Spar Optimization: A constraint set investigation for the use of simulated annealing for substructure optimization

With the increase in need for offshore wind exploitation a research is set up with aims to develop a preliminary design tool. The introduction begins with background information on what role floating wind will play in the offshore wind industry and why this is a relevant topic. A general overview of floaters is presented with a comparison of the...