Assessing the ability of filtering unwanted sound pressure peaks via a Meta Cushion during pile driving of a monopile: An analysis using small-scale testing: Saving lives of marine life during off-shore wind turbines installation

One of the biggest challenges of the century is the fight against global warming. In all sectors people are doing their best to reduce their carbon footprints and their impact on the environment. In the energy sector this is done by making use of renewable energy sources (RES), such as wind turbines, instead of fossil fuels. This transition to...

Developing an upending method that utilizes the buoyancy of a monopile with trapped air: Optimising crane loads and workability of installation operations

Due to the rapidly growing offshore wind market, there is a high demand for capable wind turbine installation vessels. Current wind turbine installation vessels struggle with the installation of large diameter monopiles due to a lack of crane capacity and with the installation of wind turbine components at hub height due to a lack of crane...

Floating installation of wind turbine foundations: An engineering assessment on Ship-Monopile Interaction during pile driving

Offshore wind turbines are growing significantly to become a cost-effective alternative for the offshore oil and gas market. This causes rapid growth of offshore wind turbine foundations (monopiles). Currently, monopiles are installed using jack-up vessels like Aeolus. However operations will be limited by crane capacity and its cost...