Contactless control of suspended loads for offshore installations: Proof of concept using magnetic interaction

Current offshore wind turbine installation and positioning methods require mechanical equipment attached on the lifted components and human intervention. The present paper studies the development of a contactless motion compensation technique by investigating a magnetically controlled pendulum. The technique involves the interaction of a...

Improving Decision-Making to Reduce Downtime Caused by Equipment Breakdown during Offshore Wind Installation Projects

Offshore wind energy can play a key role in the energy transition. Reducing installation costs for offshore wind installation projects helps to be cost-competitive with other renewable energy technologies. Installation costs can increase when the installation project planning is delayed. Literature shows that offshore wind installation projects...

Dynamic analysis of a mechanical connection between an installation vessel and a floating offshore wind turbine

Huisman has introduced the Windfarm Installation Vessel as a complete solution to assemble and install offshore wind turbines at sea.<br/>Installing a floating wind turbine at sea brings two main challenges, the relative motions between the floating structures and the load transfer of the wind turbine.<br/>The proposed installation procedure...

Floating to floating installation of a full 15 MW wind turbine on a tension leg platform with a semi-submersible crane vessel: A parametric sensitivity study

The increased consciousness of the negative impact of human-induced climate change has resulted in rapid developments within the offshore wind industry. With Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) becoming increasingly larger and available shallow water sites becoming scarcer, new offshore wind solutions must be developed to accomplish the goals set by...

Offshore Wind Installation Vessels: Generating insight about the driving factors behind the future design

Offshore wind plays a major role in the transition of conventional energy towards sustainable energy sources. To keep up with the increasing installation demand in this sector new offshore wind installation vessels are needed. There is a need for more certainty and predictability regarding the requirements of the future offshore wind...