Period | 23 May 2023 |
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Media contributions
1Media contributions
Title How we stop floating wind turbines the size of skyscrapers from drifting away Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet The Conversation Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 23/05/23 Description Growing demand for cleaner energy sources means offshore wind farms are being built all over the world. More than 5,000 turbines must be installed each year until 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5℃.
But in certain regions, like California, it is difficult to build wind turbines directly on the seafloor due to the steep drop-off of the continental shelf.
Even in areas with shallow coastal waters, such as the North Sea, congestion from shipping lanes, fishing activities, marine protected areas, tourism and existing energy infrastructure all impede new turbine construction.
So it’s hardly surprising that many of these new turbines will have to be located in deeper waters further out to sea.Producer/Author Benjamin Cerfontaine/Susan Gourvenec URL https://theconversation.com/how-we-stop-floating-wind-turbines-the-size-of-skyscrapers-from-drifting-away-205319 Persons Michael Brown, Jonathan Knappett
Keywords
- floating wind
- Anchors
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Research Outputs
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Comparison of 1g and centrifuge modelling of drag embedment anchors with subsurface wireless tracking
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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DEM analysis of helix number effects on offshore screw pile installation and in-service performance
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Understanding Rock-Steel interface properties for use in offshore applications
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cone Penetration Tests (CPTs) in layered soils: a Material Point approach
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Screw pile design optimisation under tension in sand
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Anchor geotechnics for floating offshore wind: Current technologies and future innovations
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of installation advancement ratio on interaction between helices of screw piles for offshore renewable energy
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dynamic three-dimensional rigid body interaction with highly deformable solids, a material point approach
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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The influence of the installation advancement ratio on the cyclic performance of a single-helix pile for floating offshore wind applications
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Out of plane loading of drag embedment anchors for floating renewable energy technologies
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Optimised design of screw anchors in tension in sand for renewable energy applications
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Physical modelling of deep screw piles in medium-dense sands for floating wind applications
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Centrifuge modelling of two-way axial cyclic response of screw piles for offshore wind
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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DEM simulation of cyclic tests on an offshore screw pile for floating wind
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Centrifuge Modeling of the Installation Advancement Ratio Effect on the Cyclic Response of a Single-Helix Screw Pile for Floating Offshore Wind
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Overflighting screw piles in sand, a detrimental effect?
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Numerical modelling of rock anchor uplift capacity for offshore applications
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Silent piling for offshore jacket foundations in sand: DEM and centrifuge modelling
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Activity
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Public engagement talk, Cafe Scientifique: Developing Silent Foundations & Anchors for Offshore Renewable Applications
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Public Engagement Lecture: Geotechnical modelling for the advancement of offshore renewable energy application
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Invited Speaker, SUT OSIG One day seminar: Development and investigation of silent foundations for offshore renewable energy
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Invited Speaker British Geotechnical Association Annual Conference Modelling of Large Helical Piles for offshore renewable applications
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Public Engagement: Tayport Episcopalian Church Talk, Sea Sunday: Local Offshore Renewable Energy Investigation and Development
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Keynote lecture First International Workshop on Future Application of Screw Piles (IWFASP 2019) At: IIT Bhubaneshwar, India
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote
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External PhD examiner University of Western Australia, Pierre-Yves Guy Duverneuil: The response of helical anchors under offshore environmental loading
Activity: Examination types › Examination
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Invited speakers at Geowynd's Bi-weekly internal seminar series- Screw pile groups for floating wind anchoring
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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SCHOTTEL Marine Technologies (External organisation)
Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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Projects
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Prizes
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Institution of Civil Engineers Telford Gold Medal 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Research Paper Award ICPE2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Datasets
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Theses
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Screw piles as offshore foundations : Numerical and physical modelling
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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Investigation of the interface shearing resistance of steel and concrete on different rocks for renewable energy gravity foundation applications
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy