Developing the Next Generation of Environmentally-Friendly Floating Wind Farms with Innovative Technologies and Sustainable Solutions

Informations projet

FLOATFARM

N° de convention de subvention: 101136091

DOI

10.3030/101136091

Date de signature de la CE 17 Novembre 2023

Date de début 1 Janvier 2024

Date de fin 31 Decembre 2027

Financé au titre de

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

Coût total

€ 5 997 630,00

Contribution de l’UE

€ 5 997 630,00

Coordonné par

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN
Germany

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Livrables

Documents, reports (5)

Validation and testing of radar wave sensing on FLOATGEN data

This deliverable will describe the ability of predicting hydrodynamic excitation forces through radar-scanning of the incoming wave field. The methods through which measured incoming wave heights and platform motions can be correlated will be described. The methodology will be applied to an open-sea test case and results will be discussed herein.

Repositioning control solution capable of relocating a floating turbine within a wind farm

This deliverable can be subdivided into two main parts: 1. Control development to move a floating turbine within a certain space: This focuses on designing a control solution that can track the turbine to a desired position using available actuators. This part solely focuses on the downstream turbine and how it should be controlled to achieve the desired increase in energy capture TUD) 2. Cooperative control between two floating turbines: This will cover how the controller developed in Part 1 can be best used when the incoming wake is dynamically changing over time. The majority of the work will be carried out by TUD and will be supported by TUB primarily through the use of Matlab Simulink and QBlade simulations. QBlade can be used for finding linear models for control development. This is done using system identification experiments. QBlade will also be used as a platform to test linear models in a higher fidelity simulation environment.

Novel generator design and performance

The preliminary design of an innovative lightweight generator design that leverages Hagnesia’s patented technology will be carried out. The design will be optimized based on the requirements of the project. The characteristics of the direct-drive generator will be described.

Validated wake model for QBlade capable of modeling turbine interactions

In this task, a new wake model will be developed to increase the fidelity of the wake model within QBlade without sacrificing computational efficiency. TUB, with the help of DTU, will develop this new wake model, which will be released as an open-source flow solver (M12). This solver will be coupled to QBlade in order to allow fast simulation of active wake excitation methods. The wake model will be validated against unsteady wake measurements using data gathered in wind tunnel experiments at the TU Delft.

High fidelity structural modelling for identification of critical strain points

This report details functionality and application of a specific tool dedicated to the automatic generation of three-dimensional tubular joint meshes, taking into account geometrical characteristics for a finite element analysis.

Other (2)

An Interface of HAWC2 to the Framework for Floating Offshore Turbine Design Optimization WEIS

The source code of the interface between HAWC2 and WEIS will be released on GitHub (or similar) together with a hands-on examples on its application and inital demonstration cases.

An Interface of QBlade to the Framework for Floating Offshore Turbine Design Optimization WEIS

The source code of the interface between QBlade and WEIS will be released on GitHub (or similar) together with a hands-on examples on its application and inital demonstration cases.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (12)

An open database of high-fidelity, multi-Reynolds airfoil polars for wind turbine blade design

Auteurs: Francesco Papi, Pier Francesco Melani, Alessandro Bianchini
Publié dans: Wind Energy Science, Numéro 11, 2026, ISSN 2366-7451
Éditeur: Copernicus GmbH
DOI: 10.5194/WES-11-1123-2026

Floating offshore wind turbine control design and optimization: A holistic co-design approach

Auteurs: Fanzhong Meng, Andrew J. Russell, Alan W.H. Lio
Publié dans: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Numéro 3224, 2026, ISSN 1742-6588
Éditeur: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/3224/8/082026

A Deep Learning Strategy for the Retrieval of Sea Wave Spectra from Marine Radar Data

Auteurs: Giovanni Ludeno, Giuseppe Esposito, Claudio Lugni, Francesco Soldovieri, Gianluca Gennarelli
Publié dans: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Numéro 12, 2024, ISSN 2077-1312
Éditeur: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/JMSE12091609

Data-Driven Wave Feedforward Control for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

Auteurs: Leendert Starink, Sebastiaan Mulders, Jan-Willem van Wingerden
Publié dans: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Numéro 3224, 2026, ISSN 1742-6588
Éditeur: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/3224/8/082001

Optimization and co-design of the IEA 15MW VolturnUS-S semi-submersible floating offshore wind turbine using the WEIS-HAWC2 framework

Auteurs: Andrew J. Russell, Fanzhong Meng, Fabio Pierella
Publié dans: Marine Structures, Numéro 111, 2026, ISSN 0951-8339
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.MARSTRUC.2026.104192

HFJOINT: A high-fidelity numerical modeling tool for stress concentration factor analysis of welded tubular joints

Auteurs: Songhan Zhang, Wim De Waele, Kris Hectors
Publié dans: Advances in Engineering Software, Numéro 211, 2025, ISSN 0965-9978
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ADVENGSOFT.2025.104046

Analyzing the impact of aeroelastic model fidelity on control co-design optimization of floating offshore wind turbines

Auteurs: Robert Behrens de Luna, Francesco Papi, David Marten, Christian Oliver Paschereit
Publié dans: Wind Energy Science, Numéro 10, 2026, ISSN 2366-7451
Éditeur: Copernicus GmbH
DOI: 10.5194/WES-10-3045-2025

Optimal (Dynamic) Turbine Repositioning Strategies for a Floating Wind Farm Depending on Mooring Line Stiffness

Auteurs: Leendert Starink, Zhaochen Xie, Marcus Becker, Daniel Van Den Berg, Jan-Willem Van Wingerden
Publié dans: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Numéro 3131, 2025, ISSN 1742-6588
Éditeur: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/3131/1/012039

Design and optimization of a 15 MW spar buoy floating offshore wind turbine

Auteurs: Andrew J. Russell, Fanzhong Meng
Publié dans: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Numéro 3224, 2026, ISSN 1742-6588
Éditeur: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/3224/8/082019

LCOE optimization for offshore floating wind turbines using a low-fidelity simulation approach

Auteurs: G. Troise, V. Auriemma, D. Coiro
Publié dans: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Numéro 3185, 2026, ISSN 1742-6588
Éditeur: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/3185/1/012020

On the prospects of derating and tailoring large offshore turbines for use in floating applications in sea basins with moderate wind speeds

Auteurs: Francesco Papi, Irene Giuliani, Alessandro Bianchini
Publié dans: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Numéro 3224, 2026, ISSN 1742-6588
Éditeur: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/3224/8/082010

Impact of a lightweight generator on tower design and control optimization of a floating wind turbine

Auteurs: Irene Giuliani, Liselotte Ulvgård, Francesco Papi, Alessandro Bianchini
Publié dans: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Numéro 3224, 2026, ISSN 1742-6588
Éditeur: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/3224/8/082023

Conference proceedings (4)

Design wave identification using different hydrodynamic models

Auteurs: Athanasios Dermatis, Seung-Yoon Han, Sylvain Jamet, Benjamin Bouscasse, Guillaume Ducrozet.
Publié dans: 41st International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, 2026
Éditeur: HAL Open Science

Assessing the Underwater Noise of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines: Geometry Effects and Site Specific Modelling in Southern Brittany

Auteurs: Tiago Teles, Tiago Gomes, Marcos Ricardo Souza, Guilherme Beleza Vaz
Publié dans: Volume 6: Polar and Arctic Sciences and Technology; Computational Mechanics and Data Science, 2026
Éditeur: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
DOI: 10.1115/OMAE2026-182179

Soundscape modelling in an offshore region established for offshore technologies in the North of Portugal

Auteurs: Vaz, G., Gomes, T., & Ricardo Souza, M.
Publié dans: Underwater Acoustics Conference and Exhibition 2025 (UACE2025), 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15828127

RAINDROP: A Framework for Real-Time Holistic Underwater Acoustic Maps

Auteurs: Vaz, G., & Gomes, T.
Publié dans: Underwater Acoustics Conference and Exhibition 2025 (UACE2025), 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15828225