An experimental investigation into the most prominent sources of uncertainty in wave tank testing of floating offshore wind turbines

E Lyden, F Judge, S Gueydon, M O'Shea… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
There is an urgent need to replace carbon-based energy sources with renewable energy
sources, and floating offshore wind is seen as a critical component in the drive towards …

On Design Load Prediction and Extreme Response Modelling of Floating Offshore Renewable Energy Structures

T Tosdevin - 2024 - plymouth.researchcommons.org
FLOATING offshore renewable energy (FORE) is a marginal industry and as such cost
reductions are essential in order for it to become competitive with other forms of electricity …

Looking for a simplified approach for the propagation of systematic uncertainty in the motion response of a floater

S Gueydon, E Lyden, F Judge, M O'Shea… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This new research considers the 3 main motions of the moored floater (surge, heave and
pitch) in head waves and it explores ways to estimate the systematic uncertainties on the …

Use of complex environmental data for realistic wave tank testing of Wave Energy Converters

D Wang - 2022 - plymouth.researchcommons.org
Wave tank model testing is a commonly used method to assess the performance of Wave
Energy Converters (WECs). Wave data collected for testing can be obtained by different …

Round robin findings and recommendations.

FM Judge, S Gueydon, F Salvatore, C Johnstone… - 2021 - cora.ucc.ie
EU H2020 MaRINET2 project aims to improve the quality, robustness and accuracy of
physical modelling and testing practices implemented by test infrastructures. A key element …