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Annual Report 2015
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NOWITECH
Norwegian Research Centre for Offshore Wind Technology
for floating substructures for very large wind
turbines (10 MW) at water depths greater than
50 m. The project is led by MARINTEK and carried
out in a consortium consisting of twelve leading
industry and research partners. Ultimately,
LIFES50+ shall lead to a considerable lower LCoE
for large floating offshore wind farms.
Good effort and results are also obtained within
the area of advanced sea loads modelling. This
is an area of high industry priority due to its
importance for risks and costs. Also, in 2015 a
pilot activity on marine operations related to
installation and maintenance of offshore wind
turbines was carried out. It forms the basis for
further investigation and improved models
aiming at reduced cost and risk related to marine
operations.
https://youtu.be/sIywrZFKd84
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Another highlight from 2015 is the kick-off of
the European Horizon 2020 project LIFES50+ as
an important spin-out from WPA activities. The
project shall bring forward innovative technology
Figure 8: Scaled
HIL model test of an
optimized floating
wind turbine.
Photo: MARINTEK.