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R esearch in offshor e wind energy at UiS. Charlotte Obhrai Jasna Bogunović Jakobsen Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Material Sciences . Offshore wind energy - a research topic at UiS. P rioritised area of research with UIS, from January 2013
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Research in offshore windenergyat UiS Charlotte Obhrai Jasna Bogunović Jakobsen Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Material Sciences
Offshore windenergy - a researchtopic at UiS • Prioritisedarea of researchwithUIS, from January 2013 • Primarilystructuredwithin NORCOWE • Cross-disciplinaryfield, unifying staff with a variedresearchbackground
Membersof staff in IKM activein windenergyresearch • UiS staff: • Professor Ove T Gudmestad marin technology • Professor Jasna B. Jakobsen windengineering • Professor Bjørn Hjertager CFD • Professor emeritus Ivar Langen adm./maint. and op. • Professor Jayantha P. Liyanage asset management • Professor Arnfinn Nergaard subsea • Førsteamanuensis Charlotte Obhrai met/ocean • Professor II Conrad Carstensen process eng. • Externalcontributors: • Professor Finn Gunnar Nielsen, UiB/Statoil • Professor Jonas T. Snærbjörnsson, Reykjavik University • Dr Nina Winter, StormGEO • +Othercontrubutors from NTNU, CMR, Statoil, Statkraft…
Norwegian Center for Offshore Wind Energy NORCOWE, partners: Christian MichelsenResearch (host and project owner)Uni ResearchUniversity of BergenUniversity of AgderUniversity of StavangerAalborg University Statkraft Development ASAgderEnergi ASStormGeoStatoilNational Oilwell Norway ASAker SolutionsLyse Produksjon AS
Research areas in NORCOWE: • WP1: Met/ocean data - Measurements and database • WP2: Wind energy estimation - Wind resource assessment, energy yield and layout for offshore wind farms • WP3: Design, installation and operation of offshore wind turbines - WP 3.1 Farm operation and maintenance - WP3.2 Wind farm control and optimized operations - WP3.3 Marine operations - WP3.4 Impact of improved metocean knowledge on loads and operation criteria
Design Criteria for offshore wind farms Lene Eliassen– PhDstudent Professor Jasna Jakobsen – UIS Prof. Finn Gunnar Nielsen – Statoil Prof. Jonas T. Snærbjörnsson - Reykjavik University Project: Dynamic analysis of offshore wind turbines
Design Criteria for offshore wind farms Sun Jin Choi– PhDstudent Professor Ove Tobias Gudmestad – UIS Professor Alf Tørum - NTNU Project: 3D simulation of breaking wave impact forces on an offshore jacket structure
Improved energy forecast for offshore wind turbines Siri Kalvig – PhDstudent Professor Bjørn Hjertager – UIS Dra. Nina Winther – StromGeo Prof. Jasna B. Jakobsen-UiS Project: CFD modelling using OpenFOAM validated using wind tunnel data and then used to investigate wind wave interaction
Marine Operations Arunjyoti Sarkar – PhDstudent Professor Ove Tobias Gudmestad - UIS Project: new installation technologies for a monopile supported offshore wind turbines
Cost effective operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms Project: Strategies for integrated work management system and development of effective operational infrastructure for offshore wind-energy assets Ole-Erik Vestøl Endrerud – PhD Student Professor JP Liyanage – UIS Nenad Keseric – Statoil Bjørn Ivar Vold - Statkraft
Otherresearchactivities in OWE • Large scale tests on wind turbine foundations subjected to loads from breaking waves in the Large Flume in Hannover • Cooperation with StormGeo: Improved Design Criteria and forecast for energy yield from offshore wind turbines, RFF • Development and Qualification of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines –GWIND Prof. Arnfinn Nergaard/ Prekubator
Teaching • Bachelorin Civil, structural engineering • BachelorMechanical, structuralengineering and material technology • Masters in Sturctures and Materials • civilengineering& • offshore structuralengineering • mechanicalengineering • Masters in offshore technology • Marine and subseatechnology • Industrial technology and asset management • PhD in offshore technology • Annuallyca 100 bachelor & 100 masters students graduated • Masters thesis in offshore windenergy • 12 completed in 2012 • 4 in progess 2013 • 2014 and onwards…….
Offshore wind in oursubjects • Existingsubjects • MKO110 EnvironmentalLoads • MOM480 Marine Technology • MOM140 MechanicalVibrations • DOF 120 Wind action and windenergy • DOF210 Environmentalloads • New elective masters course • MOFF610 Offshore wind turbine engineering - autumn 2013
UiS Pluss Etter- og videreutdanning OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY Offshore wind energy is a 30sp course package for part-time students. It is specially designed for professionals in the offshore industry to meet the demand for further education within wind energy. The course package will cover aspects concerning wind, energy, technology, operations and maintenance. Prerequisite Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering. UiSPluss Etter- og videreutdanning