Flipchart Friday
By engineers, for engineers
Short educational videos breaking down key technical topics in offshore wind foundation design.
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TP-Less Foundations
In the first episode of the series, Nick Howard discusses TP-Less Foundations.
Nick looks at the history of offshore wind foundations and the solutions provided by TP-Less Foundations today.
Top Three Risks
From interface management and optimization, to certification.
Karl Davis discusses the processes that will mitigate risks to your project and ultimately save you time and money.
Contracts for Difference
Louise Coles explains the processes involved in a Contract for Difference (CFD).
A CFD is support scheme to incentivise new build renewable energy projects and is allocated through a competitive auction.
Constrained Wave
Yulong Zhang discusses the term constrained wave and its uses in offshore wind turbine load calculations.
Pretensioning Bolts
In his latest video, Nick Howard explains the reasons behind pretensioning of bolts in offshore wind turbines.
Damping
In Episode six, Océane Daoud looks at the principles of damping and how they apply to the system of offshore wind turbines.
Grout
In his latest video, Karl Davis discusses the reasons why you may or may not grout the transition piece skirt.
The Frequency Domain
Lead floating wind engineer, Benoît Brière, invites you to join him in the frequency domain.
Monopile vs Jacket
Richard Krasenberg considers the key factors to think about when deciding between a monopile or a jacket foundation.
Steel vs Concrete
Leah Ewart looks at the advantages and disadvantages of steel and concrete, and their uses for offshore wind foundations.
Floating Stability
Graduate floating wind engineer, Amir Jafari, talks about floating stability. What it is and how to achieve it.
Aerodynamic Damping
Floating wind engineer, Romero Moreira, takes a look at aerodynamic damping and its consequences for offshore wind.
Steel vs Concrete
Lead Floating Wind Engineer, Benoît Brière, takes a humorous look at Wind Turbines vs Windmills.
Anatomy of a Wind Farm
Graduate engineer Ian Tran talks us through the anatomy of a wind farm, from foundations to rotors and converting the power.
Digital Twin
This week Aaron Du takes on the subject of digital twin – helping decision makers in offshore wind react timely with more effective solutions.
Rainflow Counting
Nick Howard takes an in-depth look at the calculations required when performing rainflow counting for fatigue analysis.
Transport and Installation interface
Karl Davis takes a look at the role of developers vs designers in offshore wind and their conflicting needs.
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