Steel vs Concrete

Flipchart Friday Steel vs Concrete By Leah Ewart View the series In this article we look at steel and concrete, and their uses for offshore wind foundations. Overview Steel is a very versatile material available in multiple different sections, such as flat plate and a...

Exploring Wake Losses in Offshore Wind

By Saurabh Gunecha. Introduction With growing awareness about the environmental impact of carbon intensive energy generation, renewables have been gaining growing focus from governments and developers all over the world. Wind and Solar are the two major promising...

Could ChatGPT replace our jobs in offshore wind?

By Ian Tran Recent advancements in AI have been taking the world by storm. In particular, OpenAI’s revolutionary language model, ChatGPT, is being used extensively by individuals and businesses alike, disrupting multiple industries including healthcare, customer...

Wave forces on large structures in offshore wind

By Amir Jafari Our floating industry is going bigger The offshore wind turbine industry is developing larger wind turbines, and we need larger foundations to accommodate them in the oceans. Floating offshore wind turbines will play a remarkable role in the future of...

Empire Projects in Europe (Part 2)

By Karl Davis.  On the second leg of my ‘offshore wind’ tour of Spain, I took in the Aviles site of Windar. In the picture below we see some lovely yellow TP’s (Transition Pieces) ready for upending and fixing of the External Working Platforms. In...

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