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Research Studies Scour on OWF Foundations to Optimise Jacket Design
Physical model testing of an offshore substation jacket in HR Wallingford’s Fast Flow Facility for the University of Rostock at a scale of 1:60. (All Images: HR Wallingford)Official Press Release HR Wallingford:
New research is testing scour effects on offshore substation jackets
Offshore wind farms are getting bigger, and are increasingly being located further offshore in deeper waters, creating new challenges for their design, maintenance and operation.
Key to their successful operation is the offshore substation, the gateway for the transport of energy to the mainland via undersea cables. New research being carried out by the University of Rostock and HR Wallingford is assessing the development of scour around substation jacket foundations to provide new insights for the University of Rostock in research funded by the German government. As the hub of an offshore wind farm’s energy export, connecting each individual wind turbine to the grid, the stability and integrity of the substation jacket and its cables is vital to successful... ... More: Official Press Release HR Wallingford
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- HR Wallingford, University of Rostock, scour, offshore, wind farm, maintenance, cable, foundation, Germany
