What are marine ground conditions?
Video Summary: we investigated the meaning of “marine ground conditions”, in other words, the conditions for foundation emplacement at the seabed and in the shallow subsurface. We looked at the …
Course: Introduction to Offshore Wind Energy
Ground conditions in the North Sea
Video Summary: we followed on from considering what marine ground conditions are, and we discussed the types of surveying techniques that are used to assess the marine ground conditions at …
How do we assess marine ground conditions?
Video Summary: We looked at different foundation types for bottom-fixed offshore wind turbines, what water depths and geological conditions they are suited to, and we also looked at anchor types …
Ground conditions at Norwegian wind sites
Video Summary: During the last ca. 2.5 million years, Northern Europe experienced repeated glaciations, which have strongly impacted shallow subsurface geology of the North Sea. Highly variable soil types relating …
Aerodynamic principles used in a rotor blade
The Betz’ limit tells how much energy can be extracted from the wind. But how can the energy be extracted? For this purpose, we use the same principles as used …