Assessing the impact of waves and platform dynamics on floating wind-turbine energy production

Fontanella, Alessandro; Colpani, Giorgio; De Pascali, Marco; Muggiasca, Sara; Belloli, Marco

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1393-2024

Articles | Volume 9, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1393-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1393-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 6

Research article

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26 Jun 2024

Research article |

| 26 Jun 2024

Assessing the impact of waves and platform dynamics on floating wind-turbine energy production

Alessandro Fontanella, Giorgio Colpani, Marco De Pascali, Sara Muggiasca, and Marco Belloli

Data sets

OpenFAST models and simulation outputs to assess the impact of waves and platform dynamics on floating wind turbine energy production Alessandro Fontanella et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10513599

Model code and software

OpenFAST models and simulation outputs to assess the impact of waves and platform dynamics on floating wind turbine energy production Alessandro Fontanella et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10513599

Short summary

Waves can boost a floating wind turbine's power output by moving its rotor against the wind. Studying this, we used four models to explore the impact of waves and platform dynamics on turbines in the Mediterranean. We found that wind turbulence, not waves, primarily affects power fluctuations. In real conditions, floating wind turbines produce less energy compared to fixed-bottom ones, mainly due to platform tilt.