STEP4WIND

Novel deSign, producTion and opEration aPproaches for floating WIND turbine farms

STEP4WIND is a European Industrial Doctorate programme, granted under the H2020 Marie-Curie Innovative Training Network initiative (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2019, grant agreement 860737 ). The programme runs between April 2020 and March 2024 and will deliver 10 PhD degrees, in joint supervision and training between the public and private sectors. The main objective is to address both technological and economical challenges related to the development of floating offshore wind farms.

News

Participation in a PhD winter school

Likhitha Ramesh Reddy and Felipe Novais took part in a winter school organized by DTU Wind (Denmark) on the control of floating wind …
Nov 19, 2022

Participation in Torque2022

The STEP4WIND researchers participated in the international conference Torque2022 organized by TU Delft on 1-3 June 2022.
Jun 10, 2022

Article in Dutch national media

May 31, 2022

Ambassador for OffshoreWind4Kids

The small-scale (floating) wind turbines of OffshoreWind4Kids have arrived at TU Delft and will be used in many dissemination …
Jan 30, 2022

Talk at the EERA DeepWind conference 2022

One of our ESRs presented his research at the international conference.
Jan 20, 2022
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Projects

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All WP1 - Design WP2 - Production and deployment WP3 - Operation and scalability

ESR1 - Multi-scale numerical modelling of floating offshore wind turbines

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ESR2 - Aerodynamics of floating offshore wind turbines undergoing large motions

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ESR3 - Reduced-order models and machine learning for FOWT analysis and design

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ESR4 - Multidisciplinary design analysis and optimisation framework for FOWT farms

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ESR5 - Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) experiments of FOWTs

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ESR6 - Automated manufacturing of carbon fibre reinforced composites for offshore wind turbine blades

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ESR7 - Optimisation of dynamic cable configuration for FOWTs and farms

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ESR8 - Installation and decommissioning of large floating offshore wind farms

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ESR9 - Application of robotics in floating wind operations and maintenance (O&M)

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ESR10 - Development and optimisation of Blue Economy activities coupled with FOWT farms

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Training

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All Academic skills Soft skills Industrial skills

Open Science

Overview: This course is a MOOC given by TU Delft and is therefore accessible to a wide audience. The early-stage researchers followed …

Big data management

Overview: This course will cover all aspects related to data collection, management, analysis, visualisation, and sharing. Example of …

Wave tank experiments

Overview: The early-stage researchers and a few principal investigators participated in a workshop organized by MARIN (Maritime …

Build your start-up

Overview: This course focussed on “Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Communication" and was organized by TU Delft on …

Autumn school

Overview: The Autumn school took place at Lake Como on 4-8 October 2021. The programme included lectures on: atmosphere physics and …

Winter school

Overview: The second STEP4WIND school took place on 5-9 September 2022 and included topics on social, economic and environmental impact …

Risk considerations for the commercialisation of floating wind turbines

Overview: ORE Catapult will present its methodology for risk management of FOWTs (including risks into some costs parameters), the …

Design, manufacturing and testing of wind turbine blades

Overview: The goal is to provide a strong practical understanding of the context that underpins wind blade innovation. The PhD …

From a PhD to a career in industry

Overview: Topics are: tools for a successful transition from academia to industry (networking, industry involvement, soft-skills); …

Intellectual Property Right

Overview: The workshop will be divided into two parts and will be organised with the technology transfer officer at TU Delft and the …

Scientific writing and presentation skills

Overview: This training was covered during the winter school organized by University College Cork in 2022. It included a practical …

Beneficiaries

Project hosts

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All Academia Industry
Delft University of Technology
Politecnico di Milano
University College Cork
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Eire Composites Teoranta
Stichting Maritiem Research Instituut Netherlands

Partners

Secondments and Collaboration

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All Academia Industry Research institute Association
National University of Ireland, Galway
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, US
Technical University of Denmark
INSA Rouen Normandie
Ideol
Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Denmark
European Academy for Wind Energy
International Network on Offshore Renewable Energy

The Doctoral Training Network

Early-stage researchers

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Likhitha Ramesh Reddy

PhD student (ESR1)

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Ricardo Amaral

PhD student (ESR2)

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Deepali Singh

PhD student (ESR3)

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Matteo Baudino Bessone

PhD student (ESR4)

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Felipe Novais

PhD student (ESR5)

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Alejandro del Toro

PhD student (ESR6)

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Huzaifa Syed

PhD student (ESR7)

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Rahul Chitteth Ramachandran

PhD student (ESR8)

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Omer Khalid

PhD student (ESR9)

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Omar Ibrahim

PhD student (ESR10)

Supervisory team

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Axelle Viré

Associate Professor, Project Coordinator

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Michiel Zaaijer

Assistant Professor

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Julie Teuwen

Assistant Professor

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Marco Belloli

Full Professor Applied Mechanics

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Sara Muggiasca

Researcher

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Cian Desmond

Research Fellow

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Paul Deglaire

Team lead

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Laurent Beaudet

Engineer

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Alex Loeven

Head of rotor performance - Offshore

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Bastien Duboc

Scientifc Software Engineer

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Juliette Coussy

Engineer

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Kasper Laugesen

Advanced engineer

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Tomas Flanagan

R&D Director

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Roberts Proskovics

Team Lead - Turbines / Technical Lead - Floating Wind

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Hamish Macdonald

Engineer

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Daniel Milano

Engineer

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Ellen Jump

Project Engineer

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John Walker

Project Engineer

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Will Brindley

Research Engineer

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Katherine Dykes

Head of Section

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Erik-Jan De Ridder

Team leader Renewable Energy

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Pierre Bénard

Assistant Professor

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Amy Robertson

Principal Engineer

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Garrett Barter

Senior Analyst

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Thomas Choisnet

Chief Technology Officer

Advisory Board

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European Academy of Wind Energy

Association

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International Network on Offshore Renewable Energy

Association

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Marie Curie Alumni Association

Association

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Ilmas Bayati

Senior Consultant

Administrative support

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Oana Schippers-Trifan

Project manager

Recent Publications

Dedicated large-scale floating offshore wind to hydrogen: Assessing design variables in proposed typologies

Marine operations required to transfer technicians and equipment represent a significant proportion of the total cost of offshore wind. …
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Applications of robotics in floating offshore wind farm operations and maintenance: Literature review and trends

Marine operations required to transfer technicians and equipment represent a significant proportion of the total cost of offshore wind. …
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A frequency-time domain method for annual energy production estimation in floating wind turbines

A new method is proposed to estimate a floating wind turbine’s annual energy production (AEP) using frequency and …
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Floating wind turbines: marine operations challenges and opportunities

The global floating offshore wind energy industry is rapidly maturing, with several technologies having been installed at pilot and …
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Including installation logistics costs in the optimal sizing of semi-submersibles for floating wind farms

In this research, we explored the potential to reduce the cost of floating wind farms by adopting an integrated approach to optimally …
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Recent & Upcoming Talks

Floating offshore wind energy

Presentation of the STEP4WIND project at an international event
Mar 31, 2022 8:15 PM — 9:30 PM Online
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A low computational framework for testing closed-loop wind farm controllers

ESR presentation
May 25, 2021 9:00 AM — 10:15 AM Online
F. Miranda Novais, D. Schlipf, and S. Raach
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Aerodynamics of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Undergoing Large Motions

ESR presentation
May 25, 2021 9:00 AM — 10:15 AM Online
R. Amaral, A. Viré, K. Laugesen, P. Deglaire, A. Loeven and D. von Terzi
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Application of robotics for floating wind operations and maintenance (O&M) - A review

ESR presentation
May 25, 2021 9:00 AM — 10:15 AM Online
O. Khalid, G. Hao, H. MacDonald, C. Desmond
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Coupling Green Hydrogen Production and Transportation with Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Farms - A Review

ESR presentation
May 25, 2021 9:00 AM — 10:15 AM Online
O.S. Ibrahim, A. Singlitico, J. D. Murphy
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Outreach

Outreach event building floating wind turbines at the beach

Outreach event at Scheveningen beach
Sep 19, 2021

Project featured in a special report

Special report in the Innovation Platform magazine
Aug 12, 2021

Project Coordinator interviewed for the Dutch magazine KIJK

Challenges of floating offshore wind turbines
May 27, 2021

Omar Ibrahim featured as MSCA Fellow of the Week

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions feature
May 25, 2021

Project Coordinator interviewed by New Energy for Europe

Floating offshore wind and green hydrogen.
Apr 30, 2021
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Deliverables

D5.2 - STEP4WIND newsletters

The newsletters are available at the following hyperlinks Newsletter 1 and Newletter 2
Nov 30, 2020

D4.1 - Training guide and plan

The training guide and plan gives an overview of the training activities within the project.
Oct 31, 2020

Contact

  • Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Kluyverweg 1, 2629 HS Delft,