The fatigue performance of welded connections determines the design and the lifetime of offshore structures. An increased understanding of the fatigue performance in offshore turbine foundations will be key to reducing the costs and risks associated with turbine design. The Offshore Wind Accelerator Fatigue Testing of Welded Structures in Air (OWA FaWS) project aims to achieve this through bringing together stakeholders from across the industry; developers, steel producers, testing institutions and certification bodies. The project’s output is anticipated to provide a solid baseline for the establishment of fatigue curves that targets real-world loading conditions and weld details.  

Project end date

Early 2022 

Project value

€1,218,000

Project lead

Orsted Wind Power A/S

Partners

Ørsted, Parkwind, RWE, Scottish Power Renewables, Shell, SSE, Vattenfall

Setup under

Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA)

Contact

Iain Meager, Project Manager
Iain.meager@carbontrust.com