Jacket foundations are set to become a more dominant design solution, as monopiles are unlikely to be practical for many future offshore wind farms located in deeper water sites and with larger turbines, so through the £2.4m JaCo project we hope to develop a better understanding of fatigue performance by testing full-size jacket nodes made from existing manual and novel automated welding processes. Coupled with improved standards it is estimated that a weight reduction of 10 percent can be achieved if the fatigue resistance (strength) is enhanced by 10-20 percent through optimised design.
Project end date
Started in 2016, it is expected finish in September 2023
Project lead
OCAS
Partners
Leading offshore wind developers Ørsted, EnBW, Equinor, ScottishPower Renewables, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Shell, SSE Renewables and Vattenfall are supporting the project together with funding from the Scottish Government.
Setup under
Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA)
Contact
James Sinfield, Technology Acceleration Manager
james.sinfield@carbontrust.com