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Floating Oscillating Water Column Reference Model Completed
News Article, February 24, 2015 • The floating oscillating water column reference model (RM6) backward bent duct buoy (BBDB) device design and dimensions and Wells turbine schematic. The width of the device (not shown) is 27 m. The DOE-supported Reference Model Project was developed to provide publicly available technical and economic benchmarks for a variety of...

Sandia and Partners Complete Phase I of a Vertical-Axis Deep-Water Offshore Turbine Study
News Article, December 3, 2014 • Sandia and partners from the University of Maine, Technical University of Delft, Iowa State University, TPI Composites, and Texas A&M University have completed the first phase of a project to explore the feasibility of large-scale vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) for deep-water offshore locations. The results of this conceptual study show...

Structural Health Monitoring and Prognostics Management for Offshore Wind Plants
News Article, August 5, 2015 • Offshore wind energy could potentially play a significant role in helping the nation establish a diversified energy-generation portfolio composed of clean, renewable resources. A current obstacle to offshore wind energy is that most projections put offshore wind farm operations and maintenance (O&M) costs between 2 to 5 times the current...