Work packages

WP1 Novel Concepts

The innovation objective is to support developers of novel ocean structures, by bringing together industry experts and research communities to discuss and solve complex technical issues. The scientific objective is to identify and understand technology and knowledge needs, and to convert these into research activities that can be addressed and pursued by the other WPs.

WP2 Digital Fjordlab

The overall objective is to reduce the threshold for designers to develop innovative coastal structures and designs, by developing a system where a designer can easily explore or experiment with different concepts for a given site, while utilizing the latest models developed by researchers to represent different aspects of the analysis, from site and environmental description, to structural loads and responses.

WP3 Design Optimization

The objective of WP3 is to identify, develop, and apply multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) strategies which are appropriate for novel floating marine structures. The developed numerical framework for exploring a wider design space, with sufficiently validated simulation tools, will enable innovative design solutions that traditional strategies may not be able to identify.

WP4 Marine Environment

The objective is to develop improved methodologies to determine coastal metocean conditions using consistent open access hindcasts of atmospheric and oceanic parameters, in order to reduce and quantify uncertainties in the environmental description for design basis.

WP5 Wave Structure Interaction

The objective of this WP is to broaden our understanding and knowledge on the wave loads and responses of future types of cost-efficient structures that can meet the demand for large-scale harvest of food and energy, as well as new type of coastal infrastructure, with rational models for wave-structure interaction as a goal.

WP6 Advanced Materials Technology

The objective of the WP is to provide support and expertise to innovative design in terms of material behaviour. The material solutions proposed will be an optimum between safety, reliability and economic efficiency.

WP7 Mooring and anchors

The objective of this work package is to develop solutions to secure that novel floating structures are kept at the location in a safe, sustainable and cost-efficient manner. This will be achieved by developing analyses tools and design methods, facilitating innovation and optimization in the industry, and by developing guidelines and effective monitoring systems to improve the robustness of the mooring and anchor system.