Renewable Energy Technology Research Studies

Category

Project No.

Title

Design/Construction of Fixed Bottom Turbines

648

Offshore Wind and Ocean Energy Installation Cost Estimation in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf

651

Evaluate the Effect of Turbine Period of Vibration Requirements on Structural Design Parameters

656

Seabed Scour Considerations

671

Offshore Electric Cable Burial for Wind Farms: State of the Art; Standards and Guidance; Acceptable Burial Depths and Separation Distances; and Sand Wave Effects

672

Development of an Integrated Extreme Wind, Wave, Current, and Water Level Climatology to Support Standards-Based Design of Offshore Wind Projects

706

Checklist of Items for the Design Basis Document for Offshore Wind Turbines

710

Safety of Renewable Energy Operation in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf

TBD

Design of Offshore Wind Turbine Monopiles for Lateral Loads (Fiscal Year 2014 award)

Environmental Issues

634

Mitigation of Underwater Pile Driving Noise during Offshore Construction

636

Characteristics, Behavior, and Response Effectiveness of Spilled Dielectric Insulating Oil in the Marine Environment

Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

669

Floating Wind Turbines

705

Design Guidelines for Station Keeping Systems of Floating Wind Turbines

TBD

Fatigue Design Methodologies Applicable to Complex Fixed and Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (Fiscal Year 2014 award)

Inspection/Safety

627

Assess/Develop Inspection Methodologies for Offshore Wind Turbine Facilities

650

Offshore Wind Turbine Inspection Refinements

686

Regulating Worker Safety in Renewable Energy Operations on the OCS

709

Technical and Business Proposal for Example Safety Management System and Audit Criteria/Procedures Template and Checklist for Offshore Wind

Marine Hydrokinetic

628

Assess the Design/Inspection Criteria/Standards for Wave and/or Current Energy Generating Devices

629

Assess the Design and Inspection Criteria and Standards for Wave and Current Energy Generating Devices

Standards/Regulations

618

Comparative Study of Offshore Wind Turbine Generators (OWTG) Standards

633

Wind Farm/Turbine Accidents and the Applicability to Risks to Personnel and Property on the OCS, and Design Standards to Ensure Structural Safety/Reliability/Survivability of Offshore Wind Farms on the OCS

670

Design Standards for Offshore Wind Farms

701

Structural Integrity of Offshore Wind Turbines – Oversight of Design, Fabrication, and Installation