Design & Performance of a Floating Foundation for 15MW Offshore Wind Turbines
Learn about the design of a unique Stinger Keel floating foundation for a 15MW reference wind turbine. Learn how the coupled analysis of the floating foundation, wind turbine and mooring system are conducted together. Also we will review the turbine power generation performance with Stinger Keel foundation along with latest tank test results.
4 Dec 2020
Author
Yusuf Arikan
Senior Principal Engineer
About
Yusuf Arikan has over 15 years of structural engineering and project management experience in the design and analysis of various offshore structures including hydrodynamics of various floating offshore wind foundations. In recent years, he has been extensively involved in floating offshore wind projects, specifically the coupled assessment of the floater & turbine, and the design and analysis of mooring systems and power cables.
Yusuf holds a Bachelor’s degree from Bogazici University, Turkey and a Master’s degree from the University of Houston. He is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas and Project Management Professional (PMP).
Language
Gary Ross
Floating Energy Systems Ltd
Author
Yusuf Arikan
Senior Principal Engineer
About
Yusuf Arikan has over 15 years of structural engineering and project management experience in the design and analysis of various offshore structures including hydrodynamics of various floating offshore wind foundations. In recent years, he has been extensively involved in floating offshore wind projects, specifically the coupled assessment of the floater & turbine, and the design and analysis of mooring systems and power cables.
Yusuf holds a Bachelor’s degree from Bogazici University, Turkey and a Master’s degree from the University of Houston. He is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas and Project Management Professional (PMP).
Language
Gary Ross
Floating Energy Systems Ltd