The Safety and Reliability of Offshore Energy Assets
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 2212
Special Issue Editors
Interests: structural integrity; nonlinear finite element analysis; structural reliability; risk and reliability engineering; structural design optimisation; risk-based maintenance; techno-economic assessment; offshore wind turbine
Interests: structural integrity; smart and multifunctional materials; energy materials; additive manufacturing; fatigue and fracture testing for novel materials; sustainability and materials circular economy; structural design; structural health monitoring
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Interests: marine structural design & analysis; fatigue and fracture mechanics; structural degradation; ultimate limit dtate analysis; structural reliability; risk-based maintenance; offshore wind farm
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The recent worldwide success of offshore wind turbines has demonstrated that harvesting vast offshore renewable energy is instrumental in achieving ambitious Net Zero targets. In this regard, the progress made by the offshore wind industry in terms of significant capital cost reduction is expected to be followed by other renewable energy solutions, such as wave, tidal and solar, integrated with other energy vectors such as hydrogen and ammonia. However, there are serious engineering challenges, especially concerning the structural integrity performance of these high-value assets due to harsh environmental conditions, massive mechanical loading caused by the ever-increasing size of energy converters, and costly maintenance activities to tackle degradation issues. Nevertheless, advanced manufacturing techniques, materials, sensing technologies, and decision support systems empowered by artificial intelligence development present opportunities.
In light of the challenges and opportunities mentioned above, we launch the Special Issue titled “The Safety and Reliability of Offshore Energy Assets”. The issue aims to collect original and impactful papers presenting theoretical, analytical, empirical, and numerical studies which enhance our understanding of structural integrity issues affecting the safety and reliability of these assets and provide practical engineering solutions to these issues to achieve optimal design and structural integrity management. Review papers that provide a critical view of the latest developments in methods, modelling, and analysis are also encouraged.
This Special Issue covers a wide range of structural safety and reliability-related topics such as fatigue, fractures, environment-assisted cracking, the loss of ultimate load carrying capacity, and buckling. Moreover, studies investigating the impact of advanced materials and manufacturing on the structural integrity performance of offshore renewable structures are highly encouraged. Finally, studies adopting state-of-the-art risk-based methodologies to tackle issues with respect to structural design, maintenance planning, and life extension are also most welcome.
Dr. Baran Yeter
Dr. Saeid Lotfian
Prof. Dr. Yordan Garbatov
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- offshore wind, wave, tidal and solar farms
- oil and gas and green hydrogen
- reliability of offshore energy assets
- risk assessment (qualitative and quantitative)
- sustainable materials for offshore application
- risk-based maintenance of offshore wind farms
- AI-aided structural health monitoring and digital twin
