Status and Future Needs for Offshore Wind Dynamics Modeling; Lessons from IEA Wind Task 30
(Room Capitol B)
16 Oct 18
1:30 PM
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2:45 PM
Tracks:
Technology and Innovation
To advance offshore wind technologies to commercial maturity, the current suite of modeling tools used for designing offshore wind systems needs to be validated with high-quality datasets. Validation assesses the accuracy of the modeling tools, provides a better understanding of their uncertainties, identifies needed areas of improvement, and increases their acceptance within industry and research communities. The level of trust and acceptance of the tools directly translates to the perceived risk in the project, which impacts design methodology and bankability, both significant cost drivers. Validated modeling tools can then be used to develop optimized designs to reduce costs. To address the need for validated offshore wind modeling tools, a research task within IEA Wind was initiated in 2005. Task 30 has worked continuously since this time to assess and improve coupled offshore wind modeling tools, identify their limitations, and determine future research needs.