Flow
Far and Large Offshore Wind (FLOW) was a joint research programme of thirteen Dutch companies and knowledge institutions who are working together on innovation to reduce the cost of offshore wind energy.
Worldwide knowledge and experience of wind farms far offshore and at great depths is still in its early stages; FLOW aims to increase the reliability of this type of wind farm, to accelerate development, to reduce risks and at the same time to significantly contribute to reducing the cost of offshore energy by more than 20%.
TU Delft contribution
The research is focused on three important questions:
- What are the representative wind conditions a far-offshore wind turbine will experience during its lifetime
- What do these wind conditions predict with respect to power production and loads of offshore wind farms?
- How should these conditions correctly be described in design calculations and standards?
