Caisson Foundations for Competitive Offshore wind Farms in ITALY. (2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Govoni, Laura; Gottardi, Guido; Antonini, Alessandro; Archetti, Renata; Schweizer, Joerg
• Is Part Of: Procedia engineering. Volume 158(2016)
• Page Start: 392
• Page End: 397
• Publication Date: 2016
• Subjects: offshore wind energy -- field data -- Northern Adriatic Sea -- caisson foundations; Engineering -- Congresses; Engineering -- Periodicals; Engineering; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 620.005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.08.461
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1877-7058

Abstract

Abstract: The research presented in the paper moves from the results of a feasibility study recently carried out for the development of an offshore wind farm off the cost of Rimini, in the Northern Adriatic Sea. The work, based on in-situ measurements of the environmental conditions, assessed the suitability of the considered area for the development of a relatively large wind farm, although at the profitability limit. The study has considered 60 offshore wind turbines installed on monopiles, as they are, at present, the most common solution and a quantification of the investment costs could be reliably completed. With reference to such case, the paper addresses the use of caisson foundations, a convenient alternative to monopiles in water of shallow to intermediate depth, with the final aim of improving the overall cost-effectiveness of the investment.