Numerical hydrodynamic design validation and highlights of the SATH floating offshore wind turbine

Abstract

Floating offshore wind turbines (FOWT) are growing in popularity and are expected to produce an important portion of the total energy consumed soon. This fast-evolving industry has been influenced by different sectors such as oil and gas, naval, onshore wind and, primarily, by fixed offshore technology.Saitec Offshore Technologies embraced the existing knowledge of these fields and merged them towards a highly competitive and versatile floating offshore wind turbine solution, namely SATH (Swinging Around Twin Hull) technology. The development of the technology has enabled the consolidation of deep know-how on the design methodology and engineering of such a device demonstrated through the deployment of the 2MW DemoSATH prototype.