Print Email Facebook Twitter Technical Challenges and Benefits of Integrating Atlantic Salmon Production in Floating Offshore Wind Farms Title Technical Challenges and Benefits of Integrating Atlantic Salmon Production in Floating Offshore Wind Farms: A conceptual design study Author Verschoof, Steyn (TU Delft Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science) Contributor Zaaijer, M B (mentor) Sliggers, P.G.F. (graduation committee) Watson, S.J. (graduation committee) Hummel, Niklas (graduation committee) Dyachuck, Eduard (graduation committee) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Programme Electrical Engineering | Sustainable Energy Technology Date 2018-11-28 Abstract Multi-use of offshore platforms is a long-term research challenge which aims to combine food and energy production at sea. Research in this field is in its infancy, literature is scarce and without much cross-referencing. The aim of this thesis has been to develop a coherent set of recommendations for the further development of multi-use platforms, specifically for offshore floating wind energy and salmon aquaculture. A design-oriented approach has been adopted to generate insights regarding multi-use plat- forms. New multi-use concepts were generated and presented, illustrating what a future multi-use farm could look like. Simultaneously, a rigorous decision-making framework was set-up aimed at identifying superior concepts, while systematically producing insights by making explicit the trade-offs which govern the decision. A most preferred concept has been selected and evaluated in more detail, focussing on the identification of engineering challenges and cost-reduction opportunities through comparison of the multi-use concept with stand-alone references. Except for one item, no major technical barriers for the further development of multi-use platforms were identified, given that the challenges associated to the stand-alone activities can be met. This item is the expectation that mooring loads will largely increase by integrating fixed-netting structures in wind energy platforms. A small set of cost-reduction opportunities was discovered, as well as threats to the economic viability. Evaluation of the cost-reduction potential nuanced the view that large opportunities exist in mooring design and shared O&M vessels and demonstrated that the multi-use concept can also lead to additional costs. Most importantly, further study into the availability of optimal sites for multi-use is recommended, because it can be expected that sites optimal for wind energy may be sub-optimal for the production of Atlantic Salmon. Subject Multi-useWind energyFloatingAquacultureAtlantic SalmonMCDAConceptual design To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:77038150-2335-47e0-9b38-ceccb4d01b26 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights © 2018 Steyn Verschoof Files PDF MScThesis_SPJVerschoof.pdf 24.86 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:77038150-2335-47e0-9b38-ceccb4d01b26/datastream/OBJ/view