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Project Code [RDD00938]

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Project title

Anchor and mooring selection for FLOW (AMS-FLOW)

Primary Funding Agency

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

Co-Funding Organisation(s)

Lead Organisation

Atlantic Technological University

Lead Applicant

Not listed

Project Abstract

The AMS-FLOW project looks at mooring and anchoring of Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW) and its dependence on metocean conditions, soil conditions, supply chain constraints, costs and other parameter. AMS-FLOW offers improvements to metocean characterisation methodologies to ensure a precise understanding of design conditions. Evidence-based solutions will be put forward to use more synthetic mooring lines (moving away from the heavy reliance on steel chain). The project aims to produce outputs including; a new metocean analysis method, novel LRD enhanced mooring arrangement, high-quality anchor performance data and novel anchor design and economic and early-stage Anchoring & mooring selection toolkit.

Grant Approved

�747,370.00

Research Hub

Climate Change

Research Theme

3. Climate Solutions, Transition Management and Opportunities

Start Date

01/01/2024

Initial Projected Completion Date

31/12/2026