In the pursuit of the transition towards renewable energies, ocean wave energy is one of the renewable energy sources with greatest potential. However, there is the need of fundamental scientific research to enable ground-breaking ways to harvest energy from ocean waves more efficiently. In this project we will focus on a new disruptive paradigm: flexible wave energy converters, which have the potential to be more resilient, cheaper and efficient than traditional wave energy converters. In particular, we will study their hydro-electro-elastic behaviour by developing a novel numerical model able to characterize floating thin elastic structures with embedded energy converters.

De Active Pile Driving Tip is een alternatieve methode voor de installatie van offshore funderingen, met de initiële focus op monopiles voor windturbines. Met behulp van specifiek toegepaste trillingen zal de monopile geïnstalleerd kunnen worden. Deze methode is geluidsvriendelijker, sneller en efficienter. Daarnaast zullen kleinere installatieschepen hierdoor geschikt worden voor de installatie van de allergrootste monopiles. Hetgeen grote besparingen tot gevolg zal hebben.

Delta regions like The Netherlands and China (Shanghai area) are centres of socio-economic activities. They form important parts of water systems and are vulnerable to climate change. They are also influenced by human activities, not only in the region themselves, but also in the river basin. The intertidal flats (including salt marshes and mudflats) in estuaries border the navigation channels; form the start for land reclamation; serve as buffers for sea defence; are sinks of pollutants and nutrients; and are habitats for flora and fauna. It is therefore of utmost importance to predict the morphological development of the intertidal flats with regard to climate change and anthropogenic activities from an economic and ecological point of view for a sustainable management of the delta. The aim of the study is to improve our ability in predicting the development of tidal flats in estuaries and tidal lagoons under influence of climate change and anthropogenic activities. The key objectives are: " To obtain more insight into the development of the tidal flats and the underlying processes and mechanisms. " To specify the predictability of the development of the tidal flats. " To improve the model that accounts for the processes determining the morphodynamics of intertidal flats. " To improve the modelling, to forecast the effects of climate change and anthropogenic activities and to test the ways of handling uncertainties. System analysis based on field observations and experiments with process-based models as digital lab will be carried out to obtain better understanding of the development of intertidal flats and the underlying processes/mechanisms. Special attention will be paid to the effects of events like storms/typhoons. In developing prediction tools and predicting the development of intertidal flats for future scenarios not only the more or less deterministic long-term trend, but also the stochastic short-term variations will be considered.

The Dutch government plans 70GW of offshore wind energy by 2050. Achieving this target will only be possible if the pace of installation is accelerated and if technological solutions that embrace the three transitions (energy, food, nature) in the North Sea are developed. HybridLabs aims at accelerating the deployment of offshore renewables by addressing key questions related to the floating installation of offshore renewables, and developing groundbreaking innovations in the monitoring, control, and design of offshore renewables and their logistics. These innovations will be unlocked through nation-wide infrastructure of experimental facilities, simulators, and offshore field labs, learning from one another.

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