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"When a geothermally heated bridge system developed by Texas researchers was put to the test during a winter freeze in Fort Worth, the bridge showed no evidence of snow or ice accumulation. This research initiative is a cross-university collaboration between Dr. Anand Puppala, professor in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University, A.P. & Florence Wiley Chair, and director of the Center for Infrastructure Renewal at Texas A&M University, and Dr. Puneet Bhaskar, postdoctoral associate, and Aditya Deshmukh, EIT, doctoral student, from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. Dr. Xinbao Yu, professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) leads the project as the principal investigator. He is accompanied by Dr. Gang Lei, a postdoctoral research associate, and Alireza Fakhrabadi, a doctoral student, from UTA." Click the link below to continue reading about their research being put into action, click the link below to be directed to the article on the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) website! #Geothermal #Bridge #Infrastructure #FortWorth #Texas #Research

The scientific research organisation has installed a new #lowcarbon heating system and will monitor benefits in real-time, producing significant data for others to learn from. A geothermal #heatpump has been installed at the headquarters of the British Geological Survey (#BGS) in Keyworth, #Nottinghamshire. Costing £1.7million, the project has been majority funded by the Natural Environmental Research Council (#NERC) and the UK Government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme. The technology comprises an array of 28 boreholes drilled to a depth of 225metres, and will replace old gas boilers. Once fully operational, the system will heat two buildings at the site, where 400 people work, cutting #carbondioxide equivalent emissions by around 30 tonnes per year, helping bring down the organisation’s heating bill and #greenhousegas #footprint. This is part of a wider effort to bring down emissions, with 1000 #solarpanels already fitted above the BGS parking area in 2022. A ‘living laboratory’ is also factored into the plans, with state-of-the-art sensors installed within heat extraction boreholes and buildings, providing data in real time to help improve understandings of ground source heat systems, and #decarbonisation. Rock samples will also be taken to increase knowledge of water and heat flow underground, with the local geology comparable to a large proportion of the #UK, meaning lessons learned here can be applied to other parts of the country. ‘Geothermal energy is heat that naturally occurs under the ground and is available 24/7 across the UK. This project will demonstrate the deployment of ground-source heat pump technology to decarbonise existing buildings across the public sector estate,’ said David Boon, a BGS Senior Engineering and Geothermal Geologist. ‘This exciting project gives us the opportunity to blend our observation of the subsurface with leading low-carbon heating,’ said Daniel Crow, head of BGS estates and facilities. ‘The disruption to BGS staff will be kept to a minimum, with short closures of a couple of buildings to allow for the installation of heat emitters. The drilling and heat pump installation is due to last around three months. The borehole installation should not impact on Keyworth site operations due to the careful planning and specification involved in the project.’

Earthquake-induced liquefaction has been studied for decades since it poses major challenges for the geotechnical design of engineering structures. While in the energy market liquefaction has been mainly investigated for the risk posed to oil and gas facilities, yet it remains a key issue for the growing renewable energy industry. I am looking forward to representing RINA and presenting our paper, “Feasibility of Probabilistic Liquefaction Assessment in Industrial Practice: Is It Worth the Effort?”, at the 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering - WCEE2024. In my talk, I'll explore whether Probabilistic Liquefaction Hazard Assessment (PLHA) should become a standard practice in the near future. Don’t miss my presentation during the session "GEO9 - Structures against liquefaction" on Tuesday, July 2nd. #GrowWithRINA

Curious about the role of research and development in advancing offshore wind energy? 🌊 Don't miss this International Interactive Technical Talk featuring one of our researchers, Christelle Abadie, as she discusses the pivotal role of research in driving the expansion of offshore wind. #offshorewind #research #geotechnics #renewableenergy 🔍🌬 https://lnkd.in/e_Ns_DKV

I am delighted to share our review paper titled "A review on mooring lines and anchors of floating marine structures" published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews - a high-impact journal with an Impact Factor of 15.9. This comprehensive review is the result of collaborative efforts with Hans Petter Jostad and Zefeng Zhou at NGI - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Prof. Zhen Gao at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Prof. Lizhong Wang and Prof. Zhen Guo at Zhejiang University. This paper is supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) project from the European Commission and the SFI BLUES project from the Research Council of Norway (Norges forskningsråd). In this paper, we present the latest advancements in the research and application of mooring lines & anchors, and crucial issues related to design and analysis for floating marine structures. Key highlights include: o  Applications and characteristics of floating structures: a review of various floating structures, comparing different types of floaters based on their unique characteristics. o  Mooring system classification: exploration of different classifications of mooring systems, with detailed discussions on shared mooring lines and anchors. o  Design principles and analysis methodologies: a summary of essential design principles and methodologies for analysing mooring systems. o  Mooring line components: examination of the components of mooring lines, introducing various modelling and analysis methods. o  Seabed trenches and safety: an in-depth look at seabed trenches, identifying them as a critical threat to mooring safety. o  Anchoring system and whole-life design concept: a comparison of different anchors based on their capacities and installation methods, highlighting the benefits of adopting novel whole-life analyses for anchors. This review provides a guide on further research and practical applications of moorings and anchors, promoting more precise design and potentially reducing costs in the deployment of floating wind turbines.     We invite you to read our paper and join the conversation on the future of floating marine structures. Your insights and feedback would be greatly appreciated! https://lnkd.in/dByFyQQD #Mooringsystem #floatingwindturbine #mooringline #anchor #marinestructure #designandanalysis #review #ngi #marieskłodowskacurieactions #SFIBLUES #DNV 

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📢 We are thrilled to share our latest research published in the prestigious ASCE Publishing - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering on the novel finned suction anchor for offshore floating wind applications. This research originates from a study by the DNV geotechnical team and is co-authored with Zefeng Zhou at the NGI - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Dr. Yue Yan, and Dr. Dengfeng Fu at Tianjin University. This study explores the enhanced bearing performance of finned suction anchors under combined vertical, horizontal, moment, and torsional (VHMT) loading in clay. Key Highlights: 1. 💡 Enhanced performance: Our findings reveal significant improvements in uniaxial and combined loading capacities due to the innovative addition of fins, providing greater stability and reliability in challenging offshore environments. 2. 🌊 Design insights: We propose closed-form expressions for predicting the bearing performance under various loading scenarios, offering valuable design guidance for offshore engineers. 3. 🌟 Innovative approach: The finned suction anchor demonstrates superior anti-rotational performance, crucial for shared anchoring mooring systems in offshore floating wind farms. This research represents a significant step forward in addressing the complexities of offshore foundation design, particularly in managing combined vertical, horizontal, moment, and torsional (VHMT) loading, which is essential for both ULS and ALS design of anchoring systems for offshore floating wind. We invite you to read our full paper and explore the detailed numerical analyses and proposed design methodologies. Read the full paper here: https://lnkd.in/dj66CPNB #FloatingWind #SharedAnchor #AnchoringSystem #WindEnergy #DNV #NGI

A recent publication led by Shauna Creane, Senior Geoscientist and Metocean Engineer at GDG, sheds light on offshore sediment transport dynamics and their environmental implications.   The paper titled "Morphological Modelling to Investigate the Role of External Sediment Sources and Wind and Wave-Induced Flow on Sand Bank Sustainability: An Arklow Bank Case Study", published in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, explores the intricate interplay between offshore anthropogenic activities, such as the installation of offshore renewable energy developments and sediment extraction for marine aggregates, and sediment transport pathways in the south-western Irish Sea.   Key findings include: ✔ Identification of vulnerable areas on the offshore linear sand bank ✔Assessment of impact from wind and wave-induced flow on sediment distribution ✔ Insights into sediment exchange between sand banks and independent sand wave fields This research is pivotal in understanding and predicting environmental instability in tidally-dominated environments and provides essential knowledge for effective marine spatial planning in the Irish Sea and beyond.   Read the publication here – https://lnkd.in/eMEdnChz   This research was conducted as part of the Irish Research Council Employment-based PhD programme in collaboration with Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG). #renewableenergy #offshorewind #windenergy #geoscience #energytransition Venterra Group

I'm pleased to announce the publication of "A Multi-LASSO model to forecast induced seismicity at enhanced geothermal systems" in Geoenergy Science and Engineering (https://lnkd.in/eV4haf_j #EGS #machinelearning #earthquake #forecasting). Some of you might have noticed a decrease in my posts over the past year. That's because I've been working on finalising my textbook on CAT risk modelling. More on this topic in the next months!

📢 Whether you plan to attend IPF in April or not, catch up with the author of this study on the ground conditions for Central Atlantic, Gulf of Maine and Oregon ahead of the auctions. If you are considering or planning on bidding in this year's US seabed auctions, we offer this Geological Desk Top study offering a deep dive into the ground conditions for Central Atlantic, Gulf of Maine and Oregon. If you want to see this study then contact the author George Marling, our OWC US based Snr Geotechnical Engineer 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/gmbB-Wkp Our US based Geoscience team have conducted this in-depth technical study of BOEM Lease Auctions Sites, covering 👇🏼 ✅ Overview seabed conditions ✅ Seabed sediments ✅ Expected soil profiles ✅ Metocean climate ✅ Concluding considerations George Marling, comments: "All OWF sites coming under the microscope this year in the USA differ greatly in terms of their ground conditions, geo risks and general environmental considerations. An in-depth understanding of the geological, seabed and sub-seabed conditions of each site is fundamental to the successful planning of a bid to the offshore wind auctions, and will likely be a key consideration in the feasibility of the proposed development plans." So use the link above or reach out to George for a copy, but you can also catch up with George and the rest of the team at #IPF24, 📅 22-25 April. So 📞 📧 reach out for a meeting/catch up on this or any other topic relating to the upcoming auctions or use this link 👉🏼  https://lnkd.in/gkYgaCTk --------------------------------------- 📞 📧 Contact me or OWC if you want to chat about support for your renewable energy project, investment, or market entry. ➡ Subscribe to the loudest, most seriously caffeinated #OffshoreWind newsletter on LinkedIn 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/evdXr-QH