MagazineIs a Green FPSO the answer for future low carbon feedstock and fuel?
MARIN Report 133
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 6 minutes
The moonshot idea of a Green FPSO may be closer to reality than we think. Although extremely ambitious indeed, it seems unlikely that there will be ...
MagazineFlexible floating offshore islands
MARIN Report 133
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 6 minutes
A Dutch consortium including four applied research institutes (MARIN, TNO, Deltares and WUR) is exploring the potential of combining a partially ...
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MagazineMoniMoor JIP
MARIN Report 133
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 6 minutes
The MoniMoor initiative seeks to develop a framework for the mooring integrity management of floating wind turbines and production systems with the ...
floating wind turbine
MagazineExploring the possibilities of a Floating Future: ‘Enabling climate adaptive innovations’
MARIN Report 133
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 12 minutes
Water may offer an opportunity for creating safe space through the use of large-scale floating developments. Initiated by MARIN and Blue Revolution ...
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MagazineNew Research Vessels for NIOZ
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
At the request of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), MARIN started studies for two new research vessels in May 2018, to ...
life at sea
Magazine"A high density use of the sea is challenging from a safety, cultural, economic and technical perspective"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
‘Life at Sea’ is certainly the broadest market which MARIN serves. As the name implies, it entails everything related to life at sea. “Think about ...
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MagazineBalancing offshore wind farms and the safety of shipping
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
The energy transition increases demand for alternative energy solutions and some of these include using space in the North Sea for developing ...
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MagazineMARIN helps to increase the workability of SOVs
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
Service Operation Vessels are used for installation and maintenance activities on offshore wind turbines. These vessels are typically equipped with ...
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Magazine"The biggest challenge is to stay ahead of innovations to allow safe and efficient operations to continue"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
Although shipping is one of the safest modes of transport, unfortunately accidents do happen. As an independent institute, MARIN works together with ...
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MagazineUKC Policy for the Port of Rotterdam
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
On behalf of the Port of Rotterdam Authority MARIN conducted a study to substantiate guidelines for the minimum Under Keel Clearance (UKC) for ultra ...
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Magazine"There seems a clear need for realtime simulations of complex naval operations"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
The defence sector is one of MARIN’s most important markets, and while we have a long-established relationship with the Royal Netherlands Navy, we ...
defence
MagazineWind-powered shipping increasingly popular
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
The uptake of wind propulsion as a solution to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions is accelerating. Compared to future alternative ...
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Magazine"The main challenge is to further decrease electricity costs while increasing total capacity"
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
MARIN believes it is our responsibility to contribute to the development of offshore renewable energy from waves, tides and wind. Back in 2010, we ...
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MagazineTowards zero emission wind park maintenance
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
Offshore wind turbines require Operations & Maintenance (O&M) on a regular basis. O&M activities are either performed by shore-based Crew Transfer ...
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MagazineWave-in-deck assessment of a floating rig in a harsh environment
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
The BreaKin JIP (2016-2018) and its successor BreaKin CFD JIP (2019-2021) are good examples of industry collaboration working to solve the ...
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