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Li, C. (author), Coolen, J.W.P. (author), Scherer, L. (author), Mogollon, J.M. (author), Braeckman, U. (author), Vanaverbeke, J. (author), Tukker, A. (author), Steubing, B. (author)Large-scale offshore wind energy developments represent a major player in the energy transition but are likely to have (negative or positive) impacts on marine biodiversity. Wind turbine foundations and sour protection often replace soft sediment with hard substrates, creating artificial reefs for sessile dwellers. Offshore wind farm (OWF)...article 2023
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Moverly Smith, B. (author), Clayton, R. (author), van der Weijde, A.H. (author), Thies, P.R. (author)Recently, floating wind has enjoyed much public and governmental attention and is commonly identified as a crucial next step on the route to net zero targets for many countries. However, there is currently a large gap between the scale and readiness-level of devices in the water and the end-of- the-decade aspirational targets of many governments...article 2022
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Koodly Ravishankara, A. (author), van der Weide, E. (author)Wind turbines are being installed in a wide array of offshore locations and are exposed to environmental condition during their operational lifetime. Rain, hailstones and accumulation of dust and insects can lead to turbine blades being eroded and contaminated. In this study, the effect of leading edge erosion on wind turbine blade performance...conference paper 2022
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Li, C. (author), Mogollón, J.M. (author), Tukker, A. (author), Dong, J. (author), von Terzi, D. (author), Zhang, C. (author), Steubing, B. (author)Offshore wind energy (OWE) is a cornerstone of future clean energy development. Yet, research into global OWE material demand has generally been limited to few materials and/or low technological resolution. In this study, we assess the primary raw material demand and secondary material supply of global OWE. It includes a wide assortment of...article 2022
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Wildenborg, T. (author), Loeve, D. (author), Neele, F. (author)A plan was developed for large-scale transport and storage of CO2, inspired by the measures in The Netherlands Climate Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. The main focus was on reduction of CO2 emissions captured from large industrial sources in the Rotterdam harbour area (Rijnmond region). CO2 storage potential is...article 2022
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Gómez, J.F. (author), Shoeibi Omrani, P.S. (author), Belfroid, S.P.C. (author)In gas wells, decreased/unstable production can occur due to difficult-to-predict dynamic effects resulted from late-life phenomena, such as liquid loading and flooding. To minimize the negative impact of these effects, maximize production and extend the wells’ lifetime, wells are often operated in an intermittent production regime. The goal of...conference paper 2021
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Earle, F. (author), Huddlestone, J. (author), Williams, T. (author), Stock-Williams, C. (author), van der Mijle-Meijer, H. (author), de Vries, L. (author), van Heemst, H. (author), Hoogerwerf, E. (author), Koomen, L. (author), de Ridder, E.J. (author), Serraris, J.J. (author), Struijk, G. (author)This paper describes the SPOWTT project. The intention of this project was to understand how sailing by crew transfer vessel (CTVs) to offshore wind farms affects the mental and physical wellbeing of individuals on board. The focus was on quantifying this impact, understanding the key drivers, with an aim to ensuring personnel can arrive to the...article 2021
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Steijn, W.M.P. (author), van Kampen, J.N. (author), van der Beek, D. (author), Groeneweg, J. (author), van Gelder, P.H.A.J.M. (author)Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) is a standard tool in some high-risk industries (such as the on- and offshore exploration and production and chemical industry). Presently, existing knowledge concerning human error likelihood and human reliability assessment is insufficiently represented in QRAs. In this paper we attempt to implement the...article 2020
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Atli-Veltin, B. (author), Coppejans, O.J. (author), Hoogeland, M. (author), van Bergen, J.W. (author)Increasing resistance against impact, either from other ships, floating objects or icebergs, will make shipping safer. Lean Duplex, which is in the stainless steel family, has high strength, and corrosion resistance. Lean Duplex is investigated focusing on its crash resistance in raking scenarios as part of an ongoing project. Material...conference paper 2020
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Belfroid, S.P.C. (author), González-Díez, N. (author), Pereboom, H.P. (author), Tümer, C. (author)Multiphase conditions can lead to high vibration in flexible pipe systems due to high dynamic flow induced forces. To better model the dynamic forces, large scale 6” air-water, near-atmospheric experiments have been done with different bend radii and upstream configurations. This paper gives an overview of the obtained results with respect to...conference paper 2019
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Kahrobaei, S. (author), Farajzadeh, R. (author)A potential solution to mitigate the adverse effects of viscous fingering, gravity override, and reservoir heterogeneity on the efficiency of gas injection in porous media is to inject the gas with a solution containing surface-active agents such as surfactants or nanoparticles. The efficiency of these processes largely depends on the generation...conference paper 2019
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Shoeibi Omrani, P. (author), Dobrovolschi, I. (author), Belfroid, S.P.C. (author), Kronberger, P. (author), Munoz, E. (author)In this study we have investigated a fully data-driven approach (artificial neural networks) for real-time back-allocation and virtual flow metering in oil and gas production wells. The main goal of this study is to develop computationally efficient data-driven models to determine the multiphase production rates of individual phases (gas and...conference paper 2019
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Pacini, F. (author), Paoli, G. (author), Cayón, I. (author), Rivera, T. (author), Sarmiento, B. (author), Kebkal, K. (author), Kebkal, O. (author), Kebkal, V. (author), Geelhoed, J. (author), Schipperijn, B. (author), Dol, H.S. (author), Skogseth, T. (author)The management of a heterogeneous mix of underwater vehicles needs a robust and reliable communication network, able to connect the remote command and control station (typically ashore or on board of a support ship) with nodes and vehicles in the deep sea. on the basis of this scenario, the infrastructure shall satisfy requirements such as:...conference paper 2018
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Sprung, D. (author), Van Eijk, A.M.J. (author), Ullwer, C. (author), Gunter, W. (author), Eisele, C. (author), Seiffer, D. (author), Sucher, E. (author), Stein, K. (author)The atmospheric influence on wave propagation was investigated during the First European South African Transmission ExpeRiment from June 2015 to February 2016. The focus in this article was set on optical turbulence, the main atmospheric factor affecting the position and strength of Laser beams, the performance of electro-optical systems and...conference paper 2018
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Feng, T. (author), Leeuwenburgh, O. (author), Hewson, C. (author), Hanea, R.G. (author)Alternating injection of water and gas (WAG) has been widely applied as an oil recovery strategy since the late 1950s. The expected benefits are improved macroscopic sweep, with the water and gas sweeping lower and upper zones of the reservoir respectively, and improved microscopic sweep due to various effects leading to lowering of the residual...conference paper 2017
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Zhang, Y. (author), Leeuwenburgh, O. (author), Carpentier, S. (author), Steeghs, P. (author)A distance parameterization of flood fronts derived from time-lapse seismic anomalies was recently developed to facilitate incorporation of time-lapse seismic data into history matching workflows based on ensemble methods such as the ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) and the ensemble smoother (ES). A number of advantages were demonstrated on...conference paper 2017
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Carpentier, S.F.A. (author), Steeghs, T.P.H. (author), Zhang, Y. (author), Leeuwenburgh, O. (author)Recent progress in 4D seismic history matching benefits greatly from the use of 4D seismic timelapse data. Several methods for inversion of 4D seismic timelapse data for reservoir pressure and saturation have been developed with mixed success. Most of these methods work well on synthetic data or real data with low noise levels, but degrade in...conference paper 2017
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Zhang, Y. (author), Leeuwenburgh, O. (author)Recently, a distance parameterization of flood fronts derived from seismic anomalies was proposed as a solution in combination with the ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF), which is known as an efficient method for conditioning of multiple reservoir models to observed data. Even though the distance parameterization in terms of front positions is...conference paper 2016
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Leeuwenburgh, O. (author), Chitu, A.G. (author), Nair, R. (author), Egberts, P.J.P. (author), Ghazaryan, L. (author), Feng, T. (author), Hustoft, L. (author)One of the main activities in the (re-)development of large hydrocarbon fields is the drilling of new wells. The drilling process may involve a large number of wells and take several years to complete. Challenges include the selection of a limited set of wells from many possible well paths, and the scheduling of the drilling itself....conference paper 2016