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The presented data set consists of noise measurement and performance characteristics obtained as a part of the experimental campaign in the Open Jet Facility (OJF) at Delft University of Technology. The observations have been recorded for a typical Savonius vertical axis wind turbine. Refer to the file "setup" for further experimental campaign details.

The report’s purpose is to summarize the results of Task T7.2 “Operational phase offshore”, presenting an overall blueprint of the activities conducted during the pre-operational phase. Hence, the blueprint synthesizes pre-test activities (tests on biofouling and monitoring tools development of site-specific monitoring programs, seaweed net and seeding strategy tests, material tests of oyster cultivation, etc.), material choices (selection of scour protection material, instrument choices, installation procedures, etc.), design set-ups (method of mooring, connectors, net systems vs. longlines), technical requirement specifications (e.g. estimation of minimum breaking loads), training and capacity building of personnel (e.g. offshore sea survival course, offshore first aid course) as well as health and safety issues, on which the operational offshore phase builds upon. The report depicts the planning stages (primarily from the bio-technology point of view as the planning of the licensing procedures are highly variable in various jurisdictions and will always require a site-specific approach) as well as a detailed description of the development trajectory of offshore multi-use concepts: combination of wind energy and seaweed-/ blue mussel research and production (German Pilot), floating solar energy production and seaweed culture (Dutch Pilot), wind energy production and seaweed-/oyster culture (Belgian Pilot), wind energy production and tourism (Danish Pilot) as well as fish aquaculture and tourism (Greek Pilot). Furthermore, simulations of the seaweed net design for the German, Dutch and Belgian Pilot were performed to determine an optimum choice for each site. In order to generate a complete report, not only concerning technological matters, but also most relevant environmental issues (i.e. revised assessment needs that differ from conventional approaches), social aspects (i.e. stakeholder engagement and consensus building), economic considerations (i.e. key performance indicators, specific to each pilot). Also, the legal aspects (i.e. national regulations & insurance specifically for the project partners but not EU wide) are addressed regarding every Pilot and pivotal requirements are presented and discussed.

This book is the joint and highly acknowledged effort of members of EU-projects URBCON and DuRSAAM. Basic insights and more detailed information are provided on eco-friendly concrete targeting to be free of traditional Portland cement and targeting to be free of primary resourced construction minerals, so to avoid using Earths primary minerals, lower CO2 impact and keep excellent technical performance. Examples of concrete compositions are provided, application and tendering aspects are discussed, practical applications are described by means of some historical and recent cases, … and many more. This e-handbook can help you to become actively involved into a more sustainable built environment. This open access e-handbook is the joint effort of the EU-projects URBCON and DuRSAAM.

Coming to an end in April 2020, the ERIGrid project organised its Virtual Final Conference dedicated to presenting the outcomes of the 5 years of work towards the integrated research infrastructure for smart grid systems. The project consortium presented the ERIGrid holistic testing approach for validating cyber-physical energy systems and other outstanding achievements on April 1, 2020. ERIGrid’s free access to Europe’s leading laboratories (Transnational Access) has also been covered, i.e., successful users presented their energy efficient solutions that they tested at the labs of ERIGrid partners. The following presentations have been provided: Session “ERIGrid Achievements“ Welcome and ERIGrid Overview System-level Testing Approach Laboratory Coupling Approach Laboratory and Hardware-in-the-Loop based Assessment Methods Simulation-based Assessment Methods Education and Training Methods and Tools Outlook ERIGrid 2.0 Session “Facilitating Effective Laboratory Testing by Lab Users” Overview of Achievements of the ERIGrid Transnational Access Programme Application of OLTC Transformer and Distributed Generation for Voltage Control on Low Voltage Distribution Networks Datalogging, Power Converters and Machine Learning: How ERIGRID has kick started my research on planned perennity in microgrids Hardware-in-the-Loop Modelling, Simulation and Closed-Loop Testing of a distribution integrated PV Plant VILLAS4ERIGrid: Geographically Distributed Real-time Simulation and PHIL between TU Delft, DTU Risø, Lyngby and RWTH Aachen Extensive Impacts of SunHILL Impact of Time variant Grid Impedance on Power Line Communication System

This document reports a part of the results of Work Package 5 of the Floatech project (Optimization of floating wind turbines using innovative control techniques and fully coupled open-source engineering tool). The main goal of WP 5 is the estimation of the impact of the newly developed control technologies on the economic performance of a floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT). Specifically, WP 5 has investigated the effects on the overall component costs due to the introduction of two new control strategies: Active Wave Control (AWC), related to the feed-froward control methodology developed in WP 3 of Floatech project, and Active Wake Mixing (AWM), related to the wake mixing control strategy developed in WP 4. Two different tasks are dedicated to the analysis of the new control strategies: Task 5.1, dedicated to the study of AWC, and Task 5.2 dedicated to AWM. In order to investigate the economic effects of the implementation of the new controls, a cost model, parametrized on the main geometrical and performance data of the FOWT, has been developed. This report is specifically related to the economic assessment of the AWM control strategy. The current study exploits the results of a set of simulations performed using the software QBlade (developed by TU Berlin) in order to estimate the loads on the main FOWT components and the effect of the control on power production performance. The methodology used to estimate the possible improvements due to the newly introduced control technology is based on a hybrid approach: on one hand, some cost contributions will be estimated using expressions based on statistical regression, derived from literature, while, on the other hand, the costs of the FOWT components mainly affected by the control variation will be estimated using a simplified preliminary design calculation, in order to evaluate possible changes in design parameters due to the predicted load variations. In the process of LCOE estimation, possible changes in the Annual Energy Production (AEP) need also to be accounted for. The results of the study are presented in terms of variation of the LCOE between a reference case and a modified design including the AWM control technology, using the control strategy designated as Helix, developed by TU Delft. 

Solar energy has been actively promoted as a clean energy source since 1973���s oil crisis, evidenced by the emergence of initiatives such as the Solar Heating & Cooling Programme of the International Energy Agency or the US Department of Energy. Nonetheless, solar technologies have not been widely used in the built environment, limiting their operation to industrial and macroscale applications. Commercially available products such as building integrated PV panels (BIPV) or building integrated solar thermal collectors (BIST); and novel prototypes and concepts for solar cooling integrated facades are seen as interesting alternatives for the development of new performance based fa��ade components for high-performing commercial buildings. However, there are barriers to overcome in order to promote widespread application of architecturally integrated solar components. The present paper seeks to discuss perceived barriers for widespread fa��ade integration of solar technologies, in order to define the current scenario and generate guidelines for future developments. In order to achieve this, the paper presents the results of a survey addressed to professionals with practical experience in the development of fa��ade systems for office buildings, situated at any stage of the design and construction process. Hence, architects, fa��ade consultants, system suppliers and fa��ade builders were considered. The outcome of this study is the definition of the main perceived barriers for fa��ade integration of solar technologies, discussing the results from the survey along with other related experiences found in the literature. This study is part of the ongoing PhD research project titled COOLFACADE: Architectural integration of solar cooling strategies into the curtain-wall, developed within the Fa��ade Research Group (FRG) in the Green Building Innovation programme (GBI) of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft. Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017): Special Issue Powerskin

This book is the joint and highly acknowledged effort of members of EU-projects URBCON and DuRSAAM. Basic insights and more detailed information are provided on eco-friendly concrete targeting to be free of traditional Portland cement and targeting to be free of primary resourced construction minerals, so to avoid using Earths primary minerals, lower CO2 impact and keep excellent technical performance. Examples of concrete compositions are provided, application and tendering aspects are discussed, practical applications are described by means of some historical and recent cases, … and many more. This e-handbook can help you to become actively involved into a more sustainable built environment. This open access e-handbook is the joint effort of the EU-projects URBCON and DuRSAAM.

Presentation of NOVAIR project at the IMOTHEP 1st TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP carried out online on Nov, 11th, 2020.