Accessing turbines for maintenance is a key operational issue for an offshore wind farm. Currently there is a 1.5m significant wave height (Hs) limit for the standard “step over” method of transferring personnel to an ...
A two-stage continuous fermentative hydrogen and methane co-production using macro-algae (Laminaria digitata) and micro-algae (Arthrospira platensis) at a C/N ratio of 20 was established. The hydraulic retention time (HRT) ...
This article explores the implications of participation for Environmental Policy Integration (EPI), through the window of Irish energy policy, employing concepts of ‘energy democracy’ and ‘energy citizenship’. Our analysis ...
Czyrnek-Delêtre, Magdalena M.; Rocca, Stefania; Agostini, Alessandro; Giuntoli, Jacopo; Murphy, Jerry D.(Elsevier Ltd., 2017-04-05)
Biomethane produced from seaweed is a third generation renewable gaseous fuel. The advantage of seaweed for biofuel is that it does not compete directly or indirectly for land with food, feed or fibre production. Furthermore, ...
Leahy, Kevin; Hu, R. Lily; Konstantakopoulos, Ioannis C.; Spanos, Costas J.; Agogino, Alice M.; O'Sullivan, Dominic T. J.(Prognostics and Health Management Society, 2018)
Unscheduled or reactive maintenance on wind turbines due to component failure incurs significant downtime and, in turn, loss of revenue. To this end, it is important to be able to perform maintenance before it's needed. ...
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