3 papers
cs.AI2026
FLOATBench: A Dataset and Benchmark for Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Fatigue
João Alves Ribeiro, Bruno Alves Ribeiro, Francisco Pimenta +2
Most of the world's offshore wind resource lies in waters too deep for fixed-bottom foundations, making floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) essential for deep-water deployment.…
cs.CE2026
FLOAT: Fatigue-Aware Design Optimization of Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Towers
João Alves Ribeiro, Francisco Pimenta, Bruno Alves Ribeiro +2
Upscaling is central to offshore wind's cost-reduction strategy, with increasingly large rotors and nacelles requiring taller and stronger towers. In Floating Offshore Wind Turbine…
cs.CE2024
Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Design and Optimization: A Review and AI-Driven Future Directions
João Alves Ribeiro, Bruno Alves Ribeiro, Francisco Pimenta +3
Offshore wind energy leverages the high intensity and consistency of oceanic winds, playing a key role in the transition to renewable energy. As energy demands grow, larger turbine…