This course provides a clear overview of offshore wind technology, giving students the essential knowledge needed to work in this growing field. Building on an explanation of basic fluid mechanics, the course will explain the key concepts behind wind turbine and wind farm aerodynamics, the wind resource, wind turbine yield and control, the offshore environment, and the hydrodynamics of turbine foundations. By the end of the course, you will have a solid understanding of how all the components of an offshore wind farm work. You’ll be able to analyze site conditions, select the foundation type, and assess energy production, valuable skills directly applicable to the wind energy industry.

This course provides the knowledge and tools required to understand, perform, and analyze the results of Computational Fluid Dynamics simulations with the open-source software OpenFOAM. By completing the course, you will be able to carry out CFD simulations with OpenFOAM for different naval and marine applications. The course also includes extensive theoretical explanations of hull resistance and the physics of lift generation.