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To that end, Deltares has teamed up with the corporate sector and certifying bodies to launch a Joint Industry Project: JIP Handbook Scour and cable PROtection (JIP HaSPro). In JIP HaSPro a generic, science-based and systematic comparison is made between different scour protection methods. This comparison is aimed at optimizing existing methods, testing new methods and providing recommendations/guidelines on when and where to apply which method. This comparison is based on an extensive model test programme performed in Deltares' facilities, the scale of which ranges from 1:50 to 1:1, including the world's largest wave flume (Delta Flume).
Scour protection methods
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Lastly, we focus on eco-friendly scour protection methods. Nature-inclusive design of scour protections is aimed at increasing the potential ecological value that wind farms add to marine environment, by providing shelter for target species or by contributing to restoration of previously booming reefs that degraded due to human pressure, like in the North Sea. In JIP HaSPro we build an ecological framework that accounts for the existing legislation and guidelines and provides a consolidated basis for the offshore wind industry to make choices concerning all phases of nature-inclusive design (design, construction & operation and decommissioning). Furthermore, we test the hydraulic stability and overall performance of scour protections that include ecological elements like shells and reefballs.
Sponsors
This joint industry project is supported by two consortia for knowledge and innovation (Topconsortia voor Kennis en Innovatie), namely TKI-Wind op Zee and TKI-Deltatechnologie. Moreover, the Steering Committee consists of 21 participants from the full spectrum of offshore wind industry including contractors, utilities, engineering firms, suppliers, a certifying body and a research institute.
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JIP HaSPro was initiated in 1-9-2016 and will be in progress until 1-6-2020. Results will be confidential for a certain period which typically is 2 years after the end of the project.
Contact
For further information about JIP HaSPro and the possibilities to participate please contact:
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