How Fiber-Optic Sensing and New Materials Could Reduce the Cost of Floating Offshore Wind

Credit: Courtesy of Yuxin Wu

Shake table tests at the Richmond Field Station are used to mimic ocean waves and test turbine stability. They also test the ability of fiber optic sensing to measure the response of the turbines.

« How Fiber-Optic Sensing and New Materials Could Reduce the Cost of Floating Offshore Wind

Credit: Courtesy of Yuxin Wu

Yuxin Wu

« How Fiber-Optic Sensing and New Materials Could Reduce the Cost of Floating Offshore Wind

Credit: Courtesy of Yuxin Wu

Turbine testing at the Richmond Field Station.

« How Fiber-Optic Sensing and New Materials Could Reduce the Cost of Floating Offshore Wind

Credit: Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab

A key concern in the conversation over floating offshore wind's potential to disrupt the clean energy space is how the technologies would impact marine life. Researchers developed fiber-optic sensing capable of monitoring surrounding acoustic signals, such as whale calls. This allows scientists to monitor how FOSW operations might impact large marine mammals.

« How Fiber-Optic Sensing and New Materials Could Reduce the Cost of Floating Offshore Wind

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