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ESOMOOR

Enhancing Shared Mooring SysteM Design for floating Offshore Wind Farms

ESOMOOR is transforming mooring technologies for Floating Offshore Wind Farms (FOWFs), aiming to lower energy costs, boost efficiency, and elevate industry confidence in innovative solutions. By pioneering shared mooring systems and advanced materials like polyester and polyamide, the project addresses safety concerns while optimizing design processes.

Joint Call 2023
Category Floating Offshore Wind
Call Module 3A: Advanced renewable energy technologies for power production
Duration December 2024 - December 2027
Status Active
Coordinating institution DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET
Project coordinator Professor Yanlin Shao
Coordinating country Denmark
Funding € 1852423.3 (based on project factsheets from multiple parties and is subject to change)
Participating countries Belgium · Sweden · Denmark · France · Portugal · Spain · Italy

About the project

The ESOMOOR project aims to significantly advance the mooring technologies for large-scale Floating Offshore Wind Farms (FOWFs), substantially lower the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) of FOWTs while optimizing energy conversion efficiency, elevating associated technologies to a higher Technology Readiness Level (TRL), and bolstering industry confidence in the application of innovative solutions in future wind farm deployments.

Through cutting-edge simulations and prototype demonstrations, ESOMOOR is delivering game-changing tools and open-source data to empower the industry. This project is a leap forward in advancing floating wind technologies for a sustainable energy future.

To achieve the overarching goals, ESOMOOR will conduct experimental and simulation-based prototype demonstrations of the next game-changing mooring technologies, including shared mooring and extensive use of mooring lines made of polyester and polyamide. This endeavor will enhance the understanding of existing safety concerns and related design procedures. Additionally, ESOMOOR will develop enhanced simulation tools and modeling techniques to support the demonstration and validation process. Finally, the project will deliver open-source tools and validation data to the industry for use and validation.