OFFwind

About the project

We want to provide both planning authorities and private businesses with valuable knowhow on the impact of the arctic conditions on offshore windfarms – from the planning and development phase to operation and maintenance of the farms.

OFFwind creates crossborder knowledge networks enhancing the green transition in the program area by providing applied research and new knowledge necessary for the establishment of offshore windpower parks in the Aurora area. OFFwind uses shared regional research infrastructure through crossborder cooperation between the participating regions to enhance the uptake of advanced offshore technologies and the development of innovative methods, products, and services.

OFFwind will provide solutions, through case studies, to the limiting arctic challenges caused by harsh weather conditions (ice, wind, waves, snow) by developing methods & models to reduce the effect of these; deicing methods, ice mechanical models for ice-structural interaction & dimensioning criteria, assessing wind and wave forces and loads, seabed conditions and access to farms and use of zero-carbon emitting building materials.