In close cooperation with partners from wind industry, fishery and science it was
investigated to which extend multi-use synergies among different stakeholders
(wind, aquaculture) can be realized at a supporting structure of an offshore wind
energy installation (Hundt et al. 2011). In this context, the technical design and the
integration of cages in the support structure was put forward. Alternatively, if
stand-alone and self-supporting structures can be set-up in the open field between
wind turbine foundations moored on the seafloor and eventually partly to a
foundation.
The investigations concentrated on the following aspects: (1) Fundamental
development of a cage basis, (2) pre-design of the suggested fish cage(s) construction, (3) investigations on the designed cages in a current flume and a wave
tank, and (4) design reiteration of the pre-designed cages following the current
Fig. 11.34 a–e Support structures (foundations of offshore wind energy installations) and tripile
constructions for the co-use for fish cages: a tripod; b jacket; c tripile; d usable horizontal section
of the area under the tripile foundation; e shows the open space within a tripile foundation to be
used for aquaculture purposes; f displays a lateral view of the “BARD-Wind-Turbine” and the
access to the fish cage; g displays a photo animation and gives an idea how a fish farm, such as an
“Aquapod”, could be moored below. Modified after Buck and Krause 2012; Buck et al. 2012.
Images (a–d) Dr. Nils Goseberg, (G) OFT 2010
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investigated to which extend multi-use synergies among different stakeholders
(wind, aquaculture) can be realized at a supporting structure of an offshore wind
energy installation (Hundt et al. 2011). In this context, the technical design and the
integration of cages in the support structure was put forward. Alternatively, if
stand-alone and self-supporting structures can be set-up in the open field between
wind turbine foundations moored on the seafloor and eventually partly to a
foundation.
The investigations concentrated on the following aspects: (1) Fundamental
development of a cage basis, (2) pre-design of the suggested fish cage(s) construction, (3) investigations on the designed cages in a current flume and a wave
tank, and (4) design reiteration of the pre-designed cages following the current
Fig. 11.34 a–e Support structures (foundations of offshore wind energy installations) and tripile
constructions for the co-use for fish cages: a tripod; b jacket; c tripile; d usable horizontal section
of the area under the tripile foundation; e shows the open space within a tripile foundation to be
used for aquaculture purposes; f displays a lateral view of the “BARD-Wind-Turbine” and the
access to the fish cage; g displays a photo animation and gives an idea how a fish farm, such as an
“Aquapod”, could be moored below. Modified after Buck and Krause 2012; Buck et al. 2012.
Images (a–d) Dr. Nils Goseberg, (G) OFT 2010
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