Development of a Genetic Algorithm Code for the Design of Cylindrical Buoyancy Bodies for Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Substructures

The Levelized Cost of Energy for floating offshore wind must decrease significantly to be competitive with fixed projects or even onshore projects. This study focuses on the design optimization cylindrical buoyancy bodies substructures turbines. presented work is based a previously studied body that allows an efficient manufacturing process and integration into different substructures. In this study, framework genetic algorithm developed parameterize body’s geometry optimize its in terms cost, considering loads acting structure as well floater specific dimension restrictions. implementation detailed, tested given case. Two structurally algorithms are considered order compare results obtained asses performance framework.