Skip to main content

Advanced Mooring Lines for Marine Energy Workshop – Summary Report

Report

Title: Advanced Mooring Lines for Marine Energy Workshop – Summary Report
Author:
Creveling, P.; Hernandez-Sanchez, A. B.; Gunawan, B.; Murdy, P.; Bonheyo, G.; Miller, D.; Presuel-Moreno, F.; Sheppard, C.
Publication Date:
Sponsoring Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Montana State University, US Department of Energy (DOE)
Technology:
Current, Wave
Collection Method:
Modeling
Operations:
Survivability
Engineering:
Materials, Mooring
Language:
English

Document Access

Website:
External Link
Attachment: Access File
Notice: This material may be protected by Copyright Law.
(6.4 MB)

Citation

Creveling, P.; Hernandez-Sanchez, A. B.; Gunawan, B.; Murdy, P.; Bonheyo, G.; Miller, D.; Presuel-Moreno, F.; Sheppard, C. (2026). Advanced Mooring Lines for Marine Energy Workshop – Summary Report. Report for Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2172/3375764
TY - RPRT
TI - Advanced Mooring Lines for Marine Energy Workshop – Summary Report
AU - Creveling, P
AU - Hernandez-Sanchez, A B
AU - Gunawan, B
AU - Murdy, P
AU - Bonheyo, G
AU - Miller, D
AU - Presuel-Moreno, F
AU - Sheppard, C
AB - This report summarizes the outcomes of the virtual Advanced Mooring Lines for Marine Energy Workshop. The workshop convened experts from industry, academia, and national laboratories to identify key challenges associated with the deployment of synthetic mooring lines for marine energy applications. Discussions focused on four technical areas—materials, failure and degradation, testing, and modeling. Despite the significant promise of leveraging synthetic mooring systems for marine energy applications, discussion highlighted broader research and development needed to address the lack of validated long-term performance data, insufficient structural health monitoring frameworks, limited large-scale testing capabilities, and gaps in predictive modeling. Overall, the workshop emphasized the importance of coordinated research and development efforts to advance reliable, durable, and cost-effective synthetic mooring solutions for marine energy applications.
DA - 2026/06//
PY - 2026
UR - https://www.osti.gov/biblio/3375764
DO - https://doi.org/10.2172/3375764
LA - English
KW - Current
KW - Wave
KW - Modeling
KW - Materials
KW - Mooring
KW - Survivability
ER -
Export Citation to RIS

Abstract

This report summarizes the outcomes of the virtual Advanced Mooring Lines for Marine Energy Workshop. The workshop convened experts from industry, academia, and national laboratories to identify key challenges associated with the deployment of synthetic mooring lines for marine energy applications. Discussions focused on four technical areas—materials, failure and degradation, testing, and modeling. Despite the significant promise of leveraging synthetic mooring systems for marine energy applications, discussion highlighted broader research and development needed to address the lack of validated long-term performance data, insufficient structural health monitoring frameworks, limited large-scale testing capabilities, and gaps in predictive modeling. Overall, the workshop emphasized the importance of coordinated research and development efforts to advance reliable, durable, and cost-effective synthetic mooring solutions for marine energy applications.