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This presentation will outline field and tank measurements of complex coupled moored systems, discuss the difficulties of in situ monitoring, and present analysis techniques of fully dynamic mooring simulation tools.

The presentation will focus in particular on simulation studies implemented using the commercial fully dynamic simulation software OrcaFlex TM and will compare the numerical results with field and tank measurements. Some additional consideration will be given to the challenge to obtain mooring load data from field deployments, where harsh environmental conditions requires a careful design approach of such monitoring systems, as well as the development of a novel mooring shock absorber.

Prof. Lars Johanning, Chair of Ocean Technology at the University of Exeter, received PhD from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine at 2003. Professor Johanning is a leading researcher with international recognition in the field of ocean energy and technology with a focus towards hydrodynamics and mooring systems. He is Academic Lead of the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Group and a selected Senator at the University of Exeter.

Prof Johanning has led the development of the Falmouth Bay marine energy test site, which has seen the successful deployment of multiple wave energy devices. He advised the ORE Catapult as member of the Research Advisory Group (RAG), provides expert advice within the Mooring Standards Committee to the IEC/TC114 and provided the technical lead in the development of the EU Ocean Energy Strategic Roadmap (2016) within the Ocean Energy Secretariat.

Professor Johanning has longstanding relation with Chinese organisations focusing on research & development of UK-China partnerships in Offshore Renewable Energy. He has recently been awarded a UK-China-BRI Countries Partnership Fund, designed to boost multilateral education partnerships to pioneer new developments addressing global challenges. He became recently the international co-chair (Task Team #5 - Renewable Energy) at the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (www.cciced.net).