Offshore energy

Test Facilities

We offer unique and exclusive research and testing infrastructure for offshore wind energy at Ghent University.

Overview of our test infrastructure

Coastal and Ocean Basin
The Coastal & Ocean Basin wave tank in Ostend has been designed to study the effect of waves and currents on coastal and offshore engineering scale models, as well as the hydrodynamic behaviour of floating and marine renewable energy devices.
COB outside
Towing Tanks
Ghent University has access to two advanced towing tank facilities dedicated to the study of ship manoeuvring in shallow and confined waters (owned by Flanders Hydraulics).
Towing Tank Shallow 1
Wave Flume
Ghent University's Coastal Engineering Research Group operates two advanced wave flume facilities designed for experimental studies on wave dynamics and wave-structure interactions.
Wave Flume
Tribology, fracture and fatigue lab
The Tribology, fracture and fatigue lab - or in short 'Soete Lab' - is a powerhouse in fatigue, fracture mechanics, tribology, wear, reliability, and durability testing.
fatigue_testing_soete01
Test Rig for Energy-Efficient Electric Drivetrains & Components
The large-scale test bench in Kortrijk is designed to test various combinations of drivetrain components and systems such as motors, generators, transmissions and power electronics up to 150kW, 6000rpm and 45kNm.
Test Rig Kortrijk 2