The thesis focus on the development of a novel numerical model for the analysis of floating Vertical Axis Wind Turbines

• Best Presentation Award - 24th INORE European Symposium (2023)

Master of Science

• Wind and ocean energy plants. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso
• Wind and ocean energy plants. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso
• Wind and ocean energy plants. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso
• Wind and ocean energy plants. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso

• Mechatronics and servosystems

• Ghigo, Alberto (2025)
  Numerical modeling of floating vertical axis wind turbines for offshore renewable energy generation. relatore: BRACCO, GIOVANNI; MATTIAZZO, GIULIANA; , 37. XXXVII Ciclo, P.: 296
  Doctoral Thesis
• Yu, Shimin; Ransley, Edward; Qian, Ling; Zhou, Yang; Brown, Scott; Greaves, Deborah; ... (2025)
  Modelling the hydrodynamic response of a floating offshore wind turbine – a comparative study. In: APPLIED OCEAN RESEARCH, vol. 155, pp. 1-24. ISSN 0141-1187
  Contributo su Rivista
• Ghigo, A.; Paduano, B.; Giorgi, G.; Bracco, G. (2025)
  Horizontal and Vertical axis wind turbines: Impacts on the dynamics of a floating wind system. In: 6th International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore, RENEW 2024, Lisbon, 2024, pp. 679-686. ISBN: 9781003558859
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Celesti, Maria Luisa; De Clerck, Viola; Ghigo, Alberto; Patronelli, Stefania; Alberti, ... (2025)
  Assessing the potential of hybrid wind-wave energy converters: a case study in Italian seas. In: 16th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Funchal, Madeira (PT), 7-11 September 2025, pp. 1-7
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Ghigo, Alberto; Sirigu, Massimo; Collu, Maurizio; Bracco, Giovanni (2024)
  Development of a numerical model for floating Vertical Axis Wind Turbines. In: The Science of Making Torque from Wind (TORQUE 2024), Florence (ITA), 29/05/2024 - 31/05/2024. ISSN 1742-6588
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Faraggiana, E.; Ghigo, A.; Sirigu, M.; Petracca, E.; Giorgi, G.; Mattiazzo, G.; Bracco, ... (2024)
  Optimal floating offshore wind farms for Mediterranean islands. In: RENEWABLE ENERGY, vol. 221. ISSN 1879-0682
  Contributo su Rivista
• Petracca, E.; Sirigu, M.; Issoglio, D.; Ghigo, A.; Bracco, G. (2024)
  Techno-economic designs of hybrid wind-wave offshore energy systems and comparison with TOPSIS analysis: an Italian case study. In: TORQUE 2024, Florence (ITA), 29-31/05/2024. ISSN 1742-6588
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Sirigu, Massimo; Ghigo, Alberto; Petracca, Ermando; Giorgi, Giuseppe; Bracco, Giovanni (2024)
  Fatigue assessment of a new concept for a floating barge with pendulum for offshore wind turbines in MOST. In: The science of making torque from wind (Torque 2024), Florence (ITA), 29-31/05/2024. ISSN 1742-6588
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Faraggiana, E.; Sirigu, M.; Ghigo, A.; Petracca, E.; Mattiazzo, G.; Bracco, G. (2024)
  Conceptual design and optimisation of a novel hybrid device for capturing offshore wind and wave energy. In: JOURNAL OF OCEAN ENGINEERING AND MARINE ENERGY, vol. 10, pp. 35-56. ISSN 2198-6444
  Contributo su Rivista
• Ghigo, Alberto; Faraggiana, Emilio; Giorgi, Giuseppe; Mattiazzo, Giuliana; Bracco, ... (2024)
  Floating Vertical Axis Wind Turbines for offshore applications among potentialities and challenges: A review. In: RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, vol. 193. ISSN 1364-0321
  Contributo su Rivista
• Ghigo, Alberto; Petracca, Ermando; Mangia, Gabriele; Giorgi, Giuseppe; Bracco, Giovanni (2024)
  Development of a floating Vertical Axis Wind Turbine for the Mediterranean Sea. In: WindEurope Annual Event Bilbao, Bilbao (ESP), 20/03/2024 - 22/03/2024. ISSN 1742-6588
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Faraggiana, E.; Ghigo, A.; Sirigu, M.; Petracca, E.; Giorgi, G.; Mattiazzo, G.; Bracco, ... (2024)
  Floating offshore wind potential for Mediterranean countries. In: HELIYON, vol. 10. ISSN 2405-8440
  Contributo su Rivista
• Sirigu, Massimo; Ghigo, Alberto; Giorgi, Giuseppe; Bracco, Giovanni (2024)
  A novel optimisation process for static structural finite element analysis of offshore wind turbine floating foundations. In: International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, Rhodes (GRC), June 16−21, 2024, pp. 1066-1072. ISBN: 978-1-880653-78-4
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Niosi, Francesco; Dell’Edera, Oronzo; Sirigu, Massimo; Ghigo, Alberto; Bracco, Giovanni (2023)
  A comparison between different numerical models and experimental tests for the study of floating offshore wind turbines. In: International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE) 2023, Ottawa, Canada, 19-23 June 2023, pp. 382-389. ISSN 1098-6189. ISBN: 978-1-880653-80-7
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Sirigu, M.; Faraggiana, E.; Ghigo, A.; Bracco, G. (2022)
  Development of MOST, a fast simulation model for optimisation of floating offshore wind turbines in Simscape Multibody. In: WindEurope Annual Event 2022, Bilbao, Spain, 5-7 April 2022. ISSN 1742-6588
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Faraggiana, Emilio; Sirigu, Massimo; Ghigo, Alberto; Bracco, Giovanni; Mattiazzo, ... (2022)
  An optimal design of the Hexafloat floating platform for offshore wind turbines. In: RENEW 2022, Lisbon, pp. 469-476
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Ghigo, Alberto; Sirigu, Sergej Antonello; Carapellese, Fabio; Bracco, Giovanni (2022)
  Design and Optimization of a Point Absorber for the Mediterranean Sea. In: OMAE 2022 41nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore & Artic Engineering, Hamburg, Germany, 5 - 10 June 2022. ISBN: 978-0-7918-8593-2
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Petracca, Ermando; Faraggiana, Emilio; Ghigo, Alberto; Sirigu, Massimo; Bracco, ... (2022)
  Design and Techno-Economic Analysis of a Novel Hybrid Offshore Wind and Wave Energy System. In: ENERGIES, vol. 15. ISSN 1996-1073
  Contributo su Rivista
• Ghigo, Alberto; Niosi, Francesco; Paduano, Bruno; Bracco, Giovanni; Mattiazzo, Giuliana (2022)
  Mooring System Design and Analysis for a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine in Pantelleria. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2022 Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, Rotterdam, 13 - 17 June 2022. ISBN: 978-0-7918-8613-7
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Ghigo, Alberto; Faraggiana, Emilio; Sirigu, Massimo; Mattiazzo, Giuliana; Bracco, ... (2022)
  Design and Analysis of a Floating Photovoltaic System for Offshore Installation: The Case Study of Lampedusa. In: ENERGIES, vol. 15. ISSN 1996-1073
  Contributo su Rivista

• Wave Platform. national Software
  Inventors: Ettore Francesco Bompard Giovanni Bracco Giulia Cervelli Emilio Faraggiana Alberto Ghigo Giuseppe Giorgi Daniele Grosso Giuliana Mattiazzo Riccardo Novo
• Offshore Wind Platform. national Software
  Inventors: Ettore Francesco Bompard Giovanni Bracco Giulia Cervelli Emilio Faraggiana Alberto Ghigo Giuseppe Giorgi Daniele Grosso Giuliana Mattiazzo Riccardo Novo
• TURBINA EOLICA GALLEGGIANTE CON INTEGRAZIONE DI ENERGIA DA MOTO ONDOSO. national and international Patent
  Inventors: Giovanni Bracco Oronzo Dell'Edera Emilio Faraggiana Alberto Ghigo Giuliana Mattiazzo Francesco Niosi Ermando Petracca Massimo Sirigu