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Owing to climate change and global warming, the level of sea continuously rises with frequent and severe flooding. People prefer to live and enjoy leisure activities on the water according to the increased income level. So proper countermeasures such as floating technology are required. This paper aims to investigate the trends of floating technology application through the survey of floating structures in Europe and to suggest some reference ideas for the new structure planning on the water. The conclusions can be summarized as follows; gradual expansion of floating structures from low-income house to every kinds of structures, reinforcements of environment-friendly approaches through renewable energy usage and application of echo-friendly construction/material, catalyst usage of urban regeneration by providing the public space of recreation/social activities and recognition of landmark by sculpture-like shape. By applying the floating technology, large scale of floating city needs to be studied for preventing the disaster due to sea level rise and the expansion of human residential area.

In this study, the characteristics of vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs), floating substructures and drivetrains applicable to VAWTs were examined and summarized to support the development of floating vertical-axis offshore wind turbine systems. In addition, the technological trends related to floating VAWT systems were reviewed, and the key features of these trends were investigated. Major technical challenges and potential solutions to enable the upscaling of floating VAWT systems were presented. Finally, this study provides fundamental reference data for the development of an independent domestic model of a floating vertical-axis offshore wind turbine system.

호소의 경관성을 향상 시킬 수 있은 자연정화법인 인공식물섬을 설계하고 수질개선 효율을 향상시키기 위하여 여재, 식생과 물벼룩을 혼용하는 방법을 개발하였다. 따라서 조류 제거 효율을 알아보기 위한 각 혼합시스템은 G-BD-여재와 물벼룩, G-OB-식물과 여재, G-BOD-여재 식물과 물벼룩, G-C-대조군으로 실험 및 평가하였다. 각 혼합시스템 현장적용성을 평가하기 위하여 chl-a, TN과 TP의 제거효율을 조사 하였고, 그 결과 G-BD의 평균제거 효율은 69.24%, 16.61%, -0.61%; G-OB는 평균 68.39%, 14.11%, 10.52%; G-BOD는 평균 78.30%, 6.69%, 25.09%; G-C는 평균 35.42%, -3.47%, -25.18%로 조사되었다. 결과에 따라 제안하면 여재, 식생과 동물플랑크톤을 혼용한 시스템이 조류제어방면에서 효율적으로 나타났다. 하지만 영양염류 제어관리에서는 식생과 여재를 혼합한 시스템이 가장 효율적이다.

Media (bio-stone), aquatic macrophytes (Oenanthe javanica) and herbivorous cladoceran (Daphnia similoides) have been used in artificial floating island (AFI) systems for water pollution control. Efficiency in chl-a concentration controlling of AFI was tested using different combinations of each device: G-BD-mixture bio-stone and Daphnia similoides, G-OB-mixture Oenanthe javanica and bio-stone, G-BOD-mixture bio-stone, Oenanthe javanica and Daphnia similoides, and the out-put water quality improvement was compared with G-C-control (no device was applied). We analyzed removal efficiency of chl-a concentration and nutrient concentrations in the artificially eutrophic water in the laboratory experimental facility. The results showed average removal rates of Chlorophyll a, TN and TP for different four groups: 69.24%, 16.61%, -0.61%; 68.39%, 14.11%, 10.52%; 78.30%, 6.69%, 25.09%; 35.42%, -3.47%, -25.18%, respectively. The results have suggested that the mixture of media, plants and zooplankton is the most efficient combination for Chlorophyll a control, while the mixture of macrophytes and bio-stone have better efficiency nutrient control.