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Published in T.M. Aggarwal, Environmental Control in Thermal Power Plants, 2021
Offshore wind power refers to the construction of wind farms in large bodies of water to generate electricity. These installations can utilize the more frequent and powerful winds that are available in these locations and have less aesthetic impact on the landscape than land based projects. However, the construction and the maintenance costs are considerably higher.
Renewable Energy Markets
Published in Anco S. Blazev, Global Energy Market Trends, 2021
Offshore wind power refers to the construction of wind farms in large bodies of water to generate electricity. These installations are a new development, intended to utilize the more frequent and powerful winds that are available in these locations and have less aesthetic impact on the landscape than land based projects.
Renewable Energy Sources
Published in Anco S. Blazev, Power Generation and the Environment, 2021
Offshore wind power refers to the construction of wind farms in large bodies of water to generate electricity. These installations are a new development, intended to utilize the more frequent and powerful winds that are available in these locations and have less aesthetic impact on the landscape than land-based projects.
Roll motion mitigation of a barge-type floating wind turbine under random excitation using a tuned liquid column damper
Published in Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, 2023
Offshore wind power has become a main resource for renewable energy generation. To harness offshore wind energy, wind turbines have either foundations fixed into seabed or floating platforms with mooring lines. In general, most of shallow water wind resources are firstly developed by use of bottom-fixed foundations. Next, more efforts may be taken for seizing vast deep water wind resources which are abundant, compared with shallow ones. For example, floating offshore wind turbines have become the long-term future of Europe’s offshore wind energy. Currently, three possible kinds of floating support platform configurations are utilized for offshore wind turbines in deeper waters, including barges with mooring lines, spar-buoys with mooring lines, and tension-leg platforms. Although the concept of floating platforms is viable, its main drawback is that they are sensitive to surrounding waves causing wind turbines to undergo excessive heave, roll, and pitch motions.
Extreme loads analysis of a site-specific semi-submersible type wind turbine
Published in Ships and Offshore Structures, 2020
Xiaosen Xu, Oleg Gaidai, Arvid Naess, Prasanta Sahoo
Wind energy is one of the most important renewable green energy resources, satisfying the drive of an expanding offshore energy industry. Offshore wind power, or offshore wind energy, is typically generated by wind farms constructed offshore, usually on the continental shelf, harvesting wind energy and generating electricity. Offshore wind speeds are typically stronger compared to those onshore, therefore offshore wind power contribution in terms of electricity supplied is of significant industrial importance.