Floating Offshore Wind Energy: The Next Generation of Wind Energy

ISBN-13: 9783319293967 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 341 str.

Joao Cruz; Mairead Atcheson

Opis

This book provides a state-of-the-art review of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWT). It offers developers a global perspective on floating offshore wind energy conversion technology, documenting the key challenges and practical solutions that this new industry has found to date.

Spis treści

Introduction.- The offshore environment.- Overview of floating offshore wind technologies.- Design considerations.- Modelling of FOWTs.- State-of-the-art.

Blurb

This book provides a state-of-the-art review of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWT). It offers developers a global perspective on floating offshore wind energy conversion technology, documenting the key challenges and practical solutions that this new industry has found to date. Drawing on a wide network of experts, it reviews the conception, early design stages, load & structural analysis and the construction of FOWT. It also presents and discusses data from pioneering projects. Written by experienced professionals from a mix of academia and industry, the content is both practical and visionary. As one of the first titles dedicated to FOWT, it is a must-have for anyone interested in offshore renewable energy conversion technologies.