Floating Offshore Wind Energy The Next Generation of Wind Energy /

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...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Cruz, Joao (Editor), Atcheson, Mairead (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Series:Green Energy and Technology,
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:VII, 341 p. 168 illus., 107 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9783319293981
ISSN:1865-3529