Floating Offshore Wind Energy The Next Generation of Wind Energy /

• 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,
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Building construction.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Offshore Engineering.

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...

Table of Contents:

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