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 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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Zusammenfassung

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.

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Atcheson (Herausgeber), Atcheson (Herausgeber), Mairead Atcheson (Herausgeber), Joa Cruz (Herausgeber), Joao Cruz (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9783319293967
• ISBN: 978-3-31-929396-7
• Seiten: 341
• Abmessung: 162 mm x 247 mm x 25 mm
• Gewicht: 676 g
• Illustration: VII, 341 p. 168 illus., 107 illus. in color.
• Serien: Green Energy and Technology; Green Energy and Technology
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Technik > Wärme-, Energie- und Kraftwerktechnik; B, ENERGY, Meerestechnik, Renewable Energy, Renewable and Green Energy, Renewable energy resources, Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology, Offshore Engineering, Ocean engineering, Marine engineering, Certification Support