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Floating Offshore Wind Energy: The Next Generation of Wind Energy 1st ed. 2016 Edition
Author(s): Joao Cruz (Editor), Mairead Atcheson
- Publisher: Springer
- Publication Date: 20 Aug. 2016
- Edition: 1st ed. 2016
- Language: English
- Print length: 354 pages
- ISBN-10: B01KREZLOS
- ISBN-13: 9783319293981
Book Description
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.
