The effect of ocean downwind swells on the harvesting of offshore wind energy is studied using large-eddy simulation of fully developed wind turbine array boundary layers, which is dynamically coupled with high-order spectral simulation of sea-surface wave field with and without the presence of...

The electric power generation of co-located offshore wind turbines and wave energy converters along the California coast is investigated. Meteorological wind and wave data from the National Buoy Data Center were used to estimate the hourly power output from offshore wind turbines and wave energy...

As a country mostly surrounded by water, Korea plans to build a massive offshore wind farm off the west coast by 2019. Due to the different seabed condition, wind turbine with jacket foundation is considered as a suitable choice for the intermediate water depths so far. And preliminary work is...

The expansion of offshore wind energy as well as the increase in electricity trade between the North Sea countries leads to a growing need for additional transmission capacity. Due to the predominantly remote locations of offshore wind farms, the majority of future connections will be...

This study aimed to assess the potential of offshore wind power generation at Younggwang in Korea which is candidate site of the offshore wind farm planned to be constructed till 2019. Toward this purpose, offshore meteorological tower called HEMOSU-1 was installed and has collected the wind and...

Although early experiences indicate that the maturity of deployed technology might not be sufficient for operating wind farms in large scale far away from shore, the rapid development of offshore wind energy is in full progress. Driven by the demand of customers and the pressure to keep pace...

Offshore and coastal wind power is one of the fastest growing industries in many areas, especially those with shallow coastal regions due to the preferable generation conditions available in the regions. As with any expanding industry, there are concerns regarding the potential environmental...

For achieving the European renewable electricity targets, a significant contribution is foreseen to come from offshore wind energy. Considering the large scale of the future planned offshore wind farms and the increasing distances to shore, grid integration through a transnational DC network is...

Currently, approximately 5.3% of electricity production in Europe comes from wind energy. The increase of the size and the improved efficiency of wind generators have permitted their utilization offshore, leading to exploitation of offshore wind energy. Although offshore wind farms are well...

Logistics and supply chain management of maintenance is a very critical task in the offshore wind energy industry. A failure to deliver proper maintenance services may adversely affect the wind farm availability and thereby reducing power output as well as profitability. The organization of...