Finn Gunnar Nielsen (Norway Universitetet i Bergen)

Offshore Wind Energy

Environmental Conditions and Dynamics of Fixed and Floating Turbines

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This comprehensive text discusses the opportunities and challenges posed by offshore wind farms, focusing on the offshore environment and the technical aspects of their design and operation. With examples and exercises demonstrating practical applications, this is an indispensable resource for students, researchers and energy professionals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 850g
• ISBN-13: 9781009341431
• ISBN-10: 100934143X
• Artikelnr.: 69030042

Autorenporträt

Finn Gunnar Nielsen is a Professor at the Geophysical Institute at the University of Bergen and Director of the Bergen Offshore Wind Centre, responsible for coordinating the offshore wind related research at the University of Bergen. He has worked in industrial research for more than forty years. From 2002 he headed the research project developing the world's first full-scale floating wind turbine, the Hywind concept.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. The Offshore Environment
3. Wind Energy and Wind Loads
4. Support Structures for Offshore Wind Turbines
5. Linear Dynamics
6. Wave Loads on Fixed Substructures
7. Floating Substructures
8. Marine Operations
9. Offshore Wind Farms
Appendix A-E
References
Index.