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Overview of Floating Offshore Wind Technologies

Authors : Andrew Henderson, Maurizio Collu, Marco Masciola

Published in: Floating Offshore Wind Energy

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Abstract

In this chapter a review of the key technology components that can be directly associated with FOWTs is presented. The main options for the key technology component that make up a FOWT are discussed in detail, namely the types of support structures (Sect. 1), wind turbines (Sect. 2) and mooring systems (Sect. 3). The main objective of this chapter is to provide the reader with a clear overview of the relative advantages and disadvantages of each key design option.

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Footnotes
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In simple terms, LCOE can be seen as the lifetime cost of the project, per unit of energy generated. It is defined as the sum of discounted lifetime generation costs (£) divided by the sum of discounted lifetime electricity output (MWh). Generation costs include all capital, operating, and decommissioning costs incurred by the generator/developer over the lifetime of the project, including transmission costs (The Crown Estate 2012).
 
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Metadata
Title
Overview of Floating Offshore Wind Technologies
Authors
Andrew Henderson
Maurizio Collu
Marco Masciola
Copyright Year
2016
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29398-1_3