This research presents an industry level gap analysis for Chinese offshore wind, which serves as a way to illuminate how China may fast track industry evolution. The research findings provide insight into how the Chinese government strongly and systematically decrees state-owned Chinese firms to expand into overseas markets to speed up learning efforts. Insights are offered regarding the nation...

The prospects for large scale commercialisation of sea-bedmounted offshore windfarms are currently excellent, with the existing small-scale prototype windfarms currently being joined by the first large-scale parks in the shallow seas off the Danish, German, Swedish, Dutch, Belgian, British and Irish coasts. However other countries, including Japan, have much more limited regions of the shallow ...

This paper presents a review of the main electrical components that are expected to be present in marine renewable energy arrays. The review is put in context by appraising the current needs of the industry and identifying the key components required in both device and array-scale developments. For each component, electrical, mechanical and cost considerations are discussed; with quantitative d...

Quantifying the likely effects of offshore wind farms on wildlife is fundamental before permission for development can be granted by any Determining Authority. The effects on marine top predators from displacement from important habitat are key concerns during offshore wind farm construction and operation. In this respect, we present evidence for no significant displacement from a UK offshore w...

Variability in extreme loads is greater in areas in which hurricanes or tropical cyclones are likely. Therefore, it is expected that design standards for offshore structures in such areas should prescribe different load amplification factors if a uniform structural reliability is to be achieved at all locations. In this paper we examine and evaluate the adaptation of methods within the American...

Abstract Purpose The assessment of the economic feasibility floating offshore wind farms (FOWFs) plays an important role in future possible spreading this challenging technology power industry. use specific analyses is fundamental to point out potential FOWFs and sustain their technical value. Within topic, implementation FOWF life cycle cost model producibility analysis a geographic informatio...

Large offshore wind farms are recently emerging as promising alternative power Sources. Long distances between offshore generation and onshore distribution grid demand new solutions for their connect alternative to conventional AC transmission above a certain cable length. This paper presents a new VSC transmission topology for HVDC grid connection of offshore wind farms.

This study utilizes field observations in southern Monterey Bay, CA, to examine how regionalscale upwelling and changing offshore (shelf) conditions influence nearshore internal bores. We show that the low-frequency wind forcing (e.g., upwelling/relaxation time scales) modifies the offshore stratification and thermocline depth. This in turn alters the strength and structure of observed internal...