8. Conclusion
Wind is abundant at sea, offering a vast energy resource that can be harnessed by wind turbines installed on large expanses of sea.
Installing wind turbines offshore is much more complicated than on land, and many factors contribute to making this source of electricity more expensive than other forms of energy. Despite this, the current political will to promote renewable energies is inexorably leading to an interest in offshore wind power, as the resource is accessible and abundant.
Offshore wind power is developing rapidly in Northern Europe. The potential is on the order of 40,000 MW of capacity, an annual production of 148 TWh, or 4% of European consumption
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Bibliography
Websites
Syndicat des énergies renouvelables http://www.enr.fr
European Wind Energy Association – EWEA (European Wind Energy Association) http://www.ewea.org
British Wind Energy Association http://www.bwea.com/offshore/
...Events
EWEA Offshore: Conference and exhibition, held every two years in autumn in Europe (odd-numbered years). http://www.ewea.org
Windforce: Wind Energie Agentur conference and exhibition, held annually in Northern Germany http://www.wab.net
Standards and norms
- Design of Offshore Wind Turbine Structures – Offshore Standard - DNV-OS-J101 - 10-11
- Guideline for the Certification of Offshore Wind Turbines http://www.onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/mb/Offshore%20Wind/Guideline.pdf - Germanischer Lloyds -
- International Standard for Wind Turbines Part 3: Design requirements for offshore wind turbines http://www.webstore.iec.ch/preview/info_iec61400-3%7Bed1.0%7Db.pdf -...
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