Floating wind turbines
Offshore Wind Energy - Basic techniques
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Floating wind turbines
Offshore Wind Energy - Basic techniques

Author : Jacques RUER

Publication date: January 10, 2013 | Lire en français

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6. Floating wind turbines

6.1 General

Immense stretches of sea are available offshore, where the wind is much stronger than near the coast. In most regions, however, water depth increases with distance from the shore. Floating wind turbines make it possible to exploit this immense resource .

Floating dramatically changes all design and operating parameters:

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