Why offshore wind energy?

Abstract

At the beginning of 2010, only 2000 wind megawatts had been installed offshore. Although the first offshore wind farm experiment took place in 1990, most of the facilities built up to now have been pilot projects. Then, offshore wind power can be considered as an incipient market. However, just at this moment, the growth of this technology finally seems to be happening, being several countries at the top of its development (the United Kingdom, Denmark, Holland, Sweden and Germany). This current situation, the raw materials problems and the general commitments to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases are leading to predict a promising future for this technology. This paper deals with a brief revisión of the state of the art of offshore wind power, followed by a critical discussion about the causes of the recently growth that is currently happening. The discussion is based on the comparison of offshore wind energy with other renewable energies (like onshore wind, marine hydrodynamics, hydraulic, solar, etc.) and even with conventional power. 3 0.00 4

Offshore wind energy potential in China: Under technical, spatial and economic constraints

“…The apparent advantages of offshore wind farms, compared to onshore wind farms, include better and more stable wind resources, generally less environmental impact, fewer constraints on turbine size, and increased transmission options etc [1].…”

“…This paper aims to shed light on macroscopic information for policy-makers and investors by investigating the large-scale potential of China's offshore wind energy from the perspective of current technical, spatial and economic constraints and its 1 Intertidal offshore, which is in the area between high-and low-water marks, as is defined by China Meteorological Administration's Wind Energy and Solar Energy Resources Evaluation Centre.…”

Introduction and Synthesis

“…Since then, several offshore wind farms have been built, mainly as demonstration projects for acquiring knowledge and testing the technology (Esteban et al 2011). The policy incentive for constructing commercial offshore wind farms in Sweden has been weak.…”

Control Strategies for Enhancing Frequency Stability by DFIGs in a Power System with High Percentage of Wind Power Penetration

“…By improving wind power generation, most of the installation projects were oriented towards large-scale wind farms (WFs) interconnected to the power system [3]. Reduction of conventional generating units in the power system results in reduction of system inertia and hence the overall system frequency will be affected.…”