Feasibility of an offshore wind farm in the Gulf of Gela: Marine and structural issues

Wind Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-84

  Foti, Enrico ^a   Musumeci, Rosaria ^a   Leanza, Salvatore ^a   Cavallaro, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cable Laying and Maintenance; Foundation; Offshore Wind Energy; Waves

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC OPTIMIZATION; ELECTRICAL CONNECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL LOADS; FOUNDATION STRUCTURES; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; MARITIME CLIMATE; MEAN WATER LEVELS; OFF-SHORE WIND ENERGY; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS; SCOUR PROCESS; STATIC VERIFICATION; STRUCTURAL ISSUES; STRUCTURAL TYPE; WAVE RUNUP;

CABLES; ELECTRIC CABLE LAYING; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FOUNDATIONS; MAINTENANCE; MARINE ENGINEERING; OFFSHORE POWER PLANTS; WATER LEVELS;

WIND POWER;

CABLE LAYING; FOUNDATION; MAINTENANCE; OFFSHORE ENGINEERING; WIND FARM; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

CALTANISSETTA; GELA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 77952538083     PISSN: 0309524X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0309-524X.34.1.65     Document Type: Article

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