Windfloat: A floating foundation for offshore wind turbines Part I: Design basis and qualification process

Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE

Volumn 4, Issue PART B, 2009, Pages 845-853

  Roddier, Dominique ^a   Cermelli, Christian ^a   Weinstein, Alla ^b  

^a Marine Innovation and Technology   (United States)

^b Principal Power Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Floating foundation for wind turbines; Ocean renewable energy; Offshore wind

Indexed keywords

COASTAL REGIONS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DESIGN REQUIREMENTS; DESIGN TEAM; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FLOATING FOUNDATION FOR WIND TURBINES; INTEGRATED STRUCTURE; LARGE DIAMETER; LARGE WIND TURBINES; MAST FOUNDATIONS; OFF SHORE PLATFORMS; OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS; OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES; OFFSHORE WINDS; OIL AND GAS; QUALIFICATION PROCESS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SITE LOCATION; STRUCTURAL STUDIES; VISUAL IMPACTS; WATER DEPTH; WIND RESOURCES;

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; DESIGN; DRILLING PLATFORMS; FOUNDATIONS; OCEANOGRAPHY; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; TECHNOLOGY; TOWERS; WIND TURBINES;

WIND POWER;

EID: 77953011297     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/OMAE2009-79229     Document Type: Conference Paper

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