A review of decision support models for offshore wind farms with an emphasis on operation and maintenance strategies

Wind Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-16

  Hofmann, Matthias ^a  

^a SINTEF ENERGY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL DECISIONS; COST-EFFICIENT; DECISION SUPPORT MODELS; DECISION SUPPORTS; MAIN CHARACTERISTICS; OFFSHORE LOGISTICS; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; PLANNING PROCESS; POWER PRODUCTION; PROJECT COST; RESEARCH ORGANIZATION;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FARMS; LIFE CYCLE; MAINTENANCE; OFFSHORE POWER PLANTS; RESEARCH; WIND POWER;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; MAINTENANCE; MODELING; PLANNING PROCESS; POWER GENERATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WIND FARM; WIND POWER;

EID: 79953859127     PISSN: 0309524X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0309-524X.35.1.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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