Analysis of wind and wave data to assess maintenance access to offshore wind farms

Safety, Reliability and Risk Analysis: Beyond the Horizon - Proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 743-750

  Dowell, J ^a   Zitrou, A ^a   Walls, L ^a   Bedford, T ^a   Infield, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; METEOROLOGY; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS; RELIABILITY;

CRITICAL FACTORS; GROWTH MODELLING; MAINTENANCE CREW; MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS; NORTH SEA; PROBABILITY ASSESSMENTS; WAITING-TIME; WIND FARM;

MAINTENANCE;

EID: 84900027838     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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