Current Status and Future Trends for Mooring Systems of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

With the increasing demand of energy and limitation bottom-fixed wind turbines in moderate deep waters, floating offshore are doomed to be right technical choice they bound enter a new era rapid development. The mooring system is vital turbine for station-keeping under harsh environmental conditions. In terms existing projects, this paper devoted discussing current status systems equipment. This also presents analysis methods points out difficulties challenges design, installation, operation maintenance stages. Finally, developing trends summarized, aiming provide reference future research.