Global growth in offshore wind turbine technology
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چکیده
Due to the commissioning of floating wind units, latest technological developments, significant growth, and improvements in turbines, developments offshore power capacity are estimated increase faster than last two decades. The total installed capacity, which is currently 35 GW, predicted be approximately 382 GW by 2030 2002 2050. For this reason, attempts proposed lower levelized cost electricity (LCOE) for generation more other energy sources. In study firstly, global growth nominal size turbines over twenty years examined. Then, effects on LCOE, installation (TIC), turbine factor investigated. parallel with development, changes distance shore water depth plants reviewed according years. addition, farm turbine-specific number per area needed investigated discussed detail.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1618-954X', '1618-9558']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-022-02314-0