Recent Advances in Offshore Wind Technology

Dear Colleagues,

We are inviting submissions to a Special Issue of the journal Energies on the subject area of “Recent Advances in Offshore Wind Technology.” Offshore wind resources are abundant, yet offshore wind farms experience more issues related to design, installation, operation and maintenance, and lifetime extension compared to onshore wind farms. Almost three decades have passed since the first offshore wind farm was constructed. Today, offshore wind energy has been rapidly evolving with the aim to deploy larger wind turbines at increasing water depths and under complex external conditions. Challenges abound when it comes to the upscaling of wind turbines, and cost-effective operation and maintenance in a life-cycle perspective, and there has been continuous progress in foundation design, control strategy, installation methods, computational methods, and model testing, to name a few. This Special Issue is intended to provide a forum for academic researchers and technical professionals to exchange their recent works on technological advancements.

Prof. Dr. Muk Chen Ong
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zhiyu Jiang
Dr. Zhengshun Cheng
Dr. Kai Wang
Guest Editors

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