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Floating Wind Turbine

Floating Wind Turbine

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Technology & Engineering

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ISBN10: 6136903032
ISBN13: 9786136903033
Publisher: Alphascript Pub
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.27 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A floating wind turbine is an offshore wind turbine mounted on a floating structure that allows the turbine to generate electricity in water depths where bottom-mounted towers are not feasible. The wind can be stronger and steadier over water due to the absence of topographic features that may disrupt wind flow. The electricity generated is sent to shore through undersea cables. The initial capital cost of floating turbines is competitive with bottom-mounted, near-shore wind turbines while the rate of energy generation is higher out in the sea as the wind flow is often more steady and unobstructed by terrain features. The relocation of wind farms into the sea can reduce visual pollution if the windmills are sited more than 12 miles offshore, provide better accommodation of fishing and shipping lanes, and allow siting near heavily developed coastal cities.

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