Course: Introduction to Offshore Wind Energy

Working with wind energy, you will meet the concept ‘power curve’. This curve describes the relation between wind speed and extracted power. In this lecture I will address how much …

To have a precise communication about wind turbines and their main components, a common name convention is important. In this lecture, the commonly used names of offshore wind turbines are …

In this lecture, I will discuss international ambitions for the development of offshore wind energy. The offshore wind resources in European waters are illustrated. Learning outcome. Understand present global ambitions …

The video above provided an overview of the current trends concerning how countries set ambitions and schemes to develop offshore wind projects. The aim is to familiarize ourselves with certain …

The concept of licensing (or “konsesjon” in Norwegian) is introduced in this video. Licenses are a mechanism used by some countries to authorize companies (public and/or private) to exploit of …

This video explains very briefly the ways projects are financed, by the state or by private entities. Also, which mechanisms are used to sell power to the electricity network. Learning …

In this video we look at how we go about when we plan for an offshore wind park, and the use of environmental impact assessments, in order to secure social …

Most of the concern about impact on the marine environment from offshore wind farms (OWF) is likely that it will have a negative impact on fish. The possible impact on …

In the following videos we briefly introduce the major conflicting or overlapping activities (e.g., shipping and fishing) and how management can deal with these conflicts. A lot of effort in …

Large offshore wind farms where early on suggested to have an impact on upper ocean circulation through changes in the Ekman transport of water caused by the windfarms lee effect …

The lecture introduces the fundamental principle used to estimate the energy production of a wind farm. The first part of the lecture defines the fluctuating and means wind speed and …

Small marine mammals such as seals, dolphins and porpoises are the marine ecosystem top predators and therefore often threatened and vulnerable to anthropogenic impact such as pollution and overfishing. They …

Both land based and offshore windfarms have an impact on bird populations. There are three major ways offshore windfarms impact birds. 1. Barrier effects 2. Habitat loss 3. Strikes and …

In this lecture a short introduction is given to the issues of generation and propagation of noise from bottom-fixed wind turbines during operation. Noise propagation in water is considered. Learning …

This lecture gives you basic knowledge about the energy conversion from wind energy to electricity. Two types of generators used in offshore wind and their work principles and structures are …