[HTML][HTML] Evolution of floating offshore wind platforms: A review of at-sea devices

EC Edwards, A Holcombe, S Brown, E Ransley… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Using floating platforms to support offshore wind turbines will be necessary for many
countries to reach their Net-Zero targets, since much of the wind resource is located at water …

A review on the historical development of the lift-type vertical axis wind turbine: From onshore to offshore floating application

B Hand, A Cashman - Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper discusses the historical evolution of the lift-type vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT)
since its inception in the early 1930s. The VAWT received almost no development until the …

[HTML][HTML] Floating Vertical Axis Wind Turbines for offshore applications among potentialities and challenges: A review

A Ghigo, E Faraggiana, G Giorgi, G Mattiazzo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Among the primary uses of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) are small-scale
applications, such as electricity generation in urban areas or isolated contexts, which are not …

Power performance and dynamic responses of a combined floating vertical axis wind turbine and wave energy converter concept

Z Cheng, TR Wen, MC Ong, K Wang - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Currently, the development of floating wind turbines and wave energy converters (WECs) is
both facing the challenge of high cost-of-energy (CoE). A promising way to reduce the CoE …

A comparison of extreme structural responses and fatigue damage of semi-submersible type floating horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines

Z Cheng, HA Madsen, W Chai, Z Gao, T Moan - Renewable Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Currently development of floating wind turbines for deep water is mainly based on horizontal
axis wind turbines (HAWTs). However, floating vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are …

Effect of the number of blades on the dynamics of floating straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbines

Z Cheng, HA Madsen, Z Gao, T Moan - Renewable energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Floating vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are promising solutions for exploiting the wind
energy resource in deep waters due to their potential cost-of-energy reduction. The number …

Motion characteristics of a barge-type floating vertical-axis wind turbine with moonpools

T Ikoma, L Tan, S Moritsu, Y Aida, K Masuda - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The studies on floating offshore wind turbines have been increasing over recent decades
due to the growing investments of industries in marine renewable energy. Compared with …

Design of floating offshore wind turbines

M Collu, M Borg - Offshore wind farms, 2016 - Elsevier
The floating wind industry is still in its infancy, with just a few scaled-down prototypes
deployed around the world, but at the same time there is a lot of interest in this new field …

Dynamic responses of a 5áMW semi-submersible floating vertical-axis wind turbine: A model test study in the wave basin

Y Jiang, P Chen, S Wang, Z Cheng, L **ao - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Floating vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are potential solutions for capturing wind
energy due to their potential to lower the cost of energy. In this study, a floating VAWT …

Comparative study of dynamic characteristics between a FHAWT and a helical type FVAWT

W Deng, L Liu, Z Lin, Z Yuan, Y Li, D Liu, H Li, Y Guo - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) are a growing area of interest, with significant
ongoing research work and commercial development. There are two types of FOWT, namely …