Towers for Offshore Wind Turbines

• Main Authors: Kurian, V.J., Narayanan,, S.P, Ganapathy, C.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: The 10th Asian International Conference on Fluid Machinery 2009
• Subjects: TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering; TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/1240/1/AICFM-ID_76_Towers_for_Offshore_Wind_Turbines.pdf; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/1240/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Increasing energy demand coupled with pollution free production of energy has found a viable solution in wind energy. Land based windmills have been utilized for power generation for more than two thousand years. In modern times wind generated power has become popular in many countries. Offshore w...