Contents XXVII
48 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
Muthukamatchi Ravindran, Raju Abraham ................................... 1245
48.1 OTEC Principles and Systems ........................................... 1245
48.2 History of OTEC Installations Worldwide ............................... 1250
48.3 Current Status of OTEC Technologies.................................... 1254
48.4 Design Considerations for Future OTEC Plants ......................... 1257
48.5 Conclusion ............................................................... 1265
References ....................................................................... 1265
49 Offshore Wind Energy
Mareike Strach-Sonsalla, Matthias Stammler, Jan Wenske,
Jason Jonkman, Fabian Vorpahl ............................................... 1267
49.1 Current Offshore Wind Turbine Technology ............................ 1268
49.2 Fundamentals of Turbine Dynamics and the Offshore Environment 1276
49.3 Outlook on Future Technology ......................................... 1283
References ....................................................................... 1284
Acknowledgements .............................................................. 1287
About the Authors ................................................................ 1289
Detailed Contents................................................................. 1303
Index ................................................................................ 1327