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Floating offshore wind turbine for Mediterranean Sea: a comparative analysis of class I and class III wind turbines and preliminary assessment of the supply chain impact in Italy.
Rel. Giovanni Bracco, Alberto Ghigo, Ermando Petracca. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Energetica E Nucleare, 2024
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Abstract
Achieving Europe's 2030 target of 42.5% energy consumption from Renewable Energy System is crucial to reduce Green House Gases and energy dependence on volatile markets. The European Commission highlights the importance of offshore wind energy, especially floating technologies to expand wind farm areas. The European market is dominated by Class I fixed-bottom wind turbines suited for northern Europe's wind conditions, while Class III turbines for lower wind speeds are developed exclusively in Asia. This study aims to optimize power output through the development of a new offshore wind turbine with IEC-class III characteristics, optimal for the Mediterranean Sea, to improve wind resource utilization and open a new turbine production market, highlighting positive supply chain impacts.
An in-house MATLAB-based tool was developed to compute technical potential and Levelized Cost Of Energy, by simulating two wind turbine classes, to compare the actual offshore reference wind turbine with a new optimal model
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