US EditionOffshore wind projects may not be prepared for increasing wind speeds
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A study shows that many offshore wind farms in the world may not stand up to extreme storms in the future. Particularly affected are plants in Europe, where the boundaries of construction are already being exceeded.
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scimex.orgOffshore wind projects may not be prepared for increasing wind speeds
More than 40% of existing and planned offshore wind farm sites in Europe and Asia are being exposed to wind speeds above the maximum design load of some classes of turbine, according to a study in Nature Communications. These ...
More than 40 percent of the wind turbines of European and Asian offshore wind turbines are exposed to winds for which they are not designed.
A new study concludes that 40 percent of the existing and planned plants should meet the limits of their load capacity without further adaptation
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