Exploitation of the far-offshore wind energy resource by fleets of energy ships – Part 1: Energy ship design and performance

<p>This paper deals with a new concept for the conversion of far-offshore wind energy into sustainable fuel. It relies on autonomously sailing energy ships and manned support tankers. Energy ships are wind-propelled. They generate electricity using water turbines attached underneath their hull...

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Main Authors: A. Babarit, G. Clodic, S. Delvoye, J.-C. Gilloteaux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-07-01
Series:Wind Energy Science
Online Access:https://wes.copernicus.org/articles/5/839/2020/wes-5-839-2020.pdf