Exploitation of the far-offshore wind energy resource by fleets of energy ships – Part 2: Updated ship design and cost of energy estimate

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

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Main Authors: A. Babarit, F. Gorintin, P. de Belizal, A. Neau, G. Bordogna, J.-C. Gilloteaux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021-09-01
Series:Wind Energy Science
Online Access:https://wes.copernicus.org/articles/6/1191/2021/wes-6-1191-2021.pdf