Course Overview
This course will introduce you to the planning aspects of offshore wind energy. Through the course, you will work with both bottom mounted and floating wind turbines. You will get an overview of the steps a project developer will go through from assessment of the wind resource, site conditions, selection of wind turbines, grid connection, environmental impact, and integration in the society. Furthermore, you will be introduced to the political framework and strategic planning of offshore wind at country level.
Course Highlights
Through the course session, you will work with the following:
- Policy framework and sea bed allocation
- Offshore wind turbine technology and floating wind turbines
- Assessment of wind resource and site conditions offshore
- Offshore grid connections and Energy Islands
- Environmental impact assessment offshore
- Offshore wind economics
- Offshore support mechanisms and auctions
- Societal dimensions of offshore wind power
Video Overview
MAIN GOAL
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Learning Outcomes
After completion of this course, you will gain the ability to:
- + Explain the main characteristics of offshore wind energy technology incl. floating wind turbines.
- + Outline the main steps of how developers carry out planning of an offshore wind farm.
- + Explain the most common support mechanisms and their pros and cons.
- + List the most common environmental impacts of an offshore wind farm and discuss mitigation measures.
- + Explain the technical and societal implications of Energy Islands.
- + Outline the steps of energy yield assessment of an offshore wind farm.
- + Explain the steps of site assessment offshore and the data needed.
- + Carry out a stakeholder analysis.
- + Calculate LCOE of an offshore wind farm.
- + Describe the policy context and steps in the planning system for offshore wind in a country of your choice.
- + Discuss ways to stimulate development of offshore wind through interaction with coastal communities.
Meet Your Instructors
Senior Researcher
Admissions
Entry Requirements
- + B.Sc. or B.Eng. degree or higher and at least, two years of relevant working experience.
- + We strongly recommend that you have mathematics and programming skills equivalent to B.Sc. or B.Eng. level or higher.
- + If you have few or no programming experiences, we recommend following our Scientific Programming for Wind Energy course as early as possible.
- + You will need a PC with a stable internet connection to follow this online course.
Teaching and Assessment Methods
- + Video lectures
- + Exercises
- + Quizzes
- + Reading material
- + Live Q&A sessions
- + Online exam
Application Deadline: TBC.
Practical Notes
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Fees & Funding
Tuition Fees
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Course Info
Contact David Philipp Rudolph for any additional information relating to this course.
