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A Tutorial on the Control of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines: Stability Challenges and Opportunities for Power Capture

Journal Article · · IEEE Control Systems
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  1. Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
  2. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Brande (Denmark)
  3. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
  4. Munich University of Applied Sciences, Munich (Germany)
Climate change is a serious threat facing humanity. The United States (U.S.) and many other countries are increasing the amount of electrical power generated from renewable energy sources in an effort to combat climate change and ensure energy independence. The U.S. has set goals to achieve a 100% decarbonized electric grid by 2035 and a net-zero emissions economy by no later than 2050. Renewable energy currently accounts for about 20% of the U.S. power grid. According to the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in the U.S. in 2021, wind and solar photovoltaic generation supplied 9.1% and 4% of total electricity generation, respectively, and the latest publicly available data show that hydropower represented 6.6% of all electricity generated in the U.S. in 2019. As wind farms have been built in many of the best wind resource areas on land, the U.S. and many other countries are turning to offshore wind for further growth of wind power capacity. Further, the U.S. has committed to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030, a significant increase from the 0.04 GW of installed offshore wind in the country as of the end of 2023. Many other countries have also established ambitious goals or plans to increase the amount of installed offshore wind power.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Wind Energy Technologies Office
Grant/Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
2472547
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA--5000-91649; MainId:93427; UUID:92405e0f-2237-4247-85e7-4a4d4a452400; MainAdminId:74006
Journal Information:
IEEE Control Systems, Journal Name: IEEE Control Systems Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 44; ISSN 1066-033X
Publisher:
IEEECopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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