Research Article
Jan 1979
Offshore Wind Power Potential
Publication: Journal of the Energy Division
Volume 105, Issue 1
Abstract
The offshore region has been cited as a location to construct wind energy conversion systems because this region offers reduced surface drag; therefore, higher wind speeds and greater wind power may be harnessed than on land. A result of a statistical analysis of wind speed records for the Gulf of Maine region shows that six seasonal wind groups can be identified and that the gamma distribution adequately describes the wind speed frequency. The results show that for six months of the year higher wind speeds can be obtained offshore than inland. The use of the gamma distribution of wind speed for the operational characteristics of wind turbines show there is questionable gain in operating a turbine in an offshore environment. Historical wind speed records of the Boston Logan Airport, the Boston Lightship, and data collected on board ships that traversed the Gulf of Maine region were used in the study.
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Journal of the Energy Division
Volume 105 • Issue 1 • January 1979
Pages: 81 - 92
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© 1979 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jan 1979
Published online: Jan 13, 2021
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Paul J. Ossenbruggen, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H.
Gerard P. Pregent
New Hampshire State Climatologist, Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H.
L. David Meeker
Assoc. Prof. of Mathematics, Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H.
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