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Wind power has been used for thousands of years, originally for agriculture, irrigation, and navigation. With the rise of fossil fuels, wind power was less utilized until concerns over pollution grew. Offshore wind turbines can now generate more power than onshore turbines due to higher average wind speeds at sea. While offshore wind farms are more expensive to build and maintain due to their location, technology improvements have reduced costs and offshore wind is now competitive in Europe. Onshore wind turbines remain cheaper to install on land but may have greater visual and wildlife impacts that require further research. Transmission challenges and grid connectivity also need addressing to maximize the potential of both onshore and offshore wind power.

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Wind power has been used for thousands of years, originally for agriculture, irrigation, and navigation. With the rise of fossil fuels, wind power was less utilized until concerns over pollution grew. Offshore wind turbines can now generate more power than onshore turbines due to higher average wind speeds at sea. While offshore wind farms are more expensive to build and maintain due to their location, technology improvements have reduced costs and offshore wind is now competitive in Europe. Onshore wind turbines remain cheaper to install on land but may have greater visual and wildlife impacts that require further research. Transmission challenges and grid connectivity also need addressing to maximize the potential of both onshore and offshore wind power.

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Mechanical Engineer Department

Research Methodology

Assignment #3

Literature Review and Research Gap

Ibrahim Al Fraij
8211051
Wind Turbines

The wind is not a new term to humans. Humans use the wind they can track for 3000
years. In ancient times, people used the wind mainly for agriculture, irrigation, and
navigation. However, fossil fuels were the main source of power generation. In the 19th
century, Commercial exploration has shifted from coal to oil. Coal and natural gas are
still The most common and cheapest form of wind power. many scientists and researchers
View wind power as a potential resource to meet future power demands. harmful effects
Due to the burning of fossil fuels, we started to need alternative power sources.
Socializing Awareness of the eco-environment is spreading in many countries, and new
reliability and safety are required. clean energy source. That was the beginning of
research and development in the wind industry. thrives to this day. Wind power is an
alternative resource to coal, oil, and nuclear power Abundant, renewable, pervasive, and
low-impact energy for the world neighborhood. Wind is the result of a drop in air
pressure. Occurs due to temperature changes in various fields. Land and sea have
different compositions and unique temperature features.
Generally, more wind is available at sea than on land. one windmill A machine that
converts wind power into electrical energy. Wind is mechanically supplied by A driven
shaft that rotates to generate electricity. Power distribution is subject to the availability of
wind speed. Wind speeds vary greatly from hour to hour, but the average wind speed is
constant throughout the day. This average wind speed is used for power and power
performance calculations. Wind turbines are therefore always used in conjunction with
some power A source for stabilizing the output [1].

Offshore Wind Turbines


Offshore wind turbines are wind turbines that are installed at sea or in the ocean. taller
than Offshore wind turbines can generate more power because of the available wind
speed. Finished at the end of 2017, the cumulative capacity of offshore wind energy was
18.8 GW. Biggest offshore of all Wind farms are now located in the Nordic countries.
UK is a leader in offshore wind Germany and the United States are also major
contributors to offshore wind energy. walney wind The farm is the largest offshore wind
farm built in the Irish Sea in the UK. already built Three phases with 189 turbines
capable of generating 659 MW to power 600,000 homes in England [2]. General Electric
has developed the largest 12 MW offshore wind turbine. The world's largest offshore
wind turbine, scheduled to go into operation in 2019. offshore wind turbines It is
expensive to build, very heavy, and requires specialized transportation. Development in
recent years’ offshore wind technology, the total expenditure has also been reduced
offshore Wind farms are a competitive energy source in Europe today [3].
Onshore Wind Turbine

Onshore wind turbines are systems that are built and installed on land. they are Cheap to
build; it is one of the cheapest renewable energy sources. it was often criticized for her
visual impairment problems. The electricity bill per kWh is half of the conventional one.
Her quarter of the cost of offshore wind energy and solar panels. The onshore wind
industry dominates in Europe. China, USA, Germany, and India are the countries with
the highest total contribution of 540 GW of capacity as of December 2017. The United
States and China have put a lot of research and money into development. Onshore wind
industry. This development and interest in the onshore wind industry have been
enormous Recent years have brought a promising, progressive, and sophisticated offshore
wind industry. An overall decline in onshore construction as a result of the emergence of
the offshore wind industry in 2017, 10% wind capacity was observed. The basis of
onshore wind turbines is Cast on site while towers, rotor blades, and other machinery are
assembled and transported on site. However, onshore wind turbines are relatively easier
to transport than offshore wind turbines. It involves extensive pre-planning and
discussions with logistics companies and authorities [4].

Research Gap

Ideal wind farms are often remote. Bringing electricity from wind farms to the urban
areas needed to meet demand requires overcoming installation challenges. Upgrading the
national grid to connect wind-rich regions to metropolitan areas could significantly
reduce the cost of developing onshore wind power. In addition, offshore wind
transmission and grid connectivity have improved.
Turbines make noise and change visual aesthetics. Although wind farms have different
environmental impacts than conventional power plants, there are similar concerns about
both the noise produced by turbine blades and the visual impact on the landscape.
Wind turbines can affect local wildlife. Wind projects rank lower than other energy
developments in terms of wildlife impacts, but research is still needed to minimize wind-
wildlife interactions. Continuing environmental research work to reduce the impact of
technological advances, and proper placement of wind turbines and wind turbines on
wildlife.
References

[1] S.Project1.pdf
[2] Offshore-wind-energy-development-Research-priorities-for-sound-and-vibration-effects-on-
fishes-and-aquatic-invertebratesJournal-of-the-Acoustical-Society-of-America.pdf

[3] novakovic2014.pdf
[4] Closing_the_gap_between_wind_energy_targets_and_im.pdf

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