Articles | Volume 8, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-725-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-725-2023
Research article
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08 May 2023
Research article |  | 08 May 2023

Comparison of optimal power production and operation of unmoored floating offshore wind turbines and energy ships

Patrick Connolly and Curran Crawford

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on wes-2022-100', Anonymous Referee #1, 03 Dec 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Patrick Connolly, 18 Mar 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on wes-2022-100', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Jan 2023
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Patrick Connolly, 18 Mar 2023

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Patrick Connolly on behalf of the Authors (18 Mar 2023)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (23 Mar 2023) by Amy Robertson
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (27 Mar 2023)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (29 Mar 2023)
ED: Publish as is (02 Apr 2023) by Amy Robertson
ED: Publish as is (03 Apr 2023) by Paul Veers (Chief editor)
AR by Patrick Connolly on behalf of the Authors (12 Apr 2023)
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Short summary
Mobile offshore wind energy systems are a potential way of producing green fuels from the untapped wind resource that lies far offshore. Herein, computational models of two such systems were developed and verified. The models are able to predict the power output of each system based on wind condition inputs. Results show that both systems have merits and that, contrary to existing results, unmoored floating wind turbines may produce as much power as fixed ones, given the right conditions.
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