Potential of Offshore Wind Energy and Extreme Wind Speed Forecasting on the West Coast of Taiwan

It is of great importance and urgency for Taiwan to develop offshore wind power. However, relevant data on offshore wind energy resources are limited. This study imported wind speeds measured by a tidal station and a buoy into the software WAsP to estimate the high-altitude wind speeds in the two ar...

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Main Authors: Pei-Chi Chang, Ray-Yeng Yang, Chi-Ming Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-02-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/8/3/1685