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Course subject(s) 1. Introduction to wind energy 2. Design considerations 3. Offshore wind climate 4. Waves, currents and combined statistics 5. Foundations 6. Loads, dynamics and structural design 7. Installation 8. Wind farm aspects 9. Operation and Maintenance

Terminology, reference systems and conventions

Costs of offshore wind energy

Laterally loaded piles Blum's method to calculate pile length of a laterally load pile

Power connections for offshore wind farms Master thesis about electrical and mechanical properties of the electrical infrastructure of an offshore wind farm - By Sepp Schachner

NF Stepped monotower Natural frequency estimation of a stepped monotower, using Rayleigh's approach - By Leon Harland

Foundation design (API) Section G: Foundation Design - From API, RP 2A-LRFD: Planning, Designing and Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms - Load and Resistance Factor Design, 1993

Indicative soil properties

Soft-soft, not hard enough? Paper about the principles of resonance of offshore wind turbine structures

Hydrodynamic loading on monopile support structures for preliminary design Paper with equations and look-up tables for hydrodynamic loading of piles, using linear wave theory and Morison's equation.

The effect of scour on the design of offshore wind turbines Explanation of and model for scour and an analysis of the effect on the design of monopiles.

Wind power systems A book chapter from the book ``Renewable and efficient electric power systems`` by Gilbert M. Masters - Stanford University.

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