Anderson C. Wind Turbines. Theory and Practice 2ed 2025

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This expanded new edition of Wind Turbines introduces key topics in offshore wind, alongside carefully revised and updated coverage of core topics in wind turbine technology. Key Features:
• Two new chapters on offshore wind, covering offshore resources, metocean data, wind turbine technologies, environmental impact, and loading and dynamics for fixed-bottom and floating platforms.
• New real-world case studies from Europe and the USA, and a new chapter examining wind power in the context of broader decarbonisation, practical energy storage, and other renewable energy sources.
• Updated coverage of turbine energy yield calculations, blade-element momentum theory, and current economic trends.
• Over 100 varied end-of-chapter problems, with solutions available for instructors.
Combining key topics in aerodynamics, electrical and control theory, structures, planning, economics, policy, and the environment, the clear language of this multidisciplinary textbook makes it ideal for undergraduate and graduate students, and professional engineers, in the renewable energy sector