4-1-4　Experimental Study on Next-Generation (Floating Axis) Wind Turbine

Abstract

Offshore wind power is expected to be a major power source for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. In Japan, with limited shallow sea areas, there is growing interest in floating offshore wind power because it can be deployed in deep water. To promote its widespread adoption, it is essential to significantly reduce costs through technological development. With this background, we have studied a floating axis wind turbine (FAWT) to reduce the cost of floating offshore wind turbines. In this paper, we report the results of coupled simulations and water tank experiments of the FAWT.