CONSTRUCTION OF OCEAN OBSERVATION TOWER SYSTEM OFF THE KITA-KYUSYU CITY FOR OFFSHORE WIND FARM DESIGN

Abstract

 Offshore wind farms have not yet been realized in Japan except for some near-shore plants although they are promising for sustainable economic growth with less CO₂ emission. This paper introduces a marine condition study for offshore wind farm design, by constructing offshore wind and wave observation system with 85m high tower from sea level and with Doppler typed Wave Directional Meter (DWDM) installed on the seabed 14m deep. Not only design and construction process of the system but also examples of the observed data are introduced in this paper.