Trend towards larger turbines biggest contributor to cutting future offshore wind energy costs

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London, United Kingdom (prHWY.com) October 13, 2012 - London - The impact of larger turbines being installed on offshore wind farms in coming years will bring down the levelised cost of energy by about 10%, and in some cases the higher yields that could be achieved might be as much as 18% higher than at present, according to a new report by Windpower Offshore.

In the Offshore turbines - Time to rule the waves report, which was published this month by specialist news and intelligence service Windpower Offshore, the director of leading consultancy BVG Associates, Bruce Valpy, describes the pivotal technological innovations that will enable the offshore wind power industry to cut costs and achieve its full potential.

Turbine size is the one single factor with the greatest impact on levelised cost of energy, Valpy confirms, but improving testing and information sharing among manufacturers is crucial to delivering the robustness and reliability that customers demand.

Windpower Offshore's technology and market trends expert, Eize de Vries, conducts a review of the offshore turbines currently on offer in the market and assesses the technological developments that could see new designs come to fruition.

The pressures that offshore turbines must withstand in the marine environment are unleashing a spate of innovative approaches and spurring on a dedicated industry that needs to move fast to prove its economic worth.

You can read the Offshore turbines - Time to rule the waves report here.

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