The key technology of offshore wind farm and its new development in China

The paper reviews characteristics and the developing state of abroad offshore wind farm briefly, and the key technology related to offshore wind farm. The optimization configuration and assessment of abroad offshore wind farm, and rational distribution assess, offshore wind farm electric transmission technology, system insert with operating, wind farm MES and wind turbine base, etc., are studied to put forward corresponding implementation and solution. The conditions for research and development, and demonstration of its application are suggested. Through studying key offshore wind farm technology, we can make offshore wind farm system optimization designing techniques reach the most advanced levels internationally, train teams with innovation ability, which are engaged in designing and running wind farm to manage wind-power electricity generation and wind farm design. All of these are of strategic, economic, social and academic value. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.