Session 8 Offshore Wind

Tuesday, 14 January 2020: 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
256 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 11th Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
Angel McCoy, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Sterling, VA and Joseph F. Brodie, Rutgers Univ., Center for Ocean Observing Leadership, New Brunswick, NJ

Latest research in offshore wind energy development including met-ocean observations and modeling

Papers:
1:30 PM
8.1
Mesoscale to Microscale Coupling for Wind Energy Applications: What Features of the Offshore Environment are Needed for Multi-scale Modeling?
Sue Ellen Haupt, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Kosovic, W. J. Shaw, L. K. Berg, M. J. Churchfield, and J. D. Mirocha

1:45 PM
8.2
Validation of Offshore Wind Fields Using Hub Height Buoy Observations
Lindsay M. Sheridan, PNNL, Richland, WA; and W. J. Shaw, R. K. Newsom, and L. K. Berg

2:00 PM
8.3
Status of Offshore Wind Energy Development in the U.S. and the Area Identification Process
Angel McCoy, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Sterling, VA

2:15 PM
8.4
Air-Sea Interaction Challenges for Offshore Wind Energy
Will Shaw, PO Box 999, Richland, WA; and L. K. Berg, C. Draxl, V. P. Ghate, J. D. Mirocha, P. Muradyan, M. Optis, D. D. Turner, and J. M. Wilczak

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