Session 8 Offshore Wind

Tuesday, 14 January 2020: 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
256 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Cochairs:
Angel McCoy, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Sterling, VA and Joseph F. Brodie, Rutgers Univ., Center for Ocean Observing Leadership, New Brunswick, NJ

Description:

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

Abstract Submissions Closed