TY - CHAP TI - Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations: Staying Afloat in Deepwaters AU - Sunderasan, S T2 - Cleaner-Energy Investments AB - Deepwater and further offshore wind installations were seen as the next major market opportunity after nearshore and shallow sites were almost saturated. With objections to nearshore wind farms from recreational users of the shorefronts, and given the risks posed to migrating birds and possible obstructions to shipping lanes, deep offshore wind was seen as a safe bet. Anchoring turbines directly to the seabed at water depths greater than 50 m was found to be prohibitively expensive. DA - 2015/01// PY - 2015 SP - 175 EP - 187 PB - Springer India UR - https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-81-322-2062-6_14 LA - English KW - Wind Energy KW - Fixed Offshore Wind KW - Social & Economic Data KW - Human Dimensions ER -