Ships to install offshore wind generators

The European Union has plans to expand electric production by wind turbines up to 20 percent of total production in 2020, Spain being one of the leading countries in installed capacity of such generators located onshore.

Recently they have begun to install wind turbines at sea in areas up to 200 miles offshore and at not excessive depths, outstanding this kind of parks in North Sea countries. These "off-shore" generators solve some of the problems arising onshore, as noise, visual aesthetics, environmental opposition, and they get too a better use of wind power, which is greater at sea than onshore, and also allow for larger power / sizes, with better economic performance.

Merchant ships preliminary dimensioning

In the form that appears below the user indicates the type and size of a merchant ship whose main features wants to know and getting in response, a preliminary approximation of the same.

This estimate is based on statistical analysis and regressions (Ref.1) of ships dimensions, being actual ships or  designed projects, linking each of the characteristics of the ship with a single parameter describing her size ( deadweight, cargo volume, number of containers etc.). The resulting characteristics should therefore be considered as a first approximation only, which will give an idea of the characteristics of the new project or will serve as an initial basis for a more detailed definition by usual design procedures (Ref.2).