ABSTRACT

In this study, importance of the offshore wind energy potential for Turkey is emphasized by working out a technical conceptual design of an offshore wind farm (OWF). The site selected for the proposed OWF with an area of 640,000 m2 is located in the southwestern shores of Dikili, a coastal town in the Aegean Sea region of Turkey. The wind turbine model recommended is Vestas V80 - 2.0 Offshore (IEC IIA class) type with a hub height of 78 m, hence the installed power of the OWF composed of ten units is 20 MW. The grid connection point is determined as the Port of Narlıdere, which is the nearest convenient place to the proposed OWF. The foundation type is selected as mono-pile foundation according to the water depth and seabed conditions. The proposed OWF is estimated to yield average annual energy of 72 GW.