title: New perspectives in offshore wind energy.
abstract: The design of offshore wind turbines is one of the most fascinating challenges in renewable energy. Meeting the objective of increasing power production with reduced installation and maintenance costs requires a multi-disciplinary approach, bringing together expertise in different fields of engineering. The purpose of this theme issue is to offer a broad perspective on some crucial aspects of offshore wind turbines design, discussing the state of the art and presenting recent theoretical and experimental studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil, Energy, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICEAM), University of Reggio Calabria, Via Graziella, Località Feo di Vito, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy giuseppe.failla@unirc.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Failla
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil, Energy, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICEAM), University of Reggio Calabria, Via Graziella, Località Feo di Vito, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy.
authors.forename: Felice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arena
keywords: aerodynamics; experimental analyses; health monitoring; hydrodynamics; offshore wind turbine; vibration control