Large CO2 reductions via offshore wind power matched to inherent storage in energy end-uses

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Kempton, Willett ^a   Archer, Cristina L ^b   Dhanju, Amardeep ^a   Garvine, Richard W ^a   Jacobson, Mark Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY STORAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OFFSHORE POWER PLANTS;

CONTINENTAL SHELF GEOLOGY; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER;

WIND POWER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; OFFSHORE ENGINEERING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548020273     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL028016     Document Type: Article

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