Early experiences with UK round 1 offshore wind farms

Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Energy

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 167-181

  Feng, Y ^a   Tavner, P J ^a   Long, H ^b  

^a School of Engineering   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Management; Renewable energy; Reviews

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC UTILITIES;

CAPITAL GRANT SCHEMES; CARBON EMISSIONS; EMISSION TARGETS; ENERGY EMISSIONS; OFF-SHORE WIND POWER; OFFSHORE WINDS; OFFSHORES; PROJECT-BASED; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; WIND SPEED;

OFFSHORE WIND FARMS;

EID: 78149454896     PISSN: 17514223     EISSN: 17514231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/ener.2010.163.4.167     Document Type: Article

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