The economics of offshore wind

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 496-502

  Green, Richard ^a   Vasilakos, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Market trends; Offshore wind power

Indexed keywords

CONNECTION-COSTS; COST ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FEED-IN TARIFF; GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS; MARKET TRENDS; OFFSHORE WIND POWER; OFFSHORE WINDS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SUPPORT POLICY; WIND FARM;

COST ACCOUNTING; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INVESTMENTS; WIND POWER;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND FARM; WIND POWER;

DENMARK;

EID: 78650414685     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.10.011     Document Type: Article

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