Current developments and future prospects of offshore wind and ocean energy

Applied Energy

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 128-136

  Esteban, Miguel ^a   Leary, David ^b  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost; Current developments; Growth scenarios; Ocean energy; Offshore wind

Indexed keywords

SEAWATER; WAVE POWER;

COST OF PRODUCTIONS; FUTURE PROSPECTS; GROWTH POTENTIAL; HISTORICAL TRENDS; LEARNING FACTOR; OCEAN ENERGY; OFFSHORE WINDS; ON CURRENTS; PORTUGAL; SHALLOW SEA; THERMAL DIFFERENCES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; EQUIPMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GROWTH RATE; HISTORICAL RECORD; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INSTALLATION; OCEAN WAVE; POWER GENERATION; PRODUCTION COST; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; THERMAL POWER; TIDAL POWER; TREND ANALYSIS; WAVE POWER; WIND POWER;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 80055049085     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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