The cost of offshore wind: Understanding the past and projecting the future

Energy Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 815-821

  Heptonstall, Philip ^a   Gross, Robert ^a   Greenacre, Philip ^a   Cockerill, Tim ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost; Projections; Windpower

Indexed keywords

COST DRIVERS; COST MODELS; COST PROJECTIONS; COST-INCREASES; DOWNWARD PRESSURE; MEDIUM TERM; OFFSHORE WIND POWER; OFFSHORE WINDS; POLICY SUPPORT; POTENTIAL GROWTH; PROJECTIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

COSTS; SUPPLY CHAINS; WIND POWER;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST; ENERGY RESOURCE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84855964412     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.11.050     Document Type: Article

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