Comparison of the financial attractiveness among prospective offshore wind parks in selected European countries

Energy Policy

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 86-101

  Prässler, Thomas ^a   Schaechtele, Jan ^b  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Offshore wind power; Profitability analysis; Renewable energy policy

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; DENMARK; ELECTRICITY-GENERATION TECHNOLOGY; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; GEOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS; GERMANY; LEARNING EFFECTS; OFF-SHORE WIND PARKS; OFFSHORE WIND POWER; OFFSHORE WINDS; PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS; REDUCTION TARGETS; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; SUPPORT POLICY; TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT; WATER DEPTH; WIND RESOURCES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY POLICY; PARKS; PROFITABILITY;

WIND POWER;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COMPETITIVENESS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCIAL MARKET; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; PRODUCTION COST; PROFITABILITY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER;

BELGIUM; DENMARK; FRANCE; GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84860207307     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.01.062     Document Type: Article

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