Modeling offshore wind installation costs on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf

Renewable Energy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 676-691

  Kaiser, Mark J ^a   Snyder, Brian F ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cape Wind; Cost; Dayrates; Offshore wind installation

Indexed keywords

BLUEWATER; BOTTOM UP APPROACH; CAPITAL COSTS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DAYRATES; DELAWARES; EMPIRICAL MODEL; INSTALLATION COSTS; IS COSTS; MARKET CONDITION; NAMEPLATE CAPACITY; OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS; OFFSHORE WIND POWER; OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS; OFFSHORE WINDS; ON CURRENTS; ONSHORE WINDS; TURBINE CAPACITY; UNIT COST; WIND FARM;

COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; TURBINES; WIND POWER;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CAPITAL; CONTINENTAL SHELF; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECOMMISSIONING; INSTALLATION; MARKET CONDITIONS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; PORT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND FARM; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865798077     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.07.042     Document Type: Article

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