Auction designs for allocating wind energy leases on the U.S. outer continentalshelf

Energy Policy

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 603-611

  Griffin, Robert ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auctions; Offshore wind; Regulation

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATION METHODS; AUCTIONS; BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENTS; FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS; OFF-SHORE WIND ENERGY; OFFSHORE WINDS; OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACTS; REGULATION;

ENERGY POLICY; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ENERGY POLICY; GUIDELINE; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WIND POWER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875226536     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.01.023     Document Type: Article

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