书目名称 | Economics of Offshore Wind Power |
副标题 | Challenges and Polic |
编辑 | Rahmatallah Poudineh,Craig Brown,Benjamin Foley |
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概述 | Provides a thorough analysis of economics and regulation of offshore wind industry.Gives robust coverage of varying policy frameworks in the global landscape.Unlike other texts, goes beyond a focus on |
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描述 | .The book provides an overview of the policy frameworks that have been employed to support offshore wind power, and their efficacy in nurturing sustainable cost reductions across the industry.A growing number of countries are increasingly receptive to the prospect of implementing policies to support the deployment of large-scale renewable energy. The promise of carbon-free, utility-scale power generation from offshore wind farms has incentivised and nurtured offshore wind development. However, the high relative costs of deploying offshore wind compared to alternatives have a history of making it political divisive pursuit. At the same time when many countries are just beginning to explore the possibility of developing an offshore wind industry, many other countries are experiencing what can be described as policy fatigue over supporting offshore wind. If cost reductions are not proven sustainable by the early 2020’s, then government support for offshore wind may start to erode and even completely evaporate in several key offshore wind markets – with global repercussions. This book will provide the reader with a clear picture of the current status and future challenges of the offsho |
出版日期 | Book 2017 |
关键词 | environment; environmental economics; wind turbines; renewable energy; carbon free; wind farm |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66420-0 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-88240-6 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-66420-0 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 |