Ecological and economic cost-benefit analysis of offshore wind energy

• Published in: Renewable energy Vol. 34; no. 6; pp. 1567 - 1578
• Main Authors: Snyder, Brian, Kaiser, Mark J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Cape wind; Coal; Cost estimates; Cost function; Ecological impacts; Economic data; Electric energy; Electric power generation; Energy; Energy economics; Exact sciences and technology; Fossil fuels and derived products; General, economic and professional studies; Natural energy; Offshore; Offshore engineering; Offshore structures; Offshore wind economics; Wind power; Wind power generation; United States; North America; America; USA; Ecological impacts; Cape wind; Offshore wind economics; Economic analysis; Windfarm; Cost benefit analysis; Offshore; Wind energy; Environment impact; Coal; Coal power plant; Electric power production; Comparative study

Wind energy has experienced dramatic growth over the past decade. A small fraction of this growth has occurred offshore, but as the best wind resources become developed onshore, there is increasing interest in the development of offshore winds. Like any form of power production, offshore wind energy...