Large-Scale Offshore Wind Power in the United States: Assessment of Oppportunities and Barriers

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By Walter Musial (au), Bonnie Ram (au)
Year: 2010
Pages: 221
Binding Paperback
ISBN 9781437941333

Product Code: 1437941338

Description

Offshore wind power is poised to deliver an essential contribution to a clean, robust, and diversified U.S. energy portfolio. Capturing and using this large and inexhaustible resource has the potential to mitigate climate change, improve the environment, increase energy security, and stimulate the U.S. economy. The U.S. is now deliberating an energy policy that will have a powerful impact on the nation’s energy and economic health for decades to come. This report provides a broad understanding of today’s wind industry and the offshore resource, as well as the associated technology challenges, economics, permitting procedures, and potential risks and benefits. Charts and tables.

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