Economics of Offshore Wind Power Challenges and Policy Considerations /

• Main Authors: Poudineh, Rahmatallah (Author), Brown, Craig (Author), Foley, Benjamin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Energy industries.; Environmental economics.; Economics.; Environmental Economics.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Energy Economics.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction: The Role of the Offshore Wind Industry
• 2. Global Offshore Wind Market
• 3. Cost Drivers and Technical Hurdles
• 4. Renewable Energy Support Policy Design
• 5. Current Support Policies to Promote Offshore Wind Power
• 6. Cost Reductions and Innovation in the Offshore Wind Industry
• 7. Public Attitude and Public Acceptance of the Offshore Wind Farms
• 8. Two Scenarios for Offshore Wind
• 9. The Implications for Policy
• 10. Conclusion: Policy Design and the Future of Offshore Wind.