Offshore Wind Energy Cost Modeling Installation and Decommissioning (Green Energy and Technology).pdf

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Mark J. Kaiser • Brian F. Snyder
Offshore Wind Energy Cost
Modeling
Installation and missioning
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Mark J. Kaiser Brian F. Snyder
Center for Energy Studies Center for Energy Studies
Louisiana State University Louisiana State University
Energy, Coast and Environment Building Energy, Coast and Environment Building
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ISSN 1865-3529 e-ISSN 1865-3537
ISBN 978-1-4471-2487-0 e-ISBN 978-1-4471-2488-7
DOI -1-4471-2488-7
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Preface
In Northern Europe, a significant fraction of wind power growth in the past decade
has occurred offshore wher