Offshore Wind Farms

Table of Contents

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Title page

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Copyright

List of contributors

Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy

Acknowledgments

Part One. Introduction to offshore wind energy and offshore wind farm siting

1. Introduction to offshore wind energy

1.1. Wind energy

1.2. Offshore wind farm

1.3. Energy cost

1.4. Wind turbines

1.5. Disputable issues

2. Economics of building and operating offshore wind farms

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Investment costs

2.3. Operating costs

2.4. Key economic drivers for offshore wind energy

2.5. Levelised cost of energy

2.6. Future cost of offshore wind

2.7. Conclusions

3. Wind resources for offshore wind farms: Characteristics and assessment

3.1. Key issues in assessing wind resources

3.2. The nature of the offshore wind environment