Great expectations the cost of offshore wind in UK waters, understanding the past and projecting the future [electronic resource]
Language: English Publication details: London UK Energy Research Centre 2010Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: UK faces significant challenges in meeting its renewable energy targets for 2020. Costs for offshore wind farms have risen dramatically over the last 10 years due to supply chain shortages in addition to commodity and currency price movements. Suggests ways in which costs can come down in the future including the government giving more support to technological innovation and revising the system of premium payments currently delivered through the Renewables Obligation.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Book | Virtual Online | ONLINE PUBLICATION (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 151087-2001 |
UK faces significant challenges in meeting its renewable energy targets for 2020. Costs for offshore wind farms have risen dramatically over the last 10 years due to supply chain shortages in addition to commodity and currency price movements. Suggests ways in which costs can come down in the future including the government giving more support to technological innovation and revising the system of premium payments currently delivered through the Renewables Obligation.