Offshore Renewable Energy

Wave, tidal and offshore wind technologies have long held the promise of seemingly limitless energy supplies. In practice, while offshore wind is growing relatively rapidly, all three sectors have lagged behind expectations. This book, from the International Energy Authority Renewable Energy Technology Deployment implementing agreement (IEA-RETD), examines the reasons for this and suggests how barriers to deployment might be overcome.

Auteur

The RETD Implementing Agreement is one of the key outcomes from the International Conference for Renewable Energies in Germany in June 2004. Members of the RETD are countries that want to encourage the international deployment of renewable energy through improved policies.

While the other IEA implementing agreements on renewable energy focus on specific technologies, the RETD is crosscutting from a technological point of view and intends to complement these. (more at http://iea-retd.org/)

Contenu

1.Introduction 2.Offshore Resource Chapter 3.Offshore Renewable Energy Technologies 4.Deployment Targets, Policies and Progress5.Economics of Offshore Energy Policies 6.Project Risks and Related Project Costs7.Financing of Offshore Renewable Energy Projects 8.Technical Barriers and Mitigation Measures 9.Non Technical Barriers and Mitigation Measures10.Guidelines for Project Development 11.Findings,Recommendations and Model Policy Framework 12.Appendices 13.Appendix E Country Profiles