TY - RPRT
TI - Cost Benefit Analysis of Government Support Options for Offshore Wind Energy
AU - Cleirigh, B
AB - This report was prepared by Byrne Ó Cléirigh for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. It provides a comparative analysis of the costs and benefits to the State of implementing three support options for Offshore Wind Energy (OWE) in Irish waters, viz.:A research and development programme;A demonstration programme consisting of ~5 MW, ~25 MW or ~50 MW projects;A full-scale deployment programme.OWE is conceptually similar to the land based equivalent but it is less well developed. At the end of 2001, there were eight OWE projects installed worldwide with a combined installed capacity of approximately 80 MW. Ireland has a huge OWE resource, including a significant resource in relatively shallow waters close to the electrical network and to load centres. However, there are a number of important technical barriers to the full exploitation of this resource. To date, there are no developments in Irish waters but several consortia propose to develop projects with a combined installed capacity in excess of 2,000 MW. Most are located on the shallow water banks off the East Coast.
DA - 2002/11//
PY - 2002
SP - 78
PB - Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Fixed Offshore Wind
KW - Human Dimensions
KW - Legal & Policy
KW - Social & Economic Data
ER -