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The sustainable worldwide offshore wind energy potential: A systematic review

Keivanpour, Samira; Ramudhin, Amar; Kadi, Daoud Ait

Authors

Samira Keivanpour

Amar Ramudhin

Daoud Ait Kadi



Abstract

The offshore wind industry is expanding rapidly around the world due to several factors enabling this source of renewable energy. Stronger wind resources in offshore areas, lack of social and geographical constraints related to onshore wind power, the evolution of technology, and increasing demand for electricity in coastal regions as a result of a massive increase in population are some of the factors favoring the use of wind energy. The assessment of the potential global capacity that considers the different economic, environmental, and social factors and the dynamics of market, policy, and technology are vital for estimating the competitiveness of offshore wind energy in the future energy profile. There are several studies and technical reports that evaluate the potential of offshore wind energy in different countries or regions. They used a different source of data, metrics, and quantitative approaches in appraising the potential offshore wind power capacity and its cost efficiency. The critical factors that have been considered are geographical, technical, economic, environmental, and social and market elements. This paper provides a systematic review for analyzing the studies that address the potential offshore wind energy around the world and published during the 2000–2016 period. This study highlights the key criteria for assessing the potential for offshore wind energy deployment and the related tools and methods.

Citation

Keivanpour, S., Ramudhin, A., & Kadi, D. A. (2017). The sustainable worldwide offshore wind energy potential: A systematic review. Journal of renewable and sustainable energy, 9(6), 1 - 18. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5009948

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 18, 2017
Online Publication Date Nov 13, 2017
Publication Date 2017-11
Deposit Date Jan 5, 2018
Publicly Available Date Nov 14, 2018
Journal Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Electronic ISSN 1941-7012
Publisher American Institute of Physics
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 9
Issue 6
Article Number 065902
Pages 1 - 18
DOI https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5009948
Keywords Off-shore wind; Sustainable energy; Review
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/514610
Publisher URL http://aip.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/1.5009948
Contract Date Jan 5, 2018

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