| Description |
1 online resource (x, 126 p.) : ill. (some col.) |
| Series |
NREL/TP ; 6A20-53510 |
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NREL/TP ; 6A20-53510.
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| System Details |
Full text available via Internet in .pdf format. Adobe Acrobat Reader required. |
| Note |
Title from PDF title screen (NREL, viewed June 11, 2012). |
| Type Of Report |
Technical report. |
| Note |
"May 2012." |
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"This report has been sponsored by the International Energy Agency (IEA) Wind Implementing Agreement for Co-operation in the Research, Development, and Deployment of Wind Energy Systems, and funded by the respective entities in the participating countries of Task 26, The Cost of Wind Energy, including Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States..."--P. iii. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 30-35). |
| Summary |
Over the past 30 years, wind power has become a mainstream source of electricity generation around the world. However, the future of wind power will depend a great deal on the ability of the industry to continue to achieve cost of energy reductions. In this summary report, developed as part of the International Energy Agency Wind Implementing Agreement Task 26, titled 'The Cost of Wind Energy,' we provide a review of historical costs, evaluate near-term market trends, review the methods used to estimate long-term cost trajectories, and summarize the range of costs projected for onshore wind energy across an array of forward-looking studies and scenarios. We also highlight the influence of high-level market variables on both past and future wind energy costs. |
| Funding |
Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308. |
| Subject |
Wind power industry -- Statistics.
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Wind power -- Economic aspects.
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| Added Author |
Wiser, Ryan H.
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Hand, M. Maureen.
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Arapogianni, Athanasia.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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European Wind Energy Association.
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| Added Title |
Past and future cost of wind energy |
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Work package 2 : IEA Wind Task 26 |
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IEA Wind |
| Gpo Item No. |
0430-P-03 (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
E 9.16:NREL/TP-6 A 20-53510 |
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