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Title: 2016 Offshore Wind Energy Resource Assessment for the United States

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1324533· OSTI ID:1324533

This report, the 2016 Offshore Wind Energy Resource Assessment for the United States, was developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and updates a previous national resource assessment study, and refines and reaffirms that the available wind resource is sufficient for offshore wind to be a large-scale contributor to the nation's electric energy supply.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1324533
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-5000-66599
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English