Offshore wind energy could have an important role in decarbonizing regional power systems in the USA. By modelling a range of scenarios, power system uncertainties related to policy, technology costs, transmission, and siting are assessed to understand how they influence the deployment of offshore wind.
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This is a summary of: Beiter, P. et al. Expanded modelling scenarios to understand the role of offshore wind in decarbonizing the United States. Nat. Energy https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-023-01364-y (2023).
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Uncertainty analysis identifies drivers of offshore wind deployment. Nat Energy 8, 1188–1189 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-023-01372-y
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