Title :
Offshore wind farm siting in Germany and the United States: Legal and policy impediments and supports
Author :
Portman, M.E. ; Koppel, J. ; Duff, J.A.
Author_Institution :
Woods Hole Oceanogr. Instn., Woods Hole, MA, USA
Abstract :
This paper compares the U.S. and German approaches to offshore wind farm development. It addresses how each country´s legal and regulatory principles and institutional mechanisms support or impede the siting and development of renewable energy in the Exclusive Economic Zone. Overall the German approach can be characterized as cautious, but committed, while a lack of public support at the federal level has characterized the U.S. approach in recent years.
Keywords :
government policies; offshore installations; power generation economics; wind power plants; Exclusive Economic Zone; Germany; United States; legal impediments; offshore wind farm siting; policy impediments; regulatory principles; renewable energy; Environmental economics; Impedance; Law; Legal factors; Power generation economics; Production; Renewable energy resources; Wind energy; Wind farms; Wind power generation;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2009 - EUROPE
Conference_Location :
Bremen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2522-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2523-5
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANSE.2009.5278352