Assessment of Offshore Wind Energy Leasing Areas for the BOEM Maryland Wind Energy Area

Musial, W. ; Elliott, D. ; Fields, J. ; Parker, Z. ; Scott, G. ; Draxl, C.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: Maryland Wind Energy Areas;    17 Wind Energy Maryland Wind Energy Areas;    Leasing Area Delineation;    Nrel;    Offshore Wind Energy Development;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1086905
RP-ID  :  NREL/TP-5000-58562
RP-ID  :  AC36-08GO28308
RP-ID  :  1086905

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), under an interagency agreement with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), is providing technical assistance to identify and delineate leasing areas for offshore wind energy development within the Atlantic Coast Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) established by BOEM. This report focuses on NREL's evaluation of the delineation proposed by the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) for the Maryland (MD) WEA and two alternative delineations. The objectives of the NREL evaluation were to assess MEA's proposed delineation of the MD WEA, perform independent analysis, and recommend how the MD WEA should be delineated.