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The global market for offshore wind power has rapidly evolved over the past decade. Once considered to be a purely European development, the offshore wind industry is now expanding into virtually all corners of the globe. Far East Asia, North and South America, the Indian subcontinent, and Oceania, among others, are all making strides towards developing this resource in their waters. This chapter discusses the latest development in the global market. It also explores the potential for growth in not only the aforementioned geographic areas, but also other, yet unexplored, opportunities.
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Poudineh, R., Brown, C., Foley, B. (2017). Global Offshore Wind Market. In: Economics of Offshore Wind Power. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66420-0_2
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