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Assessment of the visual impact of offshore wind farms

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  • Gkeka-Serpetsidaki, Pandora
  • Papadopoulos, Stylianos
  • Tsoutsos, Theocharis

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The decarbonization of energy power generation is the main ambition globally. In this new era, the development of offshore wind farms (OWFs) will play a vital role. So, the social acceptability of the deployment of offshore wind farms has to be investigated in detail.

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  • Gkeka-Serpetsidaki, Pandora & Papadopoulos, Stylianos & Tsoutsos, Theocharis, 2022. "Assessment of the visual impact of offshore wind farms," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 190(C), pages 358-370.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:190:y:2022:i:c:p:358-370
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2022.03.091
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