Mark J Kaiser is Professor and Director, Research and Development Division, Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University, USA. He is also Adjunct Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and in the Department of Environmental Studies, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. He has a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.Brian F Snyder is a Research Associate at the Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University, USA. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Ecology at the University of Georgia, Athens GA, USA.

• Offshore Wind Development Status.- Wind Energy System Components.- Stages of Development.- Offshore Project Characteristics.- Installation Strategies and Options.- Installation and Vessel Spread Requirements.- Modeling Installation Vessel Dayrates.- Installation Cost Estimation.- Reference Class Approach.- Installation Cost Estimation.-Engineering Approach.- Stages of Decommissioning.- Weight Algorithms.- Decommissioning Cost Estimation.

Mark J Kaiser is Professor and Director, Research and Development Division, Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University, USA. He is also Adjunct Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and in the Department of Environmental Studies, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. He has a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.Brian F Snyder is a Research Associate at the Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University, USA. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Ecology at the University of Georgia, Athens GA, USA.

• Offshore Wind Development Status.- Wind Energy System Components.- Stages of Development.- Offshore Project Characteristics.- Installation Strategies and Options.- Installation and Vessel Spread Requirements.- Modeling Installation Vessel Dayrates.- Installation Cost Estimation.- Reference Class Approach.- Installation Cost Estimation.-Engineering Approach.- Stages of Decommissioning.- Weight Algorithms.- Decommissioning Cost Estimation.

Mark J Kaiser is Professor and Director, Research and Development Division, Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University, USA. He is also Adjunct Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and in the Department of Environmental Studies, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. He has a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.Brian F Snyder is a Research Associate at the Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University, USA. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Ecology at the University of Georgia, Athens GA, USA.

• Offshore Wind Development Status.- Wind Energy System Components.- Stages of Development.- Offshore Project Characteristics.- Installation Strategies and Options.- Installation and Vessel Spread Requirements.- Modeling Installation Vessel Dayrates.- Installation Cost Estimation.- Reference Class Approach.- Installation Cost Estimation.-Engineering Approach.- Stages of Decommissioning.- Weight Algorithms.- Decommissioning Cost Estimation.