A Technical and Economic Optimization Approach to Exploring Offshore Renewable Energy Development in Hawaii

Larson, Kyle B.¹  Tagestad, Jerry D.¹  Perkins, Casey J.¹  Oster, Matthew R.¹  Warwick, M.¹  Geerlofs, Simon H.¹ 

[1]Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

关键词: wind;    wave;    energy;    renewable;    offshore;    suitability;    coastal marine spatial planning;    optimization;    Hawaii;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1262475
RP-ID  :  PNNL--24639
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1262475
Others  :  Other: WC0100000

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

This study was conducted with the support of the U.S. Department of Energy???s (DOE???s) Wind and Water Power Technologies Office (WWPTO) as part of ongoing efforts to minimize key risks and reduce the cost and time associated with permitting and deploying ocean renewable energy. The focus of the study was to discuss a possible approach to exploring scenarios for ocean renewable energy development in Hawaii that attempts to optimize future development based on technical, economic, and policy criteria. The goal of the study was not to identify potentially suitable or feasible locations for development, but to discuss how such an approach may be developed for a given offshore area. Hawaii was selected for this case study due to the complex nature of the energy climate there and DOE???s ongoing involvement to support marine spatial planning for the West Coast. Primary objectives of the study included 1) discussing the political and economic context for ocean renewable energy development in Hawaii, especially with respect to how inter-island transmission may affect the future of renewable energy development in Hawaii; 2) applying a Geographic Information System (GIS) approach that has been used to assess the technical suitability of offshore renewable energy technologies in Washington, Oregon, and California, to Hawaii???s offshore environment; and 3) formulate a mathematical model for exploring scenarios for ocean renewable energy development in Hawaii that seeks to optimize technical and economic suitability within the context of Hawaii???s existing energy policy and planning.