Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Strategies to Reduce the Cost of Offshore Wind Energy

Maples, B. ; Saur, G. ; Hand, M. ; van de Pieterman, R. ; Obdam, T.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: Energy Analysis;    17 Wind Energy Offshore Wind;    Cost Of Energy;    Wind Energy;    Offshore Wind;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1087778
RP-ID  :  AC36-08GO28308
RP-ID  :  1087778

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Currently, installation, operation, and maintenance (IO&M) costs contribute approximately 30% to the LCOE of offshore wind plants. To reduce LCOE while ensuring safety, this paper identifies principal cost drivers associated with IO&M and quantifies their impacts on LCOE. The paper identifies technology improvement opportunities and provides a basis for evaluating innovative engineering and scientific concepts developed subsequently to the study. Through the completion of a case study, an optimum IO&M strategy for a hypothetical offshore wind project is identified.