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

Abstract

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.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
  2. Energy Research Center of the Netherlands (Netherlands)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind Program (EE-4W) (Wind Program Corporate)
OSTI Identifier:
1220079
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-5000-57403
6310
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
offshore; wind program; installation; maintenance; operation; LCOE; NREL

Citation Formats

Maples, B., Saur, G., Hand, M., van de Pietermen, R., and Obdam, T. Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Strategies to Reduce the Cost of Offshore Wind Energy. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.2172/1220079.
Maples, B., Saur, G., Hand, M., van de Pietermen, R., & Obdam, T. Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Strategies to Reduce the Cost of Offshore Wind Energy. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1220079
Maples, B., Saur, G., Hand, M., van de Pietermen, R., and Obdam, T. 2013. "Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Strategies to Reduce the Cost of Offshore Wind Energy". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1220079. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1220079.
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title = {Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Strategies to Reduce the Cost of Offshore Wind Energy},
author = {Maples, B. and Saur, G. and Hand, M. and van de Pietermen, R. and Obdam, T.},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.2172/1220079},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
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