2010 Cost of Wind Energy Review

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1039814· OSTI ID:1039814

Tegen, Suzanne; Hand, M. Maureen; Maples, Ben; Lantz, Eric; Schwabe, Paul; Smith, Aaron

This document provides a detailed description of NREL's levelized cost of wind energy equation, assumptions and results in 2010, including historical cost trends and future projections for land-based and offshore utility-scale wind.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1039814
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-5000-52920; TRN: US201210%%163
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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