Updated Oregon Floating Offshore Wind Cost Modeling [Slides]
The study provides heat maps showing updated estimates of the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for floating offshore wind energy off the coast of Oregon. This project builds on a 2019 National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) floating offshore wind power cost study in Oregon (Musial et al. 2019) and a recent NREL California cost analysis (Beiter et al. 2020). Floating wind power cost data, modeling methodology, and resource data are updated and LCOE is estimated through 2032 using 2019 as a reference year. Comparisons are made to the previous offshore wind energy cost studies (Musial et al. 2019; Beiter et al. 2020). The study does not prioritize specific sites or make judgments about marine spatial planning viability.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 1825061
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/PR-5000-80908; MainId:78686; UUID:43d4d1b8-cc73-4688-b69c-3625c703dd66; MainAdminID:63090
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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