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

Technical Report · Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1220079· OSTI ID:1220079

Maples, B. ^[1]; Saur, G. ^[1]; Hand, M. ^[1]; van de Pietermen, R. ^[2]; Obdam, T. ^[2]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
2. Energy Research Center of the Netherlands (Netherlands)

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.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind Program (EE-4W) (Wind Program Corporate)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1220079
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-5000-57403; 6310
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

offshore
wind program
installation
maintenance
operation
LCOE
NREL