Author :
Release : 2021
Genre :
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Updated Oregon Floating Offshore Wind Cost Modeling by :
Download or read book Updated Oregon Floating Offshore Wind Cost Modeling written by . This book was released on 2021. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.