An analytical cost model for co-located floating wind-wave energy arrays

Caitlyn E. Clark, Annalise Miller and Bryony DuPont

Renewable Energy, 2019, vol. 132, issue C, 885-897

Abstract: Offshore wind and wave energy are co-located resources, and both industries are driven to reduce cost of energy. Due to the maturity of offshore wind technology and continued growth of both offshore floating wind and wave energy converter (WEC) technology, there is new opportunity to combine wind and wave technologies in the same leased ocean space through co-located array development. Co-location is projected to have synergistic effects that reduce direct and indirect costs for developments, but few of these synergistic effects have been quantified, and many have not been related to cost. Moreover, there is currently no cost model that incorporates these effects. In this study, we address this need by developing a cost model that represents co-located array developments, particularly for floating offshore wind and WEC technologies. We exemplify the use of this cost model through a case study. Results suggest floating wind-wave co-located arrays are advantageous to WEC-only or floating wind-only. These results are contingent on our assumptions regarding cost categories and values included in the model and also the power production and reliability of the devices. We conclude by identifying research gaps and uncertainties to be minimized in future improvements of the model.

Keywords: Co-location; Wave energy; Cost model; Floating offshore wind energy; Offshore renewable energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.08.043

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