Updated Oregon Floating Offshore Wind Cost Modeling

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Abstract

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.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages59
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/PR-5000-80908

Keywords

  • cost modeling
  • floating offshore wind
  • Oregon

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