Installation, operation, and maintenance strategies to reduce the cost of offshore wind energy

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 ident...

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Main Author: Maples, B.,
Other Authors: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.),, United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information,
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Golden, CO : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, July 2013.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 89 pages) : color illustrations.
Series: NREL/TP ; 5000-57403.
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Online Access: http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo77157
US Office of Scientific and Technical Information. Freely available.