Methodology for evaluating the economic pay-off of a more powerful wave energy resource

O. Roberts, H. Jeffrey, P. Ruiz-Minguela

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Resumen

This study demonstrates a methodology for investigating the influence of Power Level (PL) on economic returns even when the exact characteristics of the chosen location are unknown. By linearising the relationship between site PL and the distribution of wave height and wave period, the influence on productivity and cost can be determined. An economic model is used to estimate Wave Energy Converter (WEC) performance and calculate the cost of four cost centres: the structure, mooring, power take-off and cabling, based on the PL. The results show that the rate of decrease in LCOE decreases with increasing PL, but that this trend is location specific. In certain cases, beyond 55 kW/m there is no improvement in the LCOE. This shows that careful, site-specific consideration needs to be given to selecting a more powerful energy resource for (WEC) deployment.

Idioma originalInglés
Título de la publicación alojadaAdvances in Renewable Energies Offshore - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore, RENEW 2018
EditoresC. Guedes Soares
EditorialCRC Press/Balkema
Páginas95-103
Número de páginas9
ISBN (versión impresa)9781138585355
EstadoPublicada - 2019
Evento3rd International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore, RENEW 2018 - Lisbon, Portugal
Duración: 8 oct 201810 oct 2018

Serie de la publicación

NombreAdvances in Renewable Energies Offshore - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore, RENEW 2018

Conferencia

Conferencia3rd International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore, RENEW 2018
País/TerritorioPortugal
CiudadLisbon
Período8/10/1810/10/18

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