Modelling the manufacturing and installation costs of offshore wind farm substructures for a micro siting model
G.J.W. van Bussel – Mentor
M.B. Zaaijer – Mentor
M. Voskuijl – Mentor
P. van der Male – Mentor
J. Blokland – Mentor
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Abstract
Offshore wind energy is expected to generate a large part of Europe’s sustainable electrical energy by the year 2020. In the design of an offshore wind farm a large number of components interact with each other, resulting in a certain cost of electricity. In order to reduce these costs of electricity the design of an offshore wind farm can be optimized by a micro siting model. A micro siting model uses a description of both the expenses and revenues of all offshore wind farm components in order to find the optimal offshore wind farm. It is found that current literature does not describe the estimation of substructure manufacturing- and installation cost for the purpose of a micro siting model. Therefore, the objective of this thesis is to: “ Develop a model that provides data to a micro siting model, concerning the manufacturing and installation costs of offshore wind farm substructures. The model should be able to analyze different combinations of substructure types and installation vessel types.”