Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 18, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18052553
Keywords
floating offshore wind farms; wind power density; CORDEX future projections; LCOE; NPV; IRR
Funding
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion-Agencia Estatal de Investigacion [PID2019-105386RA-I00]
- Xunta de Galicia (Spain) [ED431C 2017/64]
- Portuguese Science Foundation FCT (Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia) [SFRH/BD/114919/2016]
- FCT/MCTES [UIDP/50017/2020, UIDB/50017/2020]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/114919/2016] Funding Source: FCT
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The study found that the future reduction in wind energy density has a significant impact on the net present value of wind farms, but little influence on the levelized cost of energy. By considering the variation of wind resources due to climate change, a more accurate assessment of the economic viability of offshore wind farms can be made.
Wind energy resources are subject to changes in climate, so the use of wind energy density projections in the near future is essential to determine the viability and profitability of wind farms at particular locations. Thus, a step forward in determining the economic assessment of floating offshore wind farms was taken by considering current and near-future wind energy resources in assessing the main parameters that determine the economic viability (net present value, internal rate of return, and levelized cost of energy) of wind farms. This study was carried out along the Atlantic coast from Brest to Cape St. Vincent. Results show that the future reduction in wind energy density (2%-6%) mainly affects the net present value (NPV) of the farm and has little influence on the levelized cost of energy (LCOE). This study provides a good estimate of the economic viability of OWFs (Offshore Wind Farms) by taking into account how wind resources can vary due to climate change over the lifetime of the farm.
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