期刊
APPLIED ENERGY
卷 206, 期 -, 页码 487-497出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.08.178
关键词
Wind power; Tall towers; Rotor diameter; Low wind performance; Levelized cost of energy (LCOE); Micro-scale data
资金
- University of Delaware though the University of Delaware Energy Institute (UDEI)
- Magers Family Fellowship
- UD-DEMEC Graduate Fellowship for Renewable Energy Research
Until recently, it was not economically feasible to install wind turbines in many locations, including in large portions of the states that border the Atlantic Ocean in the United States, due to the low wind speeds. Newer designs allow turbines to be deployed at higher hub heights (> 100 m) where wind speeds are greater, and come with longer blades, allowing them to produce significantly more energy at lower wind speeds. We undertake a case study, Using rural Sussex County, Delaware, US, to study their economic feasibility. We take an interdisciplinary approach, move beyond theory and general models, and consider micro-scale wind resources (the primary driver of revenue); local site geology, which influences project feasibility and foundation cost; local transmission constraints and expenses related to transmission and connection to the existing electrical grid; local values attributable to the environmental attributes of wind power; operation and maintenance costs (including insurance and replacement parts); land use and zoning considerations, including setbacks from roads, structures and airports; taxes; and rents/royalties. We find the base case levelized cost of energy (LCOE) to be similar to$70/MWh (before accounting for the federal production tax credit) based on a 25 year-life of a wind turbine. Sensitivity analyses are undertaken around project life, project finance, the discount rate, and wind speed.
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