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PO174: GIS-based holistic cost modelling for layout optimization of offshore wind farms
Asier Vazquez Clemente, Siting Solutions Engineer, Vestas
Abstract
A holistic site assessment is a vital step in the development of offshore wind projects. Geotechnical, wind resource and meteorology and oceanography (metocean) conditions such as water depth, distance from the shore, type of seabed, and wave and wind conditions have a direct and measurable impact on the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) as they determine the technology applied for the substructure of the offshore wind turbine. Moreover, the impact of these variables can be measured on capital expenditures as well as on operation and maintenance costs. The project's aim is to develop a GIS (Geographic Information System) tool based on a MCDM (Multi-Criterion Decision Making) approach to compute the LCOE of a generic wind farm. This is done by using the spatial distribution of different costs in the form of layers. The results highlight the importance of employing precise cost models, as well as the effects of wind turbine wakes in the energy production of neighboring wind turbines. The validation of the obtained results with other commercial software often employed in industry shed light on the accuracy of the study and open the possibility of employing the obtained LCOE layer as the basis for an optimization process.
