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Offshore Wind cost data
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Capital cost
Operating cost excluding fuel
Source
£(2010)/KWpeak
£(2010)/KWpeak
Wind offshore
2005
1549–2268
45
Markal 3.24
Offshore Wind FOAK
2010
2666–3736
100–133
MottMacDonald 2010
Offshore Wind NOAK
2010
2388–3448
67–90
MottMacDonald 2010
Round 3 Offshore Wind FOAK
2010
3190–4276
126–164
MottMacDonald 2010
Round 3 Offshore Wind NOAK
2010
2645–3710
87–123
MottMacDonald 2010
Offshore Wind
2010
2779–3396
67–95
MottMacDonald (2011)
Offshore Wind
2050
1253–2252
30–63
MottMacDonald (2011)
2050 Range
2050
1050–4276
30–214
2050 working assumption
>100MW
2010
2300–3183
116–186
Arup/EY
<100MW High to Low Deployment
2010
1444–2506
100–167
Arup/EY
<100MW High to Low Deployment
2015
1222–2121
93–156
Arup/EY
<100MW High to Low Deployment
2020
1101–1910
89–149
Arup/EY
<100MW High to Low Deployment
2025
1045–1813
87–145
Arup/EY
<100MW High to Low Deployment
2030
1008–1750
85–143
Arup/EY
>100MW
2015
1768–2734
95–152
Arup/EY
>100MW
2020
1472–2460
82–131
Arup/EY
>100MW
2025
1310–2301
75–120
Arup/EY
>100MW
2030
1191–2179
70–111
Arup/EY
Round 3, >50MW
2015
2265–3317
105–211
Arup/EY
Round 3, >50MW
2020
1756–2864
81–185
Arup/EY
Round 3, >50MW
2025
1500–2616
69–169
Arup/EY
Netherlands Prinses Amalia
2007
3100
361
IEA
Denmark RØdsand II
2008
2725
191
IEA
Germany Generi
2008
2934
263
IEA
2010 Range
2010
2300–4276
30–214
2050 working assumption
Round 3, >50MW
2030
1336–2447
61–158
Arup/EY
Danish Tenders
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Default - Wind - off shore New T3
2010
2711
73
MARKAL 3.26
Default - Wind - off shore New T3
2050
2851
73
MARKAL 3.26
Range
2005-2050
1008–4276
30–361
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