Ernst and Young (2010) Cost of and financial support for wave, tidal stream and tidal range generation in the UK[1].
Many of the underlying assumptions are cited as being from Black & Veatch
Ernst and Young (2010) Cost of and financial support for wave, tidal stream and tidal range generation in the UK[1].
Many of the underlying assumptions are cited as being from Black & Veatch
| Technologies | Fuels | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valid in year | Capital cost | Operating cost excluding fuel | Size | Output | Efficiency | Life | Fuel cost | Fuel limit | ||
| Wave Pre-demonstration | 2010 | £m(2010)6.1-8.6/MWpeak | £m(2010)0.52-0.74/MWpeak | 31% | ||||||
| Wave Demonstration | 2014 | £m(2010)4.1-5.7/MWpeak | £m(2010)0.24-0.35/MWpeak | 10 MW | 33% | 20 years | ||||
| Wave Commercial | 2016 | £m(2010)2.8-3.9/MWpeak | £m(2010)0.17-0.24/MWpeak | 10 MW | 34% | 20 years | ||||