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IV.c Small-scale wind Costs

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Title: Micro wind costs

Content: h1 Lead and sign-off

2050 Costs team lead - Michael Clark 

Working-level analyst - Henry Shennan, Ben Marriot(DECC)

Senior analyst - Sam Thomas, Rocio Concha

h1 Data sources

Markal3.24Doc

ESME

h1 Technologies costed in this sector

* Micro wind turbine (0.11KW)

h1 Onshore wind turbine

Costs summary (£ per KW):

| Year | High | Low  | High | Low  |
| Year | IC   | IC   | FOC  | FOC  |
| Year | £/KW | £/KW | £/KW | £/KW |
| 2010 | 9000 | 1581 | 0    | 0    |
| 2050 | 9000 | 1230 | 0    | 0    |

Cost per 0.11KW turbine:

| Year | High | Low   | High | Low  |
| Year | IC   | IC    | FOC  | FOC  |
| Year | £/KW | £/KW  | £/KW | £/KW |
| 2010 | 990  | 174   | 0    | 0    |
| 2050 | 990  | 135.3 | 0    | 0    |

h2 Current Calculator assumptions

* Lifetime =  25yrs [MARKAL]
* Efficiency =  Capacity factor = 24% 
* Input Fuel = Wind

h2 Cost sources assumptions

* MARKAL: 10-20% availability factor, 25 year lifetime
* EMSE: Pole mounted, 2% availability factor, 20 years economic life

h1 Issues, concerns and questions

* The capacity factor appears quite ambitious in comparison to other models

Category: Sector by sector cost assumptions



User: Michael Clark

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Title: IV.c Small-scale wind Costs

Content: h1 Technologies costed in this sector

* Micro wind turbine (0.11KW) - Please see: Microwind cost data

h1 Costs Methodology

h2 Methodology used

The user defines the number of micro wind turbines. Once the trajectory is set by the user, the number of plants to be built are defined. Investment costs are a function of new build and operating cost are a function of the number of plants operating within that time period. We assume turbines retire after 25 years and the cost of replacement is included.

Please see 2050 Methodology for a full description of the costs approach in the Calculator.

h2 Methodology issues and uncertainties

* The capacity factor appears quite ambitious in comparison to other models

h1 Technical Assumptions

* Lifetime =  25yrs [MARKAL]
* Efficiency =  Capacity factor = 24% 
* Input Fuel = Wind

h1 General Comments

Please use this space to make any general comments. Please add your name when commenting.

Category: Sector by sector cost assumptions



User: Joseph Downie

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