INDUSTRY ARTICLE
REDUCING OFFSHORE WIND COSTS BY
25%
1 Focusing on ‘doing it right’ and ‘doing it better’ will help to deliver a mature industry
2 Commitment to 14 specific pledges with potential to cut cost of energy by 25%
3 When combined with other trends, the broadly endorsed industry cost reduction target of 40% is shown to be feasible
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts shared the findings of their latest report ‘offshore wind: a manifesto for cost reduction at WindEnergy Hamburg 2014.
SECURING THE FUTURE
Industry action on reducing offshore wind costs is widely regarded as essential to secure the future of this strategically important energy source in Northern Europe as well as in new markets in Asia and North America. The DNV GL manifesto for offshore wind cost reduction does more than identify and quantify cost reduction opportunities. It sets out the challenge and commits DNV GL to action on the most important issues.
STRATEGIES
The cost reduction strategies outlined in the manifesto are categorised into three basic types: ‘doing it right’ (by mitigating risk and increasing certainty), ‘doing it better’ (by improving the efficiency of existing processes) and ‘doing it differently’ (by innovating for the future). Working with industry partners, the actions DNV GL commits to in the manifesto have the potential to achieve reductions in the cost of energy of up to 25%. This saving, combined with trends in other areas such as improved supply chain efficiency has the potential of delivering a total reduction of 40% which is recognised by many stakeholders as the level required to secure the future of the industry.
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Commenting on the work, CEO for DNV GL – Energy, David Walker said “This is about securing the future of offshore wind. Achieving cost reduction is about more than just new technology and innovation. It also requires us to get the basics right which means getting people together, assessing the issues in detail and defining best practice.
“This may be seen as incremental or even unglamorous, but it is exactly what a maturing industry looks like and it is exactly what is required to drive down costs. The good news is that we are seeing signs of progress but we need to do much more as an industry.
“In this manifesto document, we in DNV GL recognise the role we can play in the cost reduction story – we are committed to helping offshore wind do it right, do it better and do it differently.”
MANIFESTO DOCUMENT The manifesto document contains 14 specific pledges across a wide range of topics from reducing subsea cable installation risks through to accelerating the commercialisation of floating offshore wind technology…
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