Research and analysis
Review of power generation costs for floating offshore wind and tidal stream energy technologies
Reviews of cost and technical assumptions for floating offshore wind and tidal stream energy.
Documents
Details
These reports by Frazer-Nash cover updates to the cost and technical assumptions for the following technologies:
- tidal stream energy (TSE)
- floating offshore wind (FOW)
The evidence drawn from these reviews inform:
- estimates of the levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) in the November update to the Generation Costs Report 2023
- administrative strike prices (ASP) analysis in Allocation Round 6 (AR6) for the Contracts for Difference (CfD) renewables deployment scheme
The accompanying cover note provides more detail on uncertainties and limitations and the use of this data within DESNZ.