Harmonising Energy Models and Data to Aid Decisions on the Net Zero Transition (Openmod Workshop, Austria, 23rd Mar 2023)
Which models & data sources will deliver this information?
“LCOE forecast model”
Established Open source
Crown Estate lease data
Currently available
“Bathymetric dataset”
Currently available
“LCOE database”
Currently available
What information is necessary to address this question?

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Cabling costs, factoring distance to shore

Limits to scale of offshore wind deployment

Long term statistical trend in wind speeds on large geographic scale

LCOE for wind, current and future projection to 2035

Question
What subsidy structure would sustain enough growth to put the the UK on track to 2035 offshore wind targets?
DECISION
Compiled evidence