Analysis of United Kingdom offshore wind farm performance using public data: Improving the evidence base for policymaking

John Aldersey-Williams; Ian D. Broadbent; Peter A. Strachan

doi:10.1016/j.jup.2019.100985

Analysis of United Kingdom offshore wind farm performance using public data: Improving the evidence base for policymaking

John Aldersey-Williams^*, Ian D. Broadbent, Peter A. Strachan

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Robert Gordon University

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Abstract

Policymakers and regulators increasingly need to balance the requirements of energy demand, security and costs, and to do so they need accurate estimates of performance. This study uses public data to assess UK offshore wind farm performance to improve policy decisions. We find that average capacity factors have improved from 34.9% in Round 1 (2001) to 41.0% in Round 2 (2002) projects. Drivers and correlations of performance for United Kingdom offshore wind farms are analysed. The research also addresses problems with existing capacity factor estimates and generates new estimates of inter-year variability of capacity factors, providing a more accurate evidence base for policy and regulatory decisions.

Original language	English
Article number	100985
Number of pages	10
Journal	Utilities Policy
Volume	62
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2019.100985
Publication status	Published - Feb 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Thanks are due to Judith Aldersey-Williams who provided critical insight and proof-reading. A number of anonymous reviewers provided valuable comments which have significantly enhanced this paper. This work was undertaken as part of a PhD being undertaken at Robert Gordon University , Aberdeen, funded by Redfield Consulting Limited.

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