Simple LCOE of a Wind Farm with the Capital Recovery Factor
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In this lesson
You turn the farm's investment into an equal annual payment with the capital recovery factor, add the operating cost and divide by the net AEP to get the levelised cost of energy in USD per MWh.
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Lessons in this course
- Power in the Wind: Air Density, Swept Area & ½ρAv³ Locked
- Betz Limit, Power Coefficient Cp & Rotor Sizing Locked
- Wind Shear: Power-Law Exponent & Hub-Height Extrapolation Locked
- Power Curve Lookup with Linear Interpolation Locked
- Weibull Wind Distribution: Mean Speed, Bin Probabilities & Hours Locked
- Annual Energy Production: Σ Hours × Power (with Chart) Locked
- Losses, Net AEP & Capacity Factor of a Wind Farm Locked
- Simple LCOE of a Wind Farm with the Capital Recovery Factor Locked