Participation in IEA Wind Task 26: Cost of Wind Energy - task extension, phase 2

The objective of Wind Task 26 is to provide information on cost of wind energy to understand past, present

and anticipate future trends using consistent transparent methodologies as well as understand how wind

technology compares to other generation options within the power sector. Task 26 will contribute new data

and analyses, develop methodologies, and enhance collaboration.

Expected results include

• Enhanced international collaboration and coordination on the cost of wind energy
• Updated data, analyses and understanding of onshore wind energy costs and comparison between contries
• Identification of the primary offshore wind energy cost drivers and variation of these costs among participating contries
• Collaborative journal articles summarizing and analyzing work conducted to understand trends in cost of energy
• Workshop or wxperts meeting on methods to value wind energy and evaluate historical and future technology cost treds

Three work packages will be carried out

i. WP1: Update analysis of land-based wind technology cost drivers and differences among participating countries

   with current data

ii. WP2: Estimate cost of offshore wind energy and identify major cost drivers in each participating country

iii. WP3: Explore methods and applications of methods to understand future costs of wind energy and value of

wind energy in electric systems