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IEA Wind TCP Task 26‒Wind Technology, Cost, and Performance Trends in Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, the European Union, and the United States: 2008‒2016

Publication Type

Report

Date Published

04/2019

Authors

Riva, Alberto Dalla, János Hethey, Silke Lüers, Anna-Kathrin Wallasch, Knud Rehfeldt, Aidan Duffy, David Edward Weir, Maria Stenkvist, Andreas Uihlein, Tyler Stehly, Eric Lantz, Ryan H Wiser

Series Editor

Hand, M Maureen

Abstract

The International Energy Agency Wind Technology Collaboration Programme (IEA Wind TCP) Task 26—The Cost of Wind Energy represents an international collaboration dedicated to exploring the past, present, and future cost of wind energy. The countries that are currently represented by participating organizations in IEA Wind TCP Task 26 included in this report are Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, the European Union, and the United States. This report discusses trends from 2008 through 2016 that affected the cost of land-based wind energy in each country.¹ The cost of wind energy during this period is compared with the market value of wind energy in the respective electricity market for each country.

¹ The members of IEA Wind Task 26 also study the cost of offshore wind energy. For more information, visit: https://community.ieawind.org/task26/results.

Year of Publication

2019

Notes

A PDF of the full report can be downloaded here. A journal article published in Applied Energy in November 2020, can be viewed here.

Organization

Energy Markets and Policy Department, Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division

Research Areas

Cost, Benefit, and Market Analysis