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Cost & Economics

CAPEX, OPEX, LCOE, NPV and option comparison.

Class B
Cost
LCOE
NPV
Life-cycle cost

What this expert provides

The Cost & Economics expert turns the engineering into the numbers a decision maker compares: capital cost with contingency, operating and decommissioning cost, energy yield, discounted cash flow, LCOE, NPV, IRR, payback and equivalent annual cost, with the sensitivity and P10/P50/P90 range.

Expert Profile

Works from AACE estimate classes, NORSOK Z-014 cost coding, ISO 15663 life-cycle costing and the IEA/NEA LCOE method. Takes quantities from the design experts, vessel days from the installation expert and the energy basis from metocean and turbine loads. Gives a drawing of the metrics, cost breakdown, cash flow and tornado, and a cash flow table. It gives no tax, financing or investment advice.

Key Capabilities

  • Capital cost breakdown with contingency and estimate class
  • Energy yield from capacity factor or power curve and wind
  • LCOE, NPV, IRR, payback and equivalent annual cost
  • Tornado sensitivity and Monte Carlo P10/P50/P90
  • Option comparison and a cash flow table