2016CACost_NREL_Reference_10MW_205

Key Parameters

Item

Value

Units

Name

NREL Reference 10MW

N/A

Rated Power

10000

kW

Rated Wind Speed

12

m/s

Cut-in Wind Speed

4

m/s

Cut-out Wind Speed

25

m/s

Rotor Diameter

205

m

Hub Height

125

m

Drivetrain

N/A

Control

Pitch Regulated

N/A

IEC Class

N/A

This turbine model originates from a 2016 NREL Technical Report 1. It was also used in NREL’s 2019 Annual Technology Baseline 3.

Power curve

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Cp curve

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References

1

Musial, Walter, Philipp Beiter, Suzanne Tegen, and Aaron Smith. 2016. Potential Offshore Wind Energy Areas in California: An Assessment of Locations, Technology, and Costs. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/TP-5000-67414. https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy17osti/67414.pdf

2

Stehly, Tyler, Philipp Beiter and Patrick Duffy. 2020. 2019 Cost of Wind Energy Review. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/TP-5000-78471. https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy21osti/78471.pdf.

3

NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory). 2019. “2019 Annual Technology Baseline: Offshore Wind.” Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. https://atb.nrel.gov/electricity/2019/index.html?t=ow. Accessed January 23, 2021.