Unlocking Value Through Operations and Maintenance

By Malte HippeMatti Scheu Robert Hjorth, and Lars Conradsen
Seven Levers To Boost Offshore Wind Profitability
Article 3 MIN read

Key Takeaways

The performance of offshore wind farms in the operational phase will impact the business cases of projects in several ways:
  • Lower operational expenditure will lead to a reduction in LCoE. 
  • Improved operations will increase net energy generation by reducing downtime and increasing asset availability when the power is most needed. 
  • Better awareness of market conditions allows the O&M teams to plan their work in a way that the asset can generate when power is most needed by the grid and thus create more value. 
  • Strengthened ability to identify and address issues early on is likely to have a positive impact on the lifetime of the asset. 
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Unlocking Value through O&M

A review of recent offshore wind business cases shows that the importance of a focus on revenue during the lifetime of the asset creates most value of the business case expressed by the internal rate of return (IRR). (See Exhibit 1.)

How to Create Value in the Operational Phase

What is necessary to achieve strong O&M capabilities?

PEAK Wind and BCG have identified seven indicators that will help the offshore wind industry establish mature and more future-proof O&M practices:

Read the full report for a comprehensive guide on boosting offshore wind profitability.

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Authors

Partner and Associate Director, Offshore Wind, Renewable Energy, O&M

Malte Hippe

Partner and Associate Director, Offshore Wind, Renewable Energy, O&M
Hamburg

Director, PEAK Wind

Matti Scheu

Director, PEAK Wind

Managing Director & Partner

Robert Hjorth

Managing Director & Partner
Oslo

Founding Partner, PEAK Wind

Lars Conradsen

Founding Partner, PEAK Wind

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