NREL Black&Veatch, 2012. Cost Covers a wide range of fossil and renewable and Performance Data for energy technologies. Power Generation Technologies, Report to NREL World Bank, Paucschert, D. Study of Analyses costs in great detail, but for just three ESMAP equipment prices in the power countries (USA, India and Romania). sector, ESMAP, Technical Paper 122/2009. World Energy Cost of Energy Technologies, Includes estimates for all technologies, Council 2013 including renewables. For some technologies, highlights the large differences between OECD counties and (e.g. coal CAPEX: $660/kW, ,, $2,510-3,100/kW)! World Bank Chubu Electric Power Company & ECA, 2012. Model for Electricity Technology Assessments US Energy Updated Capital Cost Estimates Authoritative source, useful for thermal for Utility Scale Electricity Information generating projects. (See Table C1.8) Generating Plants, April 2013 Administration Renewable energy RETSCREEN Suite of financial models to Sample spreadsheets are protected, so cannot evaluate renewable energy easily be used as a basis for more detailed projects. model. No distinction between economic and financial costs (the model is for financial analysis). HOMER Model for operation of mini Widely used for the design of small systems, grids suitable for evaluating especially diesel-wind and diesel-PV hybrids. wind/PV-diesel hybrids IRENA Various reports,e.g.: A visit to the IRENA website should be one of Renewable Power generation the first sources to consult for a renewable Costs in 2012: An Overview; energy project (www.irena.org). and Concentrated Solar Power NREL The NREL website should also be one of the first sources to consult for technology cost and performance data and the latest studies on renewable energy economics & planning. Table C1.8: US construction costs, thermal generation Source: US Energy Information Administration Updated Capital Cost Estimates for Utility Scale Electricity Generating Plants, April 2013
NREL Black&Veatch, 2012. Cost and Performance Data for Power Generation Technologies, Report to NREL Covers a wide range of fossil and renewable energy technologies. World Bank, ESMAP Paucschert, D. Study of equipment prices in the power sector, ESMAP, Technical Paper 122/2009. Analyses costs in great detail, but for just three countries (USA, India and Romania). World Energy Council Cost of Energy Technologies, 2013 Includes estimates for all technologies, including renewables. For some technologies, highlights the large differences between OECD counties and (e.g. coal CAPEX: $660/kW, ,, $2,510-3,100/kW)! World Bank Chubu Electric Power Company & ECA, 2012. Model for Electricity Technology Assessments US Energy Information Administration Updated Capital Cost Estimates for Utility Scale Electricity Generating Plants, April 2013 Authoritative source, useful for thermal generating projects. (See Table C1.8) Renewable energy RETSCREEN Suite of financial models to evaluate renewable energy projects. Sample spreadsheets are protected, so cannot easily be used as a basis for more detailed model. No distinction between economic and financial costs (the model is for financial analysis). HOMER Model for operation of mini grids suitable for evaluating wind/PV-diesel hybrids Widely used for the design of small systems, especially diesel-wind and diesel-PV hybrids. IRENA Various reports,e.g.: Renewable Power generation Costs in 2012: An Overview; and Concentrated Solar Power A visit to the IRENA website should be one of the first sources to consult for a renewable energy project (www.irena.org). NREL The NREL website should also be one of the first sources to consult for technology cost and performance data and the latest studies on renewable energy economics & planning. Table C1.8: US construction costs, thermal generation Source: US Energy Information Administration Updated Capital Cost Estimates for Utility Scale Electricity Generating Plants, April 2013