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Techno-economic Analysis of Axial Flow Current Turbines Applied to the US Virgin Islands

米領バージン諸島に適用する軸流水車の技術経済分析 (AI 翻訳)

Aubain, Jonisha, Baker, Erin, Sharman, Krish

Zenodoプレプリント2026-06-02#再生可能エネルギーOrigin: US
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20516999
原典: https://zenodo.org/records/20516999

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日本語

本研究は、カリブ海の島嶼地域における海洋エネルギー変換装置の均等化発電原価（LCOE）を分析。NRELのRM4モデルを基に、支持構造やタービン数を現地の要件に適合させた。感度分析により、展開ユニット数や潮流条件の変化がLCOEに与える影響を評価し、コスト効率の高い導入戦略を提供する。

English

This study analyzes Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) for marine current turbines in the Caribbean, adapting NREL's RM4 model to local technical and social requirements. A sensitivity analysis examines how LCOE varies with deployment scale and site-specific hydrodynamic conditions, offering cost-efficient deployment strategies for island nations.

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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters

日本のGX文脈において

日本でも洋上風力や潮流発電の導入が進む中、島嶼地域での海洋エネルギー経済性分析は参考になる。ただし、対象地域が米領バージン諸島であり、日本の制度や海域条件とは異なる点に注意が必要。

In the global GX context

This paper contributes to the global discourse on marine renewable energy cost competitiveness, particularly for island communities. While US Virgin Islands-specific, its methodology for LCOE sensitivity analysis can inform similar assessments in other small island developing states (SIDS) and archipelago nations.

👥 読者別の含意

🔬研究者:Provides a methodology for LCOE sensitivity analysis of marine current turbines that can be adapted to other regions.

🏢実務担当者:Offers insights into cost-efficient deployment strategies for marine energy projects in island settings.

🏛政策担当者:Highlights the economic feasibility of marine energy for island nations, supporting renewable energy policy decisions.

📄 Abstract（原文）

This study analyzes the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) for marine energy converters designed for deployment in the Caribbean. This analysis leverages the region’s natural channel formations created by the archipelagic geography. This research is inspired by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) RM4 current converter model, with changes being made to the support structure, turbine number, and size to better align with the region’s unique technical and social requirements. The proposed model performs an initial full-scale LCOE analysis for a single energy converter unit, establishing a baseline cost assessment. A comprehensive sensitivity analysis is also conducted to explore how the LCOE evolves with variations in the number of deployed units and current scaling, which takes into consideration site-specific geographical and hydrodynamic factors. The findings aim to provide insights into cost-efficient deployment strategies for marine energy technologies in the Caribbean, facilitating informed decision-making for sustainable energy development in island nations.

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