Decommissioning

Decommissioning costs [24,41] include all costs related to the removal of the WECs, the foundation or mooring system and the electrical cables according to the legally binding contract. The decommissioning of an offshore project is often seen at the reverse operation of the installation and commissioning process. Experience from the wind sector [45–47] helps estimating costs for decommissioning of a wave energy farm project, and according to [26], 10% of the CAPEX is a reasonable estimate for this cost centre.
