10.2.1 Components of OpEx
Operating expenditures have been classified into four
main categories: maintenance, platform operations,
transport of plastic, and staff. These also include a variety
of items with the required minimum volume of units at
a current market rate in euro. A detailed breakdown of the
OpEx costs can be found in Table 10.5. For a base-case
scenario where a 100 km Array is being utilized, the total
annual estimated operating expenditures is approximately
€ 3,304,000.
Figure 10.2 Estimated annual base operating expenditure in euro ‘000s for a 100 km Array
Not included in the OpEx are decommissioning costs.
These will be incurred when removing the platform,
moorings, and booms from the ocean. The current basedecommissioning
estimate is € 16.8 million (6.3 + 7.7 +
2.8 million respectively