Recent interest in the Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE) for offshore wind has led to considerable media coverage of this topic. The paper to which this article refers provides some useful insights, but the authors are concerned that their findings are being misreported and misinterpreted. Specifically, some of the media coverage appears to misunderstand or disregard the acknowledged limitations of the paper, citing it to support contentions regarding the likely trajectory of costs for offshore wind farms. This research note addresses some of these issues and urges caution in use of the original paper’s findings. This new research note recapitulates the main themes of the original paper and directly addresses the areas where its findings have apparently been misunderstood. It concludes with a restated and reinforced warning that the analysis and projection of historic costs in offshore wind, or indeed in any fast-developing technology sector, should be undertaken with extreme caution when used to consider future cost trends.

最近对海上风能的平准化能源成本（LCOE）产生了兴趣，已引起媒体对该主题的广泛报道。本文所引用的论文提供了一些有用的见解，但是作者担心他们的发现被错误地报告和误解了。具体而言，某些媒体报道似乎误解或忽视了本文公认的局限性，理由是它支持有关海上风电场成本轨迹可能的争论。本研究报告解决了其中一些问题，并敦促在使用原始论文的发现时应谨慎行事。这份新的研究笔记概述了原始论文的主题，并直接解决了其研究结果显然被误解的领域。