TY - GEN
T1 - The role of modularity inside the North Sea transnational grid project: modular concept for the construction and operation of large offshore grids
AU - Teixeira Pinto, R
AU - Bauer, P
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Offshore wind energy is expected to have a steep grow in Europe due to increase
demand for electricity originated from renewable sources. If the sector is to fulfil the
expectations, Europe will have to install yearly circa 4.1 GW of offshore wind for the next ten
years. As a consequence, future offshore wind farms will need to be larger in size and
installed increasingly away from shore. In this scenario, an European offshore grid network
will be needed in order to efficiently integrate large amounts of offshore wind into the
different European countries¿ transmission networks. This work discusses the role of
modularity and standardization for the construction and development of large offshore grids.
Lastly, a load-flow case study is carried out in order to study the operation aspects of offshore
networks, with special attention given to the North Sea.
AB - Offshore wind energy is expected to have a steep grow in Europe due to increase
demand for electricity originated from renewable sources. If the sector is to fulfil the
expectations, Europe will have to install yearly circa 4.1 GW of offshore wind for the next ten
years. As a consequence, future offshore wind farms will need to be larger in size and
installed increasingly away from shore. In this scenario, an European offshore grid network
will be needed in order to efficiently integrate large amounts of offshore wind into the
different European countries¿ transmission networks. This work discusses the role of
modularity and standardization for the construction and development of large offshore grids.
Lastly, a load-flow case study is carried out in order to study the operation aspects of offshore
networks, with special attention given to the North Sea.
KW - conference contrib. refereed
KW - Conf.proc. > 3 pag
UR - http://ewi.home.tudelft.nl/fileadmin/Faculteit/EWI/Over_de_faculteit/Afdelingen/Electrical_Sustainable_Energy/EEC/EPP/Staff/img/RTP_REWE.pdf
M3 - Conference contribution
SP - 1
EP - 19
BT - Proceedings of the Renewable Energy World Europe Conference 2011
A2 - s.n., null
PB - PennWell Corporation
CY - Essex, U.K.
T2 - Renewable Energy World Europe Conference
Y2 - 7 June 2011 through 9 June 2011
ER -
