North Sea region energy system towards 2050: integrated offshore grid and sector coupling drive offshore wind power installations
<p>This paper analyses several energy system scenarios towards 2050 for the North Sea region. With a focus on offshore wind power, the impacts of meshed offshore grid and sector coupling are studied. First, a project-based scenario, where each offshore wind power plant is connected individuall...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Wind Energy Science |
| Online Access: | https://wes.copernicus.org/articles/5/1705/2020/wes-5-1705-2020.pdf |
| Summary: | <p>This paper analyses several energy system scenarios towards 2050 for the North Sea region. With a focus on offshore wind power, the impacts of meshed offshore grid and sector coupling are studied. First, a project-based scenario, where each offshore wind power plant is connected individually to the onshore power system, is compared to a meshed grid scenario. Both the amount of offshore wind power installed and the level of curtailment are assessed. Then, these results are compared to a scenario with sector coupling included. The results show that while the introduction of a meshed grid can increase the amount of offshore wind power installed towards 2050, sector coupling is expected to be a more important driver for increasing offshore wind power installations. In addition, sector coupling can significantly decrease the level of offshore wind curtailment.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 2366-7443 2366-7451 |