Title :
Twixt Land and Sea: Cost-Effective Grid Integration of Offshore Wind Plants
Author :
Feltes, J. ; Hendriks, Richard Christian ; Stapleton, S. ; Voelzke, R. ; Lam, B. ; Pfuntner, N.
Author_Institution :
Siemens Power Technol. Int., Schenectady, NY, USA
Abstract :
Offshore wind power is a relatively new market that has only really emerged on a commercial scale in the last decade. There are many technical and other challenges with the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of large offshore wind plants; this is especially true when, as is often the case today, they are built with capacities of hundreds of megawatts.
Keywords :
power grids; wind power plants; cost-effective grid integration; maintenance; offshore wind plants; offshore wind power; Offshore installations; Power demand; Power generation planning; Power markets; Supply and demand; Wind power generation;
Journal_Title :
Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPE.2011.2178289