Connecting the Dots: Regional Coordination for Offshore Wind and Grid Development

Author

Orths, Antje ; Bialek, Janusz ; Callavik, Magnus ; De Decker, Jan ; Grotterud, Guro ; Hiorns, Andrew ; van Hulle, Frans ; Klinge, Soren ; Musial, Walter ; Rudion, Krzysztof

Author_Institution

Energinet.dk, Denmark

Volume

11

Issue

6

fYear

2013

fDate

Nov.-Dec. 2013

Firstpage

83

Lastpage

95

Abstract

By 2020, it is expected that about 42 GW of offshore wind capacity will be built in European waters and 30 GW off the shore of China. According to the U.S. Department of Energy´s National Offshore Wind Strategy, estimates for the United States are for approximately 10 GW of offshore capacity by then. This article gives an overview of current developments in this area from a power system point of view, namely, the offshore grid deployment that needs to accompany the offshore wind generation development. General ideas are given concerning political plans and related studies about technology issues, regulatory and market arrangements, and experience with offshore grid demonstration projects.

Keywords

offshore installations; power grids; wind power plants; grid development; offshore grid demonstration projects; offshore grid deployment; offshore wind capacity; offshore wind generation development; power system; regional coordination; Capacity planning; Electricity; Europe; Power systems; Wind; Wind energy generation; Wind power generation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1540-7977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MPE.2013.2278044

Filename

6636013