Danish consultancy Ea Energy Analyses and German consultancy Energynautics have been commissioned by the North Sea Wind Power Hub (NSWPH) consortium to carry out a study on the effective integration of large-scale offshore wind.
The first results of the study are expected in July next year.
The goal is to gain insights in how to effectively integrate large-scale offshore wind in the future energy system in such a way that it maximises long-term socio-economic welfare, while ensuring security of supply.
It aims to deepen the understanding of the offshore wind integration challenges on both a national level and transnational level, and consider the drivers of effectively integrating large volumes of capacity into the energy system, taking into account the country or regional specific energy system context.
The study will also aim to determine the design principles for possible offshore wind integration routes, in the context of the roll-out pathway of the first and yet to be planned energy hub projects.
NSWPH energy systems manager Luuk Feenstra said: “With the decreasing cost levels of offshore wind and the intended roll out plans of the countries connected to the North Sea, it becomes extremely important to design an offshore energy system, including the integration challenges to the onshore energy system, which will effectively be designed for the coming decades. This requires a multi-country and cross-sector approach.
“We are pleased to announce that we have the opportunity to work together with the specific knowledge centres from the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.”