The North Seas Countries' Offshore Grid Initiative - Initial ... - Benelux

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Comparing the resources used for this NSCOGI study with the European Wind Energy
Study (EWIS) study [14], a considerable increase in efficiency of regional cooperation can
be observed:
While the first common TSO-study on Wind Energy (EWIS) used ~4 M€ financed by the EC
plus the same amount own financing, this NSCOGI study built on the existing ENTSO-E’s
Regional Group North Sea (RGNS), providing the necessary resources and experience from
recent regional studies. Via this NSCOGI study coming common investigations to be
delivered for the next edition of ENTSO-E’s Ten-Year-Network-Development Plan (TYNDP)
are prepared.
While in EWIS 15 TSOs were involved, the NSCOGI study team comprises 16 TSOs. Both
studies involved 50-60 persons from the different companies delivering part of their time
during the project phase.
While EWIS had a one-year preparatory phase (March 2006 – January 2007) and a three
year project phase (June 2007 – April 2010 = 34 months), this NSCOGI study had half a
year preparatory phase (data gathering) and ~1,5 years of simulating and reporting.
Financing
- by EC
- by TSOs
Resources
- TSOs involved
- persons involved
Time
preparatory phase
simulation/ reporting phase
EWIS NSCOGI
~4 M€
~same amount
15
~60
11 months
34 months
not specified
16
~50
6 months
17 months
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