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

This report focuses on the tasks and results from WG1 – grid configuration and
integration, chaired jointly by representatives from Denmark and the Netherlands. The
methodology, assumptions concerning generation portfolio, load situation, available
technology and results are presented.
1.1.3 Aims and objectives of this report
Aim
This report presents the WG1 Offshore Grid Study that supports the NSCOGI final
report.
The information contained in this report aims to evaluate the long-term development
of an offshore grid structure in the North Seas by providing a view on how such a grid
may possibly develop in the future, based on the assumptions made for this study.
The report aims to compare and evaluate the possible advantages and disadvantages
of the long term development of an optimised, integrated (or meshed) offshore grid in
the North Seas by providing a view of how that possible grid might develop in the
future against changes to the electricity energy requirements.
To evaluate basic variants, different transmission design topologies (radial and
meshed) were compared and analysed with respect to various aspects, such as cost/
benefits, import and export levels and the systems’ CO emissions.
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