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

Grid design strategies – visual illustration
Figure 1-3 Assumed General Pattern of Offshore Grid Development
Subsequently, ENTSO-E’s Regional Group North Sea developed a report outlining the likely
development of new grid technology, when it is expected to be ready for the market and
at what prices. This comprehensive piece of work was commented on by stakeholders
through the ‘Adamowitsch group’ which includes industry and research representatives,
and informed the work of ENTSO-E serving NSCOGI’s WG1 4 .
This WG1 deliverable takes the development of the existing and expected new
technologies and the interplay with the geographical location of offshore wind farm
developments into account. The objective being to provide some assessment of the cost
and overall benefits expected from higher integration of the offshore grid (i.e. comparison
of ‘radial’ design with more integrated designs incorporating ‘meshed’ solutions). The
projected phasing out of some existing power plants in the region is also taken into
account according to Governments’ view at the beginning of the study.
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ENTSO-E Offshore Transmission Technology. Bruxelles, November 2011
https://www.entsoe.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/_library/publications/entsoe/SDC/European_offshore_
grid_-_Offshore_Technology_-_FINALversion.pdf
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