Journal article
North Sea region energy system towards 2050: integrated offshore grid and sector coupling drive offshore wind power installations
GRID Integration and Energy Systems, Wind Energy Systems Division, Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark1
Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark2
Society, Market and Policy, Wind Energy Systems Division, Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark3
Energy Economics and Regulation, Sustainability, Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Technical University of Denmark4
Sustainability, Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Technical University of Denmark5
Energy Systems Analysis, Sustainability, Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Technical University of Denmark6
Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Technical University of Denmark7
This paper analyses several energy system scenarios towards 2050 for the North Sea region. With a focus on offshore wind power, the impacts of meshed offshore grid and sector coupling are studied. First, a project-based scenario, where each offshore wind power plant is connected individually to the onshore power system, is compared to a meshed grid scenario.
Both the amount of offshore wind power installed and the level of curtailment are assessed. Then, these results are compared to a scenario with sector coupling included. The results show that while the introduction of a meshed grid can increase the amount of offshore wind power installed towards 2050, sector coupling is expected to be a more important driver for increasing offshore wind power installations.
In addition, sector coupling can significantly decrease the level of offshore wind curtailment.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | Copernicus Publications |
Year: | 2020 |
Pages: | 1705-1712 |
ISSN: | 23667451 and 23667443 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.5194/wes-5-1705-2020 |
ORCIDs: | Gea-Bermudez, Juan , Koivisto, Matti , Das, Kaushik and Sørensen, Poul |