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North Sea region energy system towards 2050: integrated offshore grid and sector coupling drive offshore wind power installations

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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
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

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