Title :
European offshore power grid demonstration projects
Author_Institution :
Durham Univ., Durham, UK
Abstract :
European Commission is funding a number of offshore power grid demonstration projects under EEPR (European Energy Recovery Program) and 7th Framework Programme for RTD (FP7). This paper overviews some of the projects funded by EEPR: Kriegers Flak (Baltic Sea), Moray Firth HVDC Hub (North Sea, Northern Scotland), and Cobra Cable (Netherlands-Denmark connection). The rationale behind the proposed solutions is discussed together with political, economic and technical challenges that have to be overcome.
Keywords :
HVDC power transmission; offshore installations; power generation economics; power grids; power system interconnection; wind power plants; 7th Framework Programme for RTD; Cobra Cable; EEPR; European Commission; European Energy Recovery Program; European offshore power grid demonstration projects; FP7; Kriegers Flak; Moray Firth HVDC Hub; economic challenges; political challenges; technical challenges; Economics; Europe; HVDC transmission; Investments; Joining processes; Power grids; Wind farms; offshore power grid;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2727-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1944-9925
DOI :
10.1109/PESGM.2012.6345283
