• DocumentCode
    2058249
  • Title

    European offshore power grid demonstration projects

  • Author

    Bialek, J.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Durham Univ., Durham, UK
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    22-26 July 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2012 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • ISSN
    1944-9925
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-2727-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1944-9925
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PESGM.2012.6345283
  • Filename
    6345283