The need for a common standard for voltage levels of HVDC VSC technology
The expansion of offshore wind energy as well as the increase in electricity trade between the North Sea countries leads to a growing need for additional transmission capacity. Due to the predominantly remote locations of offshore wind farms, the majority of future connections will be high-voltage direct current (HVDC) connections. In order to make the construction of offshore infrastructure more efficient, the North Sea states are currently discussing the development of a common offshore grid. Although this development still stands at the very beginning, we argue in this paper that some crucial elements should be standardized from the outset; the most important one being a common voltage level. Without such standardization, the development of a European offshore grid may be suboptimal, not cost-efficient and might even be prevented from coming into existence. We examine the technical and legal issues associated with introducing a common voltage level for the use of HVDC VSC technology, and discuss the optimal standard as well as the way in which this common standard can best be achieved.
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2013
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Authors: | Müller, H.K. ; Torbaghan, S. Shariat ; Gibescu, M. ; Roggenkamp, M.M. ; van der Meijden, M.A.M.M. |
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Energy Policy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0301-4215. - Vol. 63.2013, C, p. 244-251
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Subject: | Offshore wind energy | Transmission grid | Electricity |
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