Offshore Wind Farms

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Hydropower flexibility and transmission expansion to support integration of offshore wind

N.A. Cutululis     Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark

H. Farahmand     Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway

S. Jaehnert     Sintef Energy Research, Trondheim, Norway

N. Detlefsen     Danish District Heating Association Merkurvej 7, Denmark

I.P. Byriel     Energinet.dk Tonne Kjærsvej 65 Fredericia

P. Sørensen     Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark

Abstract

In 2013, offshore wind grew over 50%. This increase, concentrated in a relatively small geographical area, can lead to an increased variability of the power produced by offshore wind. The variability is one of the key issues, along transmission, ...