The North Sea Wind Power Hub (NSWPH) has published a new study, Pathway 2.0, which focuses on the integration of offshore wind in the European power and hydrogen system and aims to support decision making for first hubs-and-spokes projects.
The study has been carried out by Ea Energy Analyses and Energynautics, in collaboration with the NSWPH consortium – TenneT, Gasunie, and Energinet. Ea made use of the energy system model Balmorel for the study, with offshore wind data provided by DTU Wind and Energy Systems.
The study explores the drivers, design principles and potential benefits of hubs-and-spokes, which interconnect offshore wind with the European power and hydrogen system. The applied scenarios show up to 350 GW of offshore wind in Europe to support a carbon neutral energy system – and a large share of this capacity is expected in the North Sea.
Hubs-and-spokes have the potential to enable a higher and more efficient buildout of offshore wind, support cost competitive European hydrogen production, and decrease the need for electrical cable landings to connect offshore wind.
The full study can be found here: https://northseawindpowerhub.eu/knowledge/pathway-20-study
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