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Charley Rattan
Charley Rattan
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 · Posted in Renewables

North Sea Wind Power Hub Programme

2024.06.24_nswph_pathway_study_2.0.pdf
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North Sea Wind Power Hub Programme

  • Europe needs 350GW of offshore wind and the North Sea will house approximately 70% of this capacity.

  • Hubs-and-spokes allow for 32GW more wind in the North Sea, and thus decreases the need for e.g. biomass.

  • The North Sea should be regarded as a renewable energy resource rather than just an electrical resource. In the basecase we find that 44% of the harvested energy is converted into hydrogen.

  • Increased offshore wind capacity enhances hydrogen self-sufficiency as it enables more European hydrogen production.

 

Offshore wind power is one of the large renewable energy  sources (next to onshore wind and solar power) which are foreseen to ensure the green transition of the European  Energy system and support the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The North Sea Wind Power Hub works with Hubs and Spokes concepts to facilitate the  integration of large amounts of offshore wind. Spokes configurations.

 

 

 

 

Offshore Wind and Hydrogen

 

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