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Title: National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study

Abstract

The National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study (NOWEGIS) considers the availability and potential impacts of interconnecting large amounts of offshore wind energy into the transmission system of the lower 48 contiguous United States. A total of 54GW of offshore wind was assumed to be the target for the analyses conducted. A variety of issues are considered including: the anticipated staging of offshore wind; the offshore wind resource availability; offshore wind energy power production profiles; offshore wind variability; present and potential technologies for collection and delivery of offshore wind energy to the onshore grid; potential impacts to existing utility systems most likely to receive large amounts of offshore wind; and regulatory influences on offshore wind development. The technologies considered the reliability of various high-voltage ac (HVAC) and high-voltage dc (HVDC) technology options and configurations. The utility system impacts of GW-scale integration of offshore wind are considered from an operational steady-state perspective and from a regional and national production cost perspective.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5]
  1. ABB Inc
  2. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  3. AWS Truepower
  4. University of Pittsburgh
  5. Duke Energy
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
ABB Inc
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Contributing Org.:
ABB Inc; AWS Truepower; Duke Energy; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; University of Pitteburgh
OSTI Identifier:
1148347
Report Number(s):
DOEABB05365
DOE Contract Number:  
EE0005365
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
17 WIND ENERGY; Offshore Wind; Wind Production Profiles; Integration Studies; Wind Variability; Collector Systems; Delivery Systems; Transmission; Regulatory Concerns; HVDC; Cables; Energy Production Costs

Citation Formats

Daniel, John P., Liu, Shu, Ibanez, Eduardo, Pennock, Ken, Reed, Greg, and Hanes, Spencer. National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.2172/1148347.
Daniel, John P., Liu, Shu, Ibanez, Eduardo, Pennock, Ken, Reed, Greg, & Hanes, Spencer. National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1148347
Daniel, John P., Liu, Shu, Ibanez, Eduardo, Pennock, Ken, Reed, Greg, and Hanes, Spencer. 2014. "National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1148347. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1148347.
@article{osti_1148347,
title = {National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study},
author = {Daniel, John P. and Liu, Shu and Ibanez, Eduardo and Pennock, Ken and Reed, Greg and Hanes, Spencer},
abstractNote = {The National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study (NOWEGIS) considers the availability and potential impacts of interconnecting large amounts of offshore wind energy into the transmission system of the lower 48 contiguous United States. A total of 54GW of offshore wind was assumed to be the target for the analyses conducted. A variety of issues are considered including: the anticipated staging of offshore wind; the offshore wind resource availability; offshore wind energy power production profiles; offshore wind variability; present and potential technologies for collection and delivery of offshore wind energy to the onshore grid; potential impacts to existing utility systems most likely to receive large amounts of offshore wind; and regulatory influences on offshore wind development. The technologies considered the reliability of various high-voltage ac (HVAC) and high-voltage dc (HVDC) technology options and configurations. The utility system impacts of GW-scale integration of offshore wind are considered from an operational steady-state perspective and from a regional and national production cost perspective.},
doi = {10.2172/1148347},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1148347}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jul 30 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Wed Jul 30 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}