Offshore Energy Hubs

Challenge

The politically approved energy islands (hubs) in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea will be the world’s first energy islands and are a cornerstone of Denmark’s ambition to meet its climate goals. At the same time, renewable energy on Danish territory will supply Europe with green electricity. As the largest infrastructure project in Denmark’s history, with a total cost of DKK 210 billion, the energy islands represent a moon landing. There is a need for new solutions and control strategies for the stable and cost-efficient operation of the energy islands.

Solution

Control solutions for stable and robust operation of the energy islands, as well as cost-efficient design of offshore wind farms in synergy with Power-to-X.

Impact

Increased uptime for the energy islands of up to 99.99%.

2-4% reduction in conversion losses through optimized interaction between wind turbines and hydrogen production.

Partners

Ørsted

DTU Wind Energy and Energy Systems

PowerLab DK

AAU Department of Sustainability and Planning

AAU Energy

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

Green Hydrogen Systems

Super Grid Institute

Hellenic Cables