MS#07.4 Offshore Energy Hubs

D. MÜLLER¹, D. PAGNANI², H. LIANG³, Y. SHI¹
¹ DTU|² Ørsted|³ Aalborg University

Electrical conversion, energy systems and grid integration

Offshore energy hubs (OEH) are innovative systems that serve as a central hub for GW-scale offshore wind power generation and power transmission between different countries. They consist of several high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission systems that are interconnected offshore and connect the hub to several onshore locations, which enables the export of offshore wind power to different markets as well as the exchange of power between different markets. In addition to these functionalities power-to-x integration in the form of green hydrogen production into offshore energy hubs is considered as a potential pathway for OEHs.

 The mini-symposium is organised as part of the Offshore Energy Hubs project funded by EUDP and will invite presentations addressing several key aspects of OEH design and operation, such as:

   1. Design, control and operation of offshore energy hubs focusing on the electrical infrastructure of the hub and the operation of the HVDC converters

   2. Offshore wind power plants connected to offshore energy hubs covering topics such as functional requirements and ancillary services as well as the design of offshore wind power plants connected to offshore energy hubs

  3.  Integration of power-to-x into offshore energy hubs, for example related to different concepts for power-to-x integration, service provision from power-to-x considering different electrolyzer technologies as well as grid code requirements and compliance

 For more information about Offshore Energy Hubs, please visit: offshoreenergyhubs.eu/