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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-1705-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-1705-2020
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07 Dec 2020
Research article |  | 07 Dec 2020

North Sea region energy system towards 2050: integrated offshore grid and sector coupling drive offshore wind power installations

Matti Koivisto, Juan Gea-Bermúdez, Polyneikis Kanellas, Kaushik Das, and Poul Sørensen

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ED: Publish as is (27 Oct 2020) by Jakob Mann (Chief editor)
AR by Matti Koivisto on behalf of the Authors (31 Oct 2020)
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Several energy system scenarios towards 2050 for the North Sea region are analysed. With a focus on offshore wind, the impacts of meshed offshore grid and sector coupling are studied. The results show that the introduction of a meshed grid can increase offshore wind power installations by around 10 GW towards 2050. However, sector coupling is expected to increase offshore wind power installations by tens of gigawatts.
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