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Systems
Ian Baring-Gould
•Transmission to shore
• HVAC or HVDC submarine cable
• Cable landing
• HVAC or HVDC land cable
• On-shore converter station for HVDC
• Onshore substation/interconnection
Differences
• Optimization
• Substation location
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY 9
Proposed Cape Wind Layout
Source: Offshore Wind Energy Installation and Decommissioning Cost Estimation in the US Outer Continental Shelf. ERG report, Nov 2010
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25
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15
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Single Turbine Size (MW)
Technology: Permitting:
• Typically use directional drilling • Pass through state waters –
to go under beaches and all state permitting required
coastal areas • Local zoning requirements for
• Place structure on the seafloor installation and interconnection
where cable goes underground • FERC interconnection
for protection regulations (Same as any
• Onshore switchyard and grid power plant)
interconnection space
requirements
Source: T. Ackerman – Evaluation of electrical transmission concepts for large offshore wind farms
Source: www.airtricity.com
AC Transmission
to Shore
MVDC Bus
E. Ian Baring-Gould
Technology Deployment Manager
303-384-7021
Ian.baring-gould@nrel.gov
NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC.