National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study Executive Summary

The significant offshore wind energy potential of Oregon faces several challenges, including a power grid which was not developed for the purpose of transmitting energy from the ocean. The grid impacts of the energy resource are considered through the lenses of (i) resource complementarity with Variable Renewable Energy resources; (ii) correlations with load profiles from the four balancing authorities with territory in Oregon; and (iii) spatial value to regional and coastal grids as represented through a production cost model of the Western Interconnection. The capacity implications of the interactions between offshore wind and the historical east-to-west power flows of the region are discussed. The existing system is shown to accommodate more than two gigawatts of offshore wind interconnections with minimal curtailment. Through three gigawatts of interconnection, transmission flows indicate a reduction of coastal and statewide energy imports as well as minimal statewide energy exports.

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Climate change impacts on the future offshore wind energy resource in China

Renewable Energy ◽

10.1016/j.renene.2021.05.001 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

X. Costoya ◽

M. deCastro ◽

D. Carvalho ◽

Z. Feng ◽

M. Gómez-Gesteira

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Wind Energy ◽

Energy Resource ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Offshore Wind ◽

Offshore Wind Energy ◽

The Future

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Offshore Wind Energy Resource Assessment across the Territory of Oman: A Spatial-Temporal Data Analysis

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13052862 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 2862

Author(s):

Amer Al-Hinai ◽

Yassine Charabi ◽

Seyed H. Aghay Kaboli

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Wind Energy ◽

Wind Turbines ◽

Energy Resource ◽

Wind Farms ◽

Offshore Wind ◽

Wind Data ◽

Offshore Wind Energy ◽

Offshore Wind Turbines ◽

Wind Potential

Despite the long shoreline of Oman, the wind energy industry is still confined to onshore due to the lack of knowledge about offshore wind potential. A spatial-temporal wind data analysis is performed in this research to find the locations in Oman’s territorial seas with the highest potential for offshore wind energy. Thus, wind data are statistically analyzed for assessing wind characteristics. Statistical analysis of wind data include the wind power density, and Weibull scale and shape factors. In addition, there is an estimation of the possible energy production and capacity factor by three commercial offshore wind turbines suitable for 80 up to a 110 m hub height. The findings show that offshore wind turbines can produce at least 1.34 times more energy than land-based and nearshore wind turbines. Additionally, offshore wind turbines generate more power in the Omani peak electricity demand during the summer. Thus, offshore wind turbines have great advantages over land-based wind turbines in Oman. Overall, this work provides guidance on the deployment and production of offshore wind energy in Oman. A thorough study using bankable wind data along with various logistical considerations would still be required to turn offshore wind potential into real wind farms in Oman.

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