Description

Just as the Stone Age did not end for lack of stones, the age of fossil fuels will not end because fossil fuels are running out. Rather, alternatives will be available: current developments show a growing interest in renewable and clean energy sources.

Rising temperatures, rising sea levels and increasing extreme weather events are leading people to believe we need change in our energy provision. European countries have committed to reducing emissions and investing in renewable energy.

One popular renewable energy source is wind. Globally, hundreds of gigawatts of wind power have been successfully installed on land. Recently, the wind power industry has moved offshore where there is more wind and space. The North Sea is particularly attractive due to limited water depth and available wind. The Baltic Sea and shallow coastal areas near the US and China are also being considered.
Offshore wind farms lead to the need for offshore high-voltage substations.
Some of these platforms are already installed, many are under construction or at design stage.

Wind farms further than 10km offshore will be equipped with one or more offshore high-voltage substations.
The capacity of each of these wind farms is in the order of several hundred MWs. This development presents many new challenges in the design of such high-voltage offshore substations, electrical design standards, specific design requirements, layout, maintainability, accessibility, centre of gravity, issues that require a different approach
compared to a high-voltage substation onshore.

The CIGRE working group B3.26 has prepared guidelines for these substations and the specific challenges regarding all aspects to be considered in the design, development, construction and operation of these substations.

18:15 Arrival and introductions
19:00 Dinner
20:15 Presentation and questions
21:30 Housekeeping and drinks
22:00 Closing

Speaker(s)

K. P. Knol, senior engineer at network operator Alliander.

Location

hotel de Buizerd

Spoorstraat 124,1723 NG Noordscharwoude

Organiser

Circle Alkmaar

Name and contact details for information

P.J. van Eenennaam

kringalkmaar@kiviniria.nl