North Sea Wind Power of the Future Connecting electrons and molecules Hoe houden we het licht aan ? Prof. OctoberMart -van20-2017 der Meijden TenneTJeroen / Delft Brouwers University of Technology The European energy transition Paris (COP21) agreement: Production Limit global avg. temperature to well below 2ºC above pre-industrial levels. Pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5ºC. EU Goals: 2030: 40% CO2 compared to 1990 levels. SunPV 2050: 80-95% CO reduction. 2 Wind Power sector decarbonized. Regional cooperation is essential Challenges:October-20-2017 TenneT Supportat a glance schemes | renewables goals | national focus TenneT Offshore track record Germany Netherlands • 12 grid connections for offshore • 5 grid connections for offshore wind farms wind farms • Only AC connections • 9 DC and 3 AC connections • 3.500 MW in 2023 • 5.200 MW at present • NorNed (2008): 700 MW • 7.132 MW in 2019 • BritNed (2010): 1.000 MW • NordLink: 1.400 MW (2020) • COBRAcable (2019): 700 MW By 2023 TenneT will have realised 14.400 MW (14,4 GW) of offshore connection capacity (10.600 MW for offshore wind energy, 3.800 MW for interconnector) September8-3- -13-2017 Cross border cooperation 2016 Solar Thermal Power plants Inspiration: Photovoltaics PAN European sustainable sources Wind on-/of-shore Hydro Biomass Geothermal September-13-2017 Cross border cooperation Source: DESERTEC foundation Electricity importance is growing Share (%) of electricity in total final energy consumption 40 % electrons 40% 39% 36% 30% 21% and 20% 18% 16% 60 % molecules 10% sector coupling 2006 2015 2030 2050 S o u r c e : IEA 2008, EC 2011 September-13-2017 Cross border cooperation the winner is…. however…. September-13-2017 Cross border cooperation Solar needs wind Complementary sources during the year October-20-2017 TenneT at a glance Huge amounts of offshore wind COP21 agreements implies a radical change in electricity generation mix for the North Seas countries Assumptions study1 • Full decarbonisation of electricity production • 50% reduction of the total energy demand by 2045 (relative to 2010) • Electrification level of 45% Outcome • 230 GW offshore wind capacity • 180 GW deployed in the North Sea • 50 GW deployed in ‘other seas’ (Baltic, Irish and Atlantic) 1 Translate COP21: 2045 outlook and implications for offshore wind in the North Seas (Ecofys 2017 by order of TenneT and Energinet). Countries: FR, BE, NL, UK, IE, LU, DE, DK, SE and NO) October-20-2017 TenneT at a glance North Sea infrastructure Three main functions • Connection of countries: price convergence • Transmission of offshore wind energy • Enhance system security and stability by allowing the exchange of power No consumption at sea Impact of failures differs • Cost of onshore failure 200 x cost of electricity not delivered • Cost of offshore failure 1 x cost of electricity not delivered September -13-2017 Cross border cooperation Solution: the Wind Connector The ‘wind-connector’: wind infrastructure and interconnector combined in one function Country A ~40% ~40% Country B Solution: the Wind Connector 100% Country A Country B ~100% ~100% September-13-2017 Cross border cooperation North Sea infrastructure Doggerbank plaatje October-20-2017 TenneT at a glance Combining wind with interconnectors Wind Connectors October-20-2017 TenneT at a glance Hub and spoke concept October-20-2017 TenneT at a glance Consortium Since13 September 2017: four participants North Sea Win Power Hub October-20-2017 TenneT at a glance How to get it at home? Connecting wind power to load pockets 1 4-5 GW GW 2-3 GW 5-6 GW 4-5 GW >8 GW October-20-2017 TenneT at a glance Solutions • Grid infrastructure (on-offshore-AC-DC) • Demand side integration (P2H, HP, B-EV, FC-EV) • Energy storage (P2G) October-20-2017 TenneT at a glance P2G in the energy transition, TSO2020 • Flexibility • Back-up power • Use in other sectors: mobility, chemicals • Act as a buffer to increase resilience September-13-2017 Cross border cooperation P2G multi sector coupling, TSO2020 TenneT research with TU Delft: Exploitation of Ancillary Services in Multi-Energy Sector Coupling to contribute to the stability in the Power System Real Time Digital Simulation Power Hardware in the Loop RTDS-PHIL Dr. José Rueda Torres October-20-2017 TenneT at a glance Press: Sector Coupling opportunities October-20-2017 TenneT at a glance Long term perspective 40 % electricity flexibility resilience 60% molecules green feedstock chemicals materials common target more RES -> far shore wind -> lower LCOE -> offshore sector coupling e + g -> Dogger Bank island October-20-2017 TenneT at a glance Energy transition North Sea Connecting electrons and molecules September-13-2017 Cross border cooperation The island October-20-2017 TenneT at a glance North Sea Wind Power of the Future Thank you for your attention OctoberProf. Mart-20-2017 van der Meijden JeroenTenneT Brouwers/ Delft University of Technology .