DNV has efficiently concluded Section 1 of its joint trade mission (JIP) geared toward establishing offshore substation requirements for the rising floating wind sector.
The collaborative trade effort has introduced collectively 38 taking part corporations – together with transmission operators; builders; part suppliers; engineering, procurement, development and set up contractors; and yards – to sort out the distinctive challenges related to floating offshore substations.
Floating offshore wind capability is projected to exceed 260 GW by 2050, as per DNV’s 2023 Power Transition Outlook (ETO) analysis. Offshore substations play a vital position within the scaling of floating offshore wind, serving as hubs to attach a number of wind generators and transmit renewable vitality to markets. Designing and implementing these substations current distinct challenges, together with the necessity for high-voltage dynamic cables and electrical gear that may face up to the actions of floating constructions. With a deal with closing gaps in current expertise and requirements relevant to floating substations, the JIP will assist the wind trade meet its potential and contribute to the continuing evolution of the worldwide vitality system.
The JIP’s Section 1 main outcomes embody affirming the feasibility of floating offshore substations (FOSS) and export cables, figuring out expertise gaps requiring consideration, and highlighting the maturity of AC options in comparison with DC. The mission additionally carried out a feasibility evaluation for generic floater sorts and dynamic export cable ideas.
Emphasizing a strong design course of for optimized built-in floating substations, DNV plans to include the JIP’s findings within the subsequent replace of DNV-ST-0145 for floating substations and of DNV-ST-0359 for dynamic cables, each scheduled for 2024.
“Requirements are essential in rising industries as they encourage innovation and competitors whereas guaranteeing security and reliability,” says Claus Christensen, senior chief specialist at Ørsted and JIP chairman. “It has been very useful to work alongside 38 main corporations masking all scopes and disciplines on this mission, and we look ahead to floating substations being built-in to DNV-ST-0145. Because the trade positive aspects actual mission expertise from designing and constructing floating substations, classes realized have to be integrated into the usual.”
DNV is now initiating Section 2 of this JIP, the place Section 1 contributors and new contributors will probably be invited to affix. Section 2 will construct on Section 1 deliverables and enter acquired from the contributors.
