The EU's energy independence through the North Sea

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The EU's energy independence through the North Sea




by Elec » 21/01/09, 06:42

A mega wind project in the North Sea to ensure Europe's energy independence

The OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture) and its turbulent (and brilliant) architect Rem Koolhaas have just revealed (HERE) the plans for the construction in the North Sea of ​​a project of several offshore wind farms forming a gigantic ring complex that could produce as much energy as that supplied by the Persian Gulf to the whole of Europe. The project entitled Dubbed Zeekracht, which can be translated as "energy from the sea", therefore consists of a sort of vast "ring" formed by several wind farms near the Netherlands but which involves the participation of no less than 7 neighboring European countries (Norway, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France and England). This large offshore wind infrastructure network common to several countries could, according to its designers, provide nothing less than a total European energy independence between 2025 and 2050 (...)

http://energiesdelamer.blogspot.com/200 ... -pour.html

The potential of the North Sea is indeed huge.
The nearby sea, the Baltic has a potential of 2600 TWh. The North Sea has a much higher potential (I'm going to look for its exact potential). The HVDC networking of wind farms allows for almost continuous electricity generation. During periods of high production, part of the energy is used to pump water into Scandinavian hydroelectric dams. In times of wind failure, hydropower generation takes over (pumping / turbining efficiency = 70%).

In parallel with the electrification of the European car fleet, it is a very interesting investment because it allows a massive reduction in the import of oil.

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by Christophe » 21/01/09, 11:27

Total independence with some wind turbines? Ah ah ah ...

It feels funny:
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by Elec » 21/01/09, 15:48

No, not with the single wind turbine Christophe: it is a wind farm connected via HVDC, with assistance of pumped storage stations (STEP). You can put away your pipe;)

HVDC interconnection of wind farms for continuous power generation / GreenPeace

An isolated wind farm (as off London in the example below, first graph) has a high intermittent output.

A connection HVDC of all parks on the east coast of the United Kingdom reduces this intermittency (second graph).

And an interconnection of all the parks of the North Sea allows to have an almost continuous production (3ème graph).
The explanation is simple: at a time t, the wind does not blow everywhere uniformly over the North Sea: some days or hours, the production is mainly off the coast of Scandinavia, another day off the Netherlands. Low etc.

With a pumping / turbining assistance in Scandinavia (+ smart grid + V2G / G2V), the concept is excellent.

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The strength of a network!
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by Elec » 21/01/09, 16:07

The European Commission announces the implementation of a North Sea-wide Super Electric Network linking wind farms.

The Times:

"A supergrid of power supplies to protect Europe's energy from the threat of a Russian stranglehold will be announced today. The building blocks of the proposed supergrid would be new cables linking North Sea wind farms, and a network patching together the disparate electricity grids of the Baltic region and the countries bordering the Mediterranean, according to a blueprint drawn up by the European Commission and seen by The Times (...) "
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/b ... 142622.ece


Europe, China, USA, the future is at "supergrids"
http://www.lefigaro.fr/vert/2008/12/26/ ... grids-.php


1 million jobs in wind power in 2010
http://www.enerzine.com/3/6775+1-millio ... 2010+.html
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by renaud67 » 21/01/09, 17:11

I admit, I have not read, but I ask the same question: how are the storms managed?
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by Elec » 21/01/09, 17:22

Offshore wind turbines are huge machines that withstand the worst storms. For example, Danish offshore wind turbines have been in place for many years, have experienced storms, and they still work very well.

A quality site on wind, Danish bill but in French:
http://www.thewindpower.net/

Map Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Faroe Islands, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, United Kingdom and Sweden:
http://www.thewindpower.net/250-champs- ... europe.php
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by moinsdewatt » 03/03/12, 11:23

The largest offshore wind farm in the world is British

The November 1er, the Walney 2 offshore wind farm consisting of 51 turbines and based in the Irish Sea injected its first kilowatt hours (kWh) of renewable energy into the UK's national grid.
While Walney 1 Park became fully operational in May 2011, Walney 2's will also be fully operational by the end of 2011, making the complex the largest offshore wind power complex in the world, with a total capacity of 367,2 MW renewable energy.

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This honorary title will, however, soon be lost in 2012, with the completion of the Greater Gabbard (500MW) and London Array (630MW) wind farms, still located in the UK.

The two wind farms are each composed of 51 turbines delivered by Siemens Wind Power, with a unit capacity of 3,6 MW, or globally 102 units x 3,6 MW.

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The Walney Soffshores wind farms are located about 15 km from the coast of the island of "Walney" (north-west of England) and cover an area of ​​approximately 73 km2. However, as the offshore wind complex remains quite far from the coast, the visual impacts remain relatively low.


The Irish Sea is renowned for its difficult access and climatic conditions. Indeed, the difference between high tide and low tide is about 8 meters. The wind speed is estimated at an average of 9,3 m / s at a rate of 80 meters.
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by moinsdewatt » 03/03/12, 11:27

The offshore wind farm 150 MW in Ormonde ready to go into service

02 Mars 2012 Enerzine

While the offshore fleet of Ormonde in the Irish Sea was finalized on 22 last February, the 30 wind turbines - model REpower 5M, are now ready to run at full power.
The wind farm operated by Vattenfall, whose construction was completed in August 2011, has a total installed capacity of 150 MW.

The Swedish energy company said it was very pleased with the project and looks forward to the full production of renewable electricity and its export to the UK grid. They are able to generate enough electricity annually to meet the needs of 100.000 UK homes.

The completion of the turbine installation coincided with the official inauguration of the onshore operations and maintenance base in Barrow Harbor.

"The Ormonde offshore wind farm required two years of work and we are particularly happy to have finalized the commissioning of its thirtieth and last wind turbine. This large-scale park reflects the technological progress of offshore wind power and its development since it uses the most powerful wind turbines currently available on the market. In addition, its foundations are specially designed for deep water and can support heavier equipment, "said Georg Friedrichs, offshore wind project manager at Vattenfall.

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by moinsdewatt » 17/03/12, 12:30

Areva delivers the 20 first M5000 wind turbines from the Borkum field

15 Mars 2012 Enerzine

The French nuclear group Areva announced Wednesday the delivery of 20 wind turbines M5000 on a total of 40 for the field of Borkum, in the German North Sea.

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With a nominal power of 5 MW, Areva's M5000 wind turbine has found its place on the German market: "by the end of 2014, more than 120 M5000 wind turbines will have been installed off the German coast".

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by moinsdewatt » 24/03/12, 12:28

Belgians will install 30 offshore wind turbines at 30 km from shore from Sept 2012. giant wind turbines from 6.15 MW.


World's most powerful wind turbine installed off Belgium

market 22, 2012

The wind turbine with a power of 6.15 MW is the first of 48 REpower 6M to be constructed in the 2 and 3 phases of the offshore wind farm Thornton Bank.

World's first 6 MW wind turbine installed in Thornton Bank offshore wind farm. 30 wind turbines to be installed by September 2012. It marks another step along the road towards larger offshore wind power plants.

The world's most powerful offshore wind turbine has been installed in the Belgian offshore wind farm Thornton Bank. The system of the manufacturer REpower Systems has a capacity of 6.15 megawatts (MW) and is the first of the 48 wind turbines of this type to be installed in the second and third development stage of the Thornton Bank wind farm off the Belgian coast. The first development stage with a total capacity of 30 MW (six 5 MW turbines) has been in operation since 2009. Being the largest private investor, RWE Innogy owns the 26.7 percent of the Thornton Bank wind farm.

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http://www.evwind.es/noticias.php?id_not=17334
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