1、Offshore Grids:the next frontier1.Executive Summary 52.Setting the Scene 92.1 Ambitious European Offshore Wind Targets 92.2 More Interconnections 112.3 Evolving from point-to-point connections to meshed offshore grids 113.Offshore Grids Perspectives 133.1 A Policy Perspective 133.2 A Financing Persp

2、ective 143.3 An Environmental Perspective 153.4 A Technical Perspective 164.Facilitating the Vision 194.1 Key Enabling Technologies 194.2 Global Supply Chains 234.3 Interoperability 244.4 Energy Islands 264.5 Offshore Grid Codes and Models 264.6 Collaboration 275.Turning Vision into Action 29Content

3、sTHIS REPORT WAS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN:WindEurope is the voice of the wind industry,actively promoting wind power in Europe and worldwide.It has over 500+members with headquarters in more than 35 countries,including the leading wind turbine manufacturers,component suppliers,research institutes,nat

4、ional wind energy associations,developers,contractors,electricity providers,financial institutions,insurance companies and consultants.This combined strength makes WindEurope Europes largest and most powerful wind energy network.Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader championing the urgen-cy o

5、f a clean energy transition through innovation and collaboration towards a carbon-neutral future.We are advancing the worlds energy system to be more sustainable,flexible and secure.As a pio-neering technology leader and the exclusive Knowledge Partner for the WindEurope 2023 event in Copenhagen,Hit

6、achi Energy experts will share their technological know-how and domain knowledge to collaborate with key stakeholders and enable a sustainable energy future for todays generations and those to come.Cover photo credit:Hitachi Energy/Aibel1.5Offshore Grids-the next frontier I WindEurope Hitachi Energy