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Metocean Unlocking the Potential of Spain’s Offshore Wind Market
OWC Regional Market Report Series | 2024
By Roberto Mulero-Martinez, Consultant in Metocean & Measurements Advisory, OWC
In the 3rd OWC reg. mkt report of 2024, our metocean and measurements advisory team explore the value to be gained from metocean expertise in optimisign future offshore wind projects in Spain.
Offshore Wind Market in the State of Oregon: Opportunities & Risks for Developers
OWC Regional Market Studies Series | 2024
By Craig Brown, Head of Market Studies, OWC
In the 2nd of OWC’s regional market study series for 2024, our team explores the opportunity to developers from the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)’s designation of the final two wind energy areas off the coast of Oregon, as well as delving into challenges to be aware of.
US H2: What are the Federal Programs Incentives?
OWC Regional Market Studies Series | 2024
By Yifong Sung, OWC Consultant, and Claudia Maletti, OWC Market Analyst
In the 1st of OWC’s regional market study series for 2024, our team explores the impact of existing federal programs for the development of the US hydrogen market, incentives on the horizon, and typical challenges to overcome.
Universal Modelling and Analysis of Grid-Scale Electrolysers Frequency Response in Wind-Dominated Power Systems
Technical Report
By OWC and Dpt. of Electrical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 2023
Integrating hydrogen technologies such as electrolysers could provide frequency support to renewable energy-dominated power systems which also ensuring the production of green hydrogen.
Wave & Floating Wind Energy
Generic Study Final Report
By OWC’s Kate Johannesen for Wave Energy Scotland, 2023
At present, wave energy technology cannot effectively compete in the UK electricity market with offshore wind and other renewable technologies. This study explores the potential benefits and commercial feasibility in the synergy or integration of wave energy and floating wind technology.
Export Systems for Offshore Wind Farms
The potential of HVDC technology on the Polish Baltic Sea
By OWC’s Bartosz Hunek and Piotr Jedrzejewski, 2023
The importance of offshore wind will grow in the coming years, with this technology likely becoming an important part of the future energy mix. From many aspects of offshore wind developments, power evacuation seems to be a critical function that allows generated power to be transferred from the wind farm to the external grid for further distribution. High voltage direct current (HVDC) solutions gain interest for many different reasons. This paper addresses a number of topics related to the subject, with a special focus on the HVDC technology being a potential solution for Polish offshore sites.
Cable Protection Systems and Submarine Cable Failures
Typical causes and remedies
By OWC’s Riccardo Felici and Daniele Caruso, 2022
According to 4Coffshore, around 4,600 subsea cables have now been laid and are serving offshore wind farms globally. Of the 4,600 around 10 incidents are declared annually, resulting in an average cable downtime of 100 days. In the past seven years, 90 subsea cable failures occurred totalling over EUR 350 million in insurance claims.
