European concerted action on offshore wind energy deployment: Inventory and analysis of power transmission barriers in eight member states

Wind Energy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 357-378

  Woyte, Achim ^a   Gardner, Paul ^b   Snodin, Helen ^b  

^a 3E SA   (Belgium)

^b DNV GL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Decentralized generation; Energy markets; Grid codes; Grid connection; Grid integration; Power systems; Transmission grids

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

DECENTRALIZED GENERATION; ENERGY MARKETS; GRID CODES; GRID CONNECTION; GRID INTEGRATION; TRANSMISSION GRIDS;

WIND POWER;

DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; WIND POWER;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY MARKET; EUROPEAN UNION; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE;

EID: 34547830809     PISSN: 10954244     EISSN: 10991824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/we.227     Document Type: Article

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