EirGrid study sets course for offshore development

摘要

Currently, there are 11,000MW of offshore proposals which are either in development or awaiting an offer for connection to the transmission network. EirGrid wanted to examine a number of key questions about the design of an optimum, robust offshore network. The EirGrid study was carried out using bespoke software developed specifically by RSE, the Italian agency for research on energy system development. Although focused on the Irish Sea, the approach adopted in the study can be used for the development of transmission grids in all the seas around Ireland.