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Project overview:
Shared Landfall and Onshore Cable Infrastructure for Cable Colocation Feasibility Study
Awardee:
Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC)
Start Date:
Q1, 2022
Technical Challenge Area:
Electrical Power Systems
Completion Date:
N/A (Currently Underway)
Synopsis:
The aim of the proposed study is to quantify and assess the benefits and risks of a shared landfall and onshore infrastructure concept to co-locate transmission cables from multiple offshore wind projects. This proposal provides a stepwise pathway to coordinate industry stakeholders' challenges and insights and develop a design concept.
Target Outcomes:
1
Develop a design for co-locating transmission cables from multiple offshore wind projects.
2
Include key stakeholder input at multiple points in the project, concluding the project with a stakeholder workshop to communicate results.
3
Evaluate shared landfall based on technical performance, overall project economics, environmental impacts, and landside stakeholder impact.
Project Principle Investigator
US Country Manager and Principal Electrical Consultant, Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC)