ADOreD – Accelerating the Deployment of Offshore wind using DC technology (01/10/2022 – 30/09/2026)
Renewable power is one of the main drives to achieve carbon reduction and net-zero, and to meet the ambitious climate goals. In particular, offshore wind power in Europe has been developing at a rapid pace in recent years. Multi-Giga watts offshore wind farms with larger wind turbine power ratings, floating wind turbines installed in deeper water areas, and higher ratio of renewables integrated to existing power grids, are fundamentally changing power system operations and bringing new challenges and technical demands. This industry doctorate consortium, ADOreD, will recruit and train 15 Researchers by collaborating with 19 academic and industrial organizations. It aims to tackle the academic and technical challenges in the areas of transmission of offshore wind power to the AC grid by using power electronics-based AC/DC technologies. In doing so, it will equip the Researchers, through their PhD studies, with essential knowledge and skills to face fast energy transition in their future careers. The project covers 3 key research aspects: offshore wind (including wind turbines, wind power collection, and wind farm design and control); DC technologies (including AC/DC converters, HVDC control and DC network operation and protection); and AC grid (including stability and control of AC grids dominated with converters under various control modes. The ADOreD consortium has excellent coverage of academic universities and industry organizations including manufacturers, energy utilities, system operators, consultancy and technology innovation centers. All the research questions in the project reflect industry needs; academic novelty and innovation will be reflected in the methodologies and solutions; and the research results will be disseminated directly to the industry partners’ products, grid operation and services. The outcomes of the project are both technologies and a talent pool to accelerate the deployment and grid integration of large-scale offshore wind power.
Partners from Denmark, United Kingdom, China, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Island:
- Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP – SYSTEC) and Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (Coordinator);
- Cardiff University;
- Centrale Lille Institut; China Electric Power Research Institute (SEAL) SOE;
- EFACEC ENERGIA – Máquinas e Equipamentos Eléctricos S.A;
- Global Energy Interconnection Research;
- Institute Europe GMBH;
- Hitachi Energy Germany AG;
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven;
- NKT GMBH & CO KG;
- Ore Catapult Development Services Limited;
- RED Electrica de Espana S.A.U.;
- Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission PLC;
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy AS;
- TNEI Services Limited;
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya;
- Vattenfall Vindkraft A/S;
- Youwind Renewables EHF;
- YUSO.