Calling for entries from companies and consortia interested in undertaking a study to review the technical options to provide synthetic inertia from offshore wind farms and its value to the UK and German energy systems.
It is technically feasible to create ‘synthetic’ inertia, which will benefit grid management. However, further research is needed on what technology options are available to provide synthetic inertia from offshore wind, to what extent these would be competitive with other sources of inertia, best practice for integration of synthetic inertia technologies in an offshore wind farm, as well as an understanding of the cost / benefit to the wind farm operator.
This project will compare grid technical specifications for synthetic inertia and understand the technical options and related windfarm performance impacts of providing synthetic inertia from both HVAC and HVDC connected assets.
The project will also assess the market need for synthetic inertia from offshore wind and the
competitiveness of synthetic inertia from offshore wind compared to other options.
The objective of the project is to deliver a better understanding of synthetic inertia provision from offshore wind, its value and technology options, and inform the offshore wind industry about market needs.
The deadline for clarification questions has passed. Responses to the clarification questions are included below.
The closing date to receive tender submissions has been extended by three days to 24 March 2022, 17:00 GMT.
All tender submissions should be sent electronically to hannah.evans@carbontrust.com, with integrator@carbontrust.com in copy.
