A roadmap for multifunctional use in the North Sea
Conference/JournalMARIN Report 142
Date17 Dec 2024
The number of wind turbines in the North Sea is growing rapidly, which is good news for the energy transition, but the North Sea is already pretty full. Shipping, fishing and the extraction of fossil fuels are also taking place there, and new users are already emerging - from floating solar parks to hydrogen production. MARIN, Deltares and TNO, together with interested parties, researched multifunctional usage, such as how they can make offshore wind farms suitable for several users.
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Floor Spaargaren
Project Manager
ROADMAP OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
This multifunctional approach or “symbiosis” focuses on the Roadmap for technological advancements needed for Symbiosis Inclusive Design in offshore wind (Road2SID) research project that is coordinated by Deltares. The aim was to draw up a roadmap of the technological and administrative developments needed to combine wind farms producing 22 gigawatts with other uses by 2030, in anticipation of the target of 70 gigawatts by 2050.
Closure meeting of the Road2SID project at Deltares