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Interconnecting the Baltic Sea countries via offshore energy (BaltHub)

BaltHub will analyze the cost-effectiveness of Baltic Sea energy hubs.

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Interconnecting the Baltic Sea countries via offshore energy

Acronym: BaltHub
Duration: 01.01.2021–31.12.2022
Funding: 1 748 253 NOK
Project owner: Technical University of Denmark
Project manager: Poul Ejnar Sørensen
Project partners: Tallinn University of Technology, SINTEF, Kaunas University of Technology
Observers: Fingrid Oyj, Elering AS, LITGRID AB, Energinet
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Kevin Johnsen
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Project results

BaltHub conference paper

BaltHub Policy Brief: Offshore energy hubs in the Baltic Sea

The Value of Sector Coupling for the Development of Offshore Power Grids

About BaltHub

With integrated energy system analysis covering the Baltic-Nordic region and beyond, BaltHub analyses the cost-effectiveness of Baltic Sea energy hubs. Such hubs have large amounts of offshore wind power connected far in the sea where wind speeds are high. The hubs can also be used to interconnect the onshore energy systems of the Baltic Sea countries, allowing efficient flow of…