Dogger Bank – Engineering support and consultancy for Equinor’s and SSE Renewable’s Offshore Wind Farm project(s)

Dogger Bank is the world’s biggest offshore wind farm under development. Equinor and its partner SSE Renewables have been awarded contracts to develop the offshore wind farm in the Dogger Bank region of the North Sea with a total installed capacity of 3.6 GW. The project developers have approached RTE international to provide engineering support and consultancy services with regards to offshore side harmonic interaction studies, design assurance and performance verification.

Services delivered

On the offshore side interaction studies and design assurance

• Review of harmonic studies
• Test and review WTG PSCAD models for harmonic impedance assessment
• Assessment of filter options

On the dynamic performance verification

• Support of design and dynamic performance review
• Validation of AC network equivalent models
• Definition of network study cases

Review and support for

• Temporary and transient overvoltage studies
• Electromagnetic dynamic performance studies
• Compliance and Grid Code studies
• Insulation coordination
• Control stability studies