SCIENTIFIC PAPER – Designing sustainable wind farms requires considering both economic and environmental impacts beyond just the cost of energy. This study presents a framework to assess these impacts, revealing that technological choices like low specific power, tall towers, and high export cable voltage can improve overall performance, with significant environmental effects stemming from steel production and vessel activities.

Authors: S. Kainz, A. Guillore, and C. L. Bottasso

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The present deliverable summarizes the Reference Scenarios used for techno-economic and environmental model development in the SUDOCO project. The scenarios consist of reference wind park designs in The Netherlands, Portugal, and Denmark. The document is currently under review by the European Commission, pending approval.

The offshore wind industry has gained significant momentum in recent years as a sustainable solution in the fight against climate change, meeting the EU’s growing demand for renewable energy. The new SUDOCO project has the aim to set up the Control Room of the Future for offshore wind farms.