AFRY (2020), Interconnector and hub internal connector utilisation study - report
This study focuses on understanding the utilisation and the utilisation drivers of the interconnection capacity and the hub internal connection capacity of three hub-and-spoke configurations. The study analyses the years 2030 and 2040 to get a deeper understanding of the impact of demand and supply developments on the value of interconnection by conducting a power market modelling.
The end goal of this study is to create a first insight into transmission capacity utilisation, thereby enabling the optimisation of interconnector and hub internal connector capacities between the 2GW-modules of a hub-and-spoke project.
This study does not intend to give insight in total project costs and benefits for a hub-and-spoke project, but only looks at the coupled day-ahead energy market and what capacities between the envisioned 2GW-modules enables a copper plate functionality between all (inter-)connected 2GW-modules. Other (intra-day) markets are out of scope for this study.
