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In collaboration with Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, Kinewell Energy are delivering a Hydrogen Cost Reduction (HyCoRe) programme on behalf of Northern Gas Networks funded by Ofgem’s strategic investment fund (SIF). Using KDOTS alongside KLOC, the project has improved understanding around integration between offshore wind and electrolysis to create green hydrogen. In particular, the project focused on the optimal placement of infrastructure, such as electrolysers and energy storage.

Kinewell provided cable optimization consultancy for Equinor’s Beacon Wind project, a major offshore wind farm off the US East Coast with a planned capacity of over 2.5 GW. Using our KLOC software, we optimized the inter-array cable layout to reduce predicted CAPEX costs during early design stages. The team considered various project uncertainties and optimized for both minimum CAPEX and minimum combined CAPEX and OPEX. This approach resulted in CAPEX savings, potential OPEX reductions through minimized electrical and unavailability losses, and valuable insights into cost trade-offs. The ability to rapidly evaluate multiple scenarios enabled Equinor to make informed decisions, de-risk critical design aspects, and allow their engineers to focus on other areas of the project.