Converter Station

General Information

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Clyde Marine Region

Adriatic Sea

Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Converter Station

Layer Info
Category	Activities
Sub-category	Energy

Description

Converter stations can be used as in intermediate step when bringing offshore energy to land. These stations can be the point where the cables from different offshore energy sources join and are converted from AC to DC to transport energy over longer distances. After conversion, more powerfull cables can bring the energy from the converter station to shore, where the energy will have to be converted again from DC to AC.

MSP Challenge

For the purpose of the MSP Challenge, users can plan for converter stations to optimize the number of cables to transport the energy to shore. The AC or DC types of cables are not taken into account, but the capacity (in watt) of the cables is.

Converter stations do not contribute to pressures on the ecosystem.

Return to energy.

Types

• 400MW
• 800MW

Metadata

Not applicable. The existing landing stations were placed based on rough estimations or energy model requirements.

Types

• 400MW
• 800MW

Metadata

In the Baltic Sea, there are two layers depicting the converter stations (both use the same types refered above):

• Converter Stations: placed based on rough estimations or energy model requirements.
• Converter Stations (Land Grid): Derived from HELCOM.fi land grid acessed on 2018-12.

Western Baltic Sea

The Converter Station layer in the Western Baltic Sea Edition remains consistent with that featured in the Baltic Sea edition.

Types

• 400MW

Metadata

Not applicable. At the moment of development of the Clyde Marine Region edition there was no offshore energy production in the region. This layer exists just for planning purposes.

Types

• 400MW
• 800MW

Metadata

Not applicable.

At the moment of development of the Adriatic Sea edition there was no offshore energy production in the region. This layer exists just for planning purposes.

Types

• 400MW
• 800MW

Metadata

Not applicable.

At the moment of development of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea edition there was no offshore energy production in the region. This layer exists just for planning purposes.