Electrification of oil platforms through Offshore wind farms: Opportunities and challenges

Abstract

The present work aims to evaluate the main parameters related to the integration of offshore wind farms with oil platforms for the purpose of generation and consumption of electricity by the oil and gas producing unit, as well as to evaluate their potential contribution to a low carbon economy. To this end, a review of the state of the art on the subject is carried out, in order to identify the main technical, economic and regulatory obstacles to the wide use of offshore wind farms for the electrification of oil platforms.