Application of Multiterminal HVDC Interconnections in European Transmission Grid

This study focuses on one of the main concepts regarding strategies to be adopted to reach the European policy targets, regarding Green House Gas emissions (GHG). The subsidization of renewable energy sources showed its limits, due to the fact that such power plants can create several problems to the power grids they are connected to, and for this reason the implementation of new or more advanced grid configurations may be a more effective approach to enable the diffusion of further renewable energy sources across the EU. One of the more interesting concepts regarding grid configurations, which allow the integration of renewable energy sources, is the increase of transmission capacity across countries, by means of multi-terminal High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) grids, together with a fully integrated European electricity market. This study will focus on the drivers behind the adoption of such a strategy and the challenges that will need to be faced.