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Article

Transforming Grid Systems for Sustainable Energy Futures: The Role of Energy Storage in Offshore Wind and Floating Solar

by
Sajid Hussain Qazi
1,2,*,
Marvi Dashi Kalhoro
3,
Dimitar Bozalakov
1,2 and
Lieven Vandevelde
1,2
1
Department of Electromechanical, Systems and Metal Engineering, Ghent University, Technologiepark Zwijnaarde 131, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
2
FlandersMake@UGent—Core Lab MIRO, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
3
Team Lead, Basecamp Data Solutions, Hyderabad 71000, Pakistan
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Batteries 2025, 11(6), 233; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11060233
Submission received: 14 May 2025 / Revised: 11 June 2025 / Accepted: 12 June 2025 / Published: 16 June 2025
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Integrating offshore renewable energy (ORE) into power systems is vital for sustainable energy transitions. This paper examines the challenges and opportunities in integrating ORE, focusing on offshore wind and floating solar, into grid systems. A simulation was conducted using a 5 MW offshore wind turbine and a 2 MW floating PV (FPV) system, complemented by a 10 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). The simulation utilized the typical load profile of Belgium and actual 2023 electricity price data, along with realistic wind and solar generation patterns for a location at the sea border of Belgium and the Netherlands. The use of real operational and market data ensures the practical relevance of the results. This study highlights the importance of BESS, targeting a significant revenue by participating in system imbalance and providing ancillary services (aFRR and mFRR). Key findings emphasize the need for grid infrastructure transformation to support ORE’s growing investments and deployment. This research underscores the essential role of technological innovation and strategic planning in optimizing the potential of ORE sources.
Keywords: offshore renewables; grid integration; energy transition; sustainable energy future; grid modernization offshore renewables; grid integration; energy transition; sustainable energy future; grid modernization

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Qazi, S.H.; Kalhoro, M.D.; Bozalakov, D.; Vandevelde, L. Transforming Grid Systems for Sustainable Energy Futures: The Role of Energy Storage in Offshore Wind and Floating Solar. Batteries 2025, 11, 233. https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11060233

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Qazi SH, Kalhoro MD, Bozalakov D, Vandevelde L. Transforming Grid Systems for Sustainable Energy Futures: The Role of Energy Storage in Offshore Wind and Floating Solar. Batteries. 2025; 11(6):233. https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11060233

Chicago/Turabian Style

Qazi, Sajid Hussain, Marvi Dashi Kalhoro, Dimitar Bozalakov, and Lieven Vandevelde. 2025. "Transforming Grid Systems for Sustainable Energy Futures: The Role of Energy Storage in Offshore Wind and Floating Solar" Batteries 11, no. 6: 233. https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11060233

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Qazi, S. H., Kalhoro, M. D., Bozalakov, D., & Vandevelde, L. (2025). Transforming Grid Systems for Sustainable Energy Futures: The Role of Energy Storage in Offshore Wind and Floating Solar. Batteries, 11(6), 233. https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11060233

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