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Phase one of the JIP will run through early 2024, during which DNV and the JIP participants will undertake an inventory of and prioritize key technical issues that stand in the way of the timely and efficient use of HVDC transmission.

After ranking the issues based on the participants’ experiences, the group will identify a stakeholder body most responsible for implementing a solution. 

Members of the JIP

  • Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind 
  • DNV
  • EDF Renewables 
  • Equinor 
  • Invenergy
  • National Grid Ventures 
  • Ocean Winds
  • PPL TransLink WindGrid 
  • RWE 
  • Shell
  • TotalEnergies

HVDC transmission

More than 5,900 miles of HVDC undersea transmission cables are needed to enable efficient offshore wind development

This JIP comes at a critical time. Currently, HVDC transmission is not widely used within the U.S., and there are appreciable barriers to its further development that represent a serious risk to the long-term development, growth, and economic feasibility of clean energy projects being propelled by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.

DNV’s recently published Energy Transition North America report found that the U.S. will not achieve its clean energy goals without modernizing its power grid. Its forecast shows that more than 5,900 miles of HVDC undersea transmission cables are needed to enable efficient offshore wind development by mid-century. 

no transition without transmission

To put it simply, there will be no transition without transmission,” said Richard S. Barnes, Region President, Energy Systems North America at DNV.

It doesn’t matter how much clean power generation capacity is online if there is no low-cost, reliable way to get that energy to the grid. HVDC transmission is a key part of the solution, and DNV is proud to be working with leading offshore wind and transmission companies to tackle head-on the barriers preventing its deployment.”

JIP findings

DNV and the JIP participants hope to reduce project risks, accelerate deployment timelines

Upon completion of phase one, DNV and the JIP participants will use the JIP findings to raise awareness of the barriers to the greater use of HVDC transmission and the stakeholder bodies that can help overcome them.

Through this effort, DNV and the JIP participants hope to reduce project risks, accelerate deployment timelines, and ensure that supply chain constraints are appropriately considered.

affordable, reliable, and sustainable grid

DNV has been collaborating with businesses and governments for more than 90 years to ensure affordable, reliable, and sustainable grid operations. In September 2023, DNV was awarded the role of coordinating offshore wind and transmission developers, utilities, regional transmission operators, equipment manufacturers, and other key stakeholders to identify gaps in U.S. HVDC standards.

Additionally, DNV coordinated the European Union’s Horizon 2020 PROMOTioN project to research, develop, and demonstrate the key technologies and regulatory and economic frameworks essential for accelerating the deployment of meshed HVDC offshore grids.

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