ADOreD at WESC 2025

Doctoral Candidates from our network participated with presentations at the Wind Energy Science Conference (WESC) 2025 in Nantes, France from the 24-27 of June, gathering +1200 attendees from academia and industry.

ADOreD was the main figure at the session "Offshore Wind and AC/DC Grids" with the following presentations:

• "Transmission expansion planning using continuous variables for AC/DC grid to interconnect offshore wind energy" by Bernardo Castro Valerio.

• "Optimal Design and Sizing of Energy Islands Integrating Battery Energy Storage Systems, HVDC Systems and Hydrogen Energy Storage" by Mario Useche-Arteaga.

• "Holistic Grid-Forming Control for HVDC-Connected Offshore Wind Power Plants to Provide Frequency Response" by Zhenghua Xu.

• "Testing of Distance Protection in Offshore Wind Power Plants" by Alexander Novikov.

• "EMT study of interactions between Multi-Vender Offshore Wind Power Plants Connected to Weak Grids" by Germano Mugambi.

This event was valuable platform for cross-disciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange, key to drive a stronger integration of renewables, and in particular, wind energy into the grid.