L.M. (Malin) Andreasson, Dr

September 2020 - September 2024: Developing Offshore Storage and Transport Alternatives) (NWO)

- The Dutch government is committed to several climate change agreements and aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. In addition, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has focused renewed attention on the need to ensure the security of the Dutch energy supply. Expanding offshore renewable energy generation is one way to achieve these goals. The Netherlands has set ambitious targets of 21 GW of offshore wind capacity in the North Sea by 2030, increasing to 72 GW by 2050. Achieving these targets, while taking into account limited offshore space, intermittency issues and the need for cost-effective energy transport to shore, will require the deployment of innovative offshore energy technologies. These include alternative cable connections, electricity storage and hydrogen production and transport infrastructure. However, the successful deployment of these technologies depends on a stable and supportive legal framework. The absence of such a framework could discourage investment and delay offshore deployment. This research, therefore, presents a legal response to enable the large-scale development of offshore wind energy in the Dutch part of the North Sea. It addresses the legal challenges associated with the deployment of these innovative offshore energy technologies and proposes potential solutions to overcome them, advocating for a more integrated regulatory approach to offshore energy activities. The aim of the DOSTA project is to assess the feasibility of implementing these technologies from technical, economic, legal and governance perspectives and to provide interdisciplinary policy recommendations.

May 2023 - August 2024: North Sea Wind Power Hub

- The North Sea Wind Power Hub programme consortium has joined forces to meet climate change targets. The work of the consortium is based on research, stakeholder interaction and experience from previous projects. The consortium partners are Energinet, Gasunie and TenneT. Lisa van Nieuwkoop and Liv Malin Andreasson were responsible for the legal assessment of the hub-and-spoke concept, providing an overview of the legal regimes in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.

March 2020 - December 2020: Havenschets

- The Havenschets Project is a TKI-funded research project that looks at the future roles of Dutch ports regarding conversion, transport and storage of the energy produced in the North Sea. The basis of the study lies in the projected available capacity for energy production towards 2050 in the North Sea. This energy must eventually be brought to shore in order to be available for final use further inland at the right time, and in the right form and quality. Liv Malin Andreasson was responsible for the legal part of the project, focusing on the applicable regulations for the landing of electricity generated at sea and its possible conversion within port regions.

January 2019 - June 2020: North Sea Energy - Offshore System Integration

- North Sea Energy is a TKI-funded research project that consists of several phases. So far two phases have been concluded: NSE2 and NSE3. The project considers the possibilities to promote the North Sea as a low carbon energy region. The research has, inter alia, focused on offshore system integration and the production and transport of green hydrogen offshore. All projects have taken a multidisciplinary approach.