Esben Lunde LarsenDeputy Mayor in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality PhD student at the University of Copenhagen

Main points

• 80 % off all windmills in Denmark are owned by farmers

• The system is build to support this:- Make your windmill park, and you are on…- Financial system is present- The public electrical infrastructure is present- Public planning is present

• The local acceptance is secured due to new law

How the industri started

Turbine development in size

1982- 1990- 1994- 1996- 2000- Year55-200 kW 150-300 kW 450-750 kW 1,5-2,000 kW 2–5,000 kW Kapacity

Windmill industry in Denmark

• Turnover of Danish businesses in Denmark51.1 billion Danish kroners

• Global turnover of Danish businesses 91.4 billion Danish kroners

• The export of Danish businesses in 2009 41.7 billion Danish kroners

• The share of Danish businesses of the total Danish export 8,5 percent

• The employment in Denmark in 2009 24.700 persons – in the Municipality 4.000

Power purchase agreement

• All financial figures in the following are based on a PPA ”Power purchase agreement” of minimum 8,2 EUR cent/kWh, for a period aiming to return the investment

Windmills - plan and strategy

• To set up windmills is a part of the vision for Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality to become self-sufficient from energy sources by 2020

• The Municipality will be an area for renewable energy and environmentally friendly production

• Besides wind the Municipality is engaged in biogas, hydrogen, wave energy, sun- and geothermal heat

Jobs

• Production of windmills creates jobs• 2.000 people are directly employed

in the production of windmills in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality

• Another 2000 people are employed in businesses delivering goods and services to the windmill industry

The Seaway West

• To create business development• To improve infrastructure• Expectations of 12 to 20 new businesses

in Hvide Sande • 460 permanent jobs to the offshore-

market in the North Sea• A sustainable project with focus on

energy, climate and environment• Not only for the sake of

Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality

Leading in wind power development

150 metres high turbine• In the background

smaller turbines, total height 30 metres

Law for Renewable Energy

• Right to buy

• The Green-Scheme

• Loss of Value

Value for the landowner/farmer

Added value for the landowner

Participate in the project

• All neighbours within a defined distance, will be invited to participate in the project, and will be given financial support to do soExample

The 7 neighbours all received a financial support of EUR 16.000.

They could then individually decide wether to invest or not.

The amount will depend on number of turbines, and number of neighbours.

Present example

• Locals in the process of building a Village Hall, partially financed from the building of 6 wtg’s of 3 MW

The local farmer

A new Skindbjerg-project

• 1996: EUR 200.000 for a 485 kW windmill• 0,31 d.kr. pr. kWh in 2010• Produces about 485.000 kWh per year

• 2010: EUR 5 million for a 3000 kWh windmill• 0,60 d.kr. pr. kWh in 2010• Produces about 11 million kWh per year