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The role of offshore wind in the
European Renewable Industry
Philip Wolfe
Renewable Energy Association
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Renewable Energy AssociationSome 600 members
> Multinationals to high-tech start-ups
> Energy suppliers to energy users
Renewable heat, power, fuel & CHP
All technologies:> Biomass
> Bioenergy
> Solar
> Wind
> Marine
> Hydro
> Heat pumps
Trade Association Forum; 5th February 2009
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Lilligrund © Vattenfall
Topics
Offshore wind in Europe today
Policy context for the future
Projected future trends
Infrastructure issues
Recession and recovery
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Wind energy in Europe
Source: EWEA
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European offshore wind sites
Source: EWEA
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UK offshore wind sites
Rounds
1 & 2
Round 3
Source: The Crown Estate
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Policy drivers
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The 2020 EU targets – “20-20-20”
Emissions reductions Binding
> 20% unilateral, or
> 30% if multilateral
Energy conservation Non-binding
> 20% below current projections
Renewables Binding
> 20% of total energy
> 10% of transport fuels
total energy
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Eleven years to 2020
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Austria
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Portugal
Romania
Slovenia
Slovak Republic
Finland
Sweden
Denmark
France
Germany
United Kingdom
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© Vattenfall
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Future developments
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Contribution to renewables
Source: EREC
To be
updated
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Future on- and off-shore wind
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Source: EWEA
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UK government scenario for 2020
Source: BERR
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Transport Heat Power
Today Onboard OnshoreOnsite On farm NearshoreOffshore Fossil & nuclear
REA UK scenario for 2020
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© Multibrid
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Infrastructure contribution
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„Offshore Super-grid‟
Source: Airtricity
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Updating the vision for 2020
New EU-funded project (REPAP 2020)
Evolves national industry roadmaps
Supports governments in producing National Renewable Energy Action Plans
Critiques the NREAPs for the EC
Coincidentally in all 27 member states, so:
> Shared best practice
> Cross-fertilisation of ideas
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Nysted © DONG
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Sustainable recovery
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Green New Deal
Recession – recovery must be sustainable
Stimulus packages – 20% should be ‘green’1
> USA 12%; China 37%; Germany 13%2
Energy efficiency & renewables a major part
Renewables in EU & UK stimulus packages
1 Professor Lord Stern
2 HSBC
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EU stimulus package (part)Project Capacity Location Contribn.
1) Grid integration of offshore wind energy
Baltic I and II - Kriegers Flak I, II, III 1.5 GW Denmark, Sweden,
Germany, Poland € 150m
North sea grid 1 GW UK, Netherlands,
Germany, Ireland,
Denmark€ 150m
2) New turbines, structures and components, optimisation of manufacturing capacities
Alpha Ventus / Bard Offshore 1 New 6-7 MW turbines in deeper waters (up to 40m)
0.5 GW Germany, Poland € 150m
Aberdeen offshore wind farm(European testing centre)
0.25 GW UK€ 40m
Thornton Bank5 MW turbines in deep waters (up to 30m) with low visual
impact (up to 30 km).
90MW Belgium
€ 10m
TOTAL € 500m
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REA‟s Green New Energy Deal
Centralised energy
> Offshore wind
Decentralised Energy
> Bridges to tariffs
Energy infrastructure, including:
> Smart metering, distribution networks
Skills, research and awareness
Budget 2009
2 ROCs £525m
£70m
£0 new
part of £260m
Supply chain & manufacturing £405m
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The role of offshore wind in the
European Renewable Industry
Philip Wolfe
Renewable Energy Association
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