Integrated Baltic offshore wind electricity grid development (Baltic InteGrid)

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1 Prject cncept fr the INTERREG Baltic Sea Regin Prgramme call fr prpsals Integrated Baltic ffshre wind electricity grid develpment (Baltic InteGrid) Prject summary The main bjective f the prject is t develp the cncept f the Baltic ffshre electricity grid integrated with planned ffshre wind farms which will increase cnnectivity f Baltic energy markets and imprve ffshre wind farm deplyment. This bjective will be achieved thrugh a series f actins including: establishment f six expert wrking grups in different thematic fields, perfrming a high-level analysis leading up t the develpment f the ptimal Baltic grid layut in the Baltic Sea, develpment f in-depth analysis f several fragments f the Baltic grid. All actins will be dne in cperatin with key stakehlders including transmissin system peratrs, investrs, maritime administratin, academic institutins etc. One f the key utputs f the prject will be recmmendatins t the future Ten Year Netwrk Develpment Plans and maritime spatial plans. The prject cnsrtium will include wide variety f partners frm all BSR cuntries. Prject backgrund and justificatin The prject fcuses n tw interlcking issues namely: ffshre wind energy (OWE) develpment and crss-brder pwer grid integratin within the Baltic Sea regin (BSR). Belw the key drivers fr prject implementatin are listed: Renewable energy surces (RES) are an imprtant issue n the EU agenda with the gal f 20% share f renewable energy in final energy cnsumptin until There is still uncertainty regarding the pst-2020 gals, hwever current prpsitins suggest 27% EU gal fr the share f RES in energy cnsumptin (nn-cuntry specific) and 40% fr CO2 emissin reductin by Althugh member states are respnsible fr their wn energy mix. It is certain that EU plicy will

2 push frward with increasing the imprtance f renewable energy via new gals fr RES and the Emissin Trading Scheme. Offshre wind energy is the mst dynamically develping energy sectr in Eurpe. Accrding t the Eurpean Wind Energy Assciatin s (EWEA) statistics 1 a ttal f 2,080 wind turbines were perating in 69 OWFs in 11 cuntries acrss Eurpe at the end f Their ttal capacity amunts t 6562 MW. The EWEA expects the ttal installed capacity in OWE t reach 40 GW by 2020 and 150 GW by Based n an analysis f investr plans and scenaris f transmissin system peratrs (TSO) the ptential fr OWE in the BSR is between 4.9 GW and 12.2 GW until Fllwing the maturing f rising markets such as Pland, Estnia, Lithuania and initial filling f the Nrth Sea and Irish Sea markets Baltic Sea may becme the next ffshre develpment regin. Cst reductin is ne f the key challenges fr OWE. The Nrth Sea experience shws that a meshed-grids cncept (highly intercnnected grid integrated with OWF) can cntribute t lwering the csts. Additinally, the OWFs cnnected t a transnatinal grid will increase the availability and predictability f electricity and decrease the necessity f perating reserve. On a reginal level there are strng differences between BSR cuntries in the attitude twards OWE. In Germany and Denmark specific slutins have been implemented, such as a supprt scheme with 1 EWEA January The Eurpean ffshre wind industry - key trends and statistics prvisins dedicated specifically fr this technlgy. Other BSR cuntries still lack dedicated slutins fr ffshre wind develpment. The challenge which lies befre the BSR is hw t cnnect planned ffshre wind farms in an ecnmically feasible, envirnmentally friendly and scially acceptable way and t use the develpment f OWE t increase the intercnnectivity and thus supprt the cmmn energy market creatin. Mst definitely a crdinated apprach is needed. The develpment f an ffshre electricity transmissin grid is strngly supprted by the EU plicy and is in line with the main EU pririties in Energy 2020 plicy, namely the: sustainability thrugh increased deplyment f RES; cmpetitiveness thrugh well intercnnected cmmn energy market and lwer energy prices; security f energy supply thrugh energy generatin based inexhaustible wind resurces. EU als recgnizes the need t further develp Eurpe s electricity grid t reach the gal agreed n at the Presidency summit in Barcelna in March 2002 fr intercnnectivity equivalent t 10% r beynd f Member State electricity generatin capacity. This means that exprt-imprt capabilities f Member States shuld be at least 10% f their pwer generatin. Additinal transnatinal versea cnnectins will imprve pwer exchange capabilities. Better intercnnectivity in the Baltic regin may ptentially enable the balancing f ffshre wind pwer generatin. 2

3 Maritime spatial plans are a very high pririty n the EU plitical agenda and will play a significant rle in defining the future lcatin f OWF and transmissin infrastructure. EU has already prepared a draft Directive establishing a framewrk fr maritime spatial planning and integrated castal management (COM(2013) 133 final). Mst prjects dedicated t integrated grid develpment fcus n Nrth Sea. There is n similar prject dedicated t Baltic Sea. Main bjective f the Baltic InteGrid The main bjective f the prject is t develp the cncept f the Baltic ffshre electricity grid integrated with planned ffshre wind farms thus increasing cnnectivity f Baltic markets and imprving ffshre wind farm deplyment. Specific bjectives: Perfrm a high-level study n the Baltic grid develpment including: regulatry barriers, spatial and envirnmental cnstraints, technlgical slutins, cst-benefit analysis. Establish a durable platfrm fr transnatinal cmmunicatin and crdinatin in the field f Baltic grid develpment integrated with OWE (Baltic Offshre Grid Frum). Carry ut in-depth feasibility studies fr several ffshre grid cnnectins in the Baltic Sea Regin, integrated with viable ffshre wind farm (OWF). Prvide input t maritime spatial plans t be develped under the prpsal fr a Directive establishing a framewrk fr maritime spatial planning and integrated castal management (COM(2013) 133 final) and future Ten Year Netwrk Develpment Plans (TYNDP) f ENTSO-E. Planned actins: Develp the cncept f the Baltic grid thrugh cperatin f the six wrking grups perfrming analysis in the fields: envirnment & sciety, spatial planning, cst-benefit analysis regulatin & plicy, market & supply chain, technlgy, The analysis will be perfrmed in cperatin and cnsultatins with key stakehlders: ENTSO-E and individual TSOs, OWF develpers, 3

4 prducers, central and reginal authrities, spatial planners and envirnmental authrities which will guarantee uptake f the final results. Create a Baltic Offshre Grid Frum (BOGF) - a cmmunicatin frum fr key stakehlders. It will include a dedicated internet platfrm but als rganizatin f seminars, meetings and cnferences related t ffshre grid develpment in the BSR. The events will be crdinated with VASAB, BASREC and ther relevant BSR agendas. BOGF will include main actrs such as transmissin grid peratrs (TSOs), academic institutins, investrs etc. and als cnsrtia f similar initiatives in the Nrth Sea: The Nrth Seas Cuntries' Offshre Grid Initiative (NSCOGI), NrthSeaGrid, E- highway, Kriergers Flak, BaltSeaPlan, Twenties prject, EERA-DTOC etc. Carry ut feasibility studies fr 2-3 ffshre grid cnnectins in the Baltic Sea Regin, integrated with viable OWF prjects as first steps t creating the Baltic grid. Intercnnectrs have t cntribute t: balancing f wind energy and increasing exprt-imprt capacity in the regin. Develp recmmendatins and prpsitins fr: the future Ten Year Netwrk Develpment, maritime spatial plan. Regulatin & Plicy current strategies, regulatins key bttlenecks cmmn plicy framewrk fr OWE recmmendatins Technlgy electricity transmissin mdel fr the BSR pssible technical slutins (HVDC/HVAC, meshed grid slutins) ptential ffshre grid cnnectin pints and their capacity framewrk cnditins fr Baltic grid develpment Spatial planning maritime spatial plans knwn spatial cnstrains Market & Supply chain Baltic grid Cncept within knwn ptential in the BSR cnstraints market size evaluatin ptential supply chain in the BSR business mdels fr cperatin in relatins investrs/tso and TSO/TSO - framewrk fr agreements Envirnment & sciety impact n fauna and flra impact n ther sea users Establishing framewrk cnditins fr baltic grid develpment Cst-benefit analysis ecnmic feasibility investment csts meshed vs. individual cnnectin added value f Baltic grid and OWE develpment n the ecnmy f the BSR calculatin f cst reductin 4

5 Tasks perfrmed up t date The Baltic InteGrid is being develped under the seed fund f EUSBSR Seed Mney Facility. Until nw the fllwing activities have been perfrmed: A thrugh analysis f state f play f ffshre wind energy and ffshre grid was perfrmed. The prject cncept has been cnsulted with the INTERREG Baltic Sea Regin Prgramme Jint Technical Secretariat n the December 4 th during the lead applicant seminar in Riga. It has been well received and was said t be in line with the Prgramme pririties. The prject cncept has been bradly cnsulted. In effect 19 entities have issued a letter f interest amng which are: TSOs (50 hertz, PSE S.A., Litgrid AB, Elering), develpers (PGE S.A., Baltex), Ministry f Ecnmy in Latvia, Ministry f Energy in Lithuania, Maritime Office in Gdynia. Prject has been apprved in the cncept nte stage f the Interreg BSR Prgramme. Full applicatin is t be submitted in July. The Pririty Area Crdinatr - Energy issued a letter f intent stating that the prject may be flagship prject f the EU BSR Strategy. Interreg BSR Prgramme Call Estimated prject budget: 4 m EUR (up t 75-85% funding rate) Prjected time frame: 14 July 2015: Submissin f full applicatin End f 2015: Decisin n applicatins : Prject implementatin Prject cnsrtium The prject cnsrtium includes different rganisatins such as: NGOs, academic institutins, netwrking rganisatins, private entities. Prject partners: Institute fr Climate Prtectin, Energy and Mbility (Germany) prject Leader German Offshre Wind Energy Fundatin (Germany) Fundatin fr Sustainable Energy (Pland) Rstck Business and Technlgy Develpment (Germany) Technical University f Denmark (Denmark) Energy Agency fr Sutheast Sweden (Sweden) Deutsche WindGuard (Germany) Maritime Institute in Gdańsk (Pland) Latvian Assciatin f Lcal and Reginal Gvernments (Latvia) University f Helsinki (Finland) University f Tartu (Estnia) Klaipeda University Castal Research and Planning Institute (Lithuania) University f Aarhus (Denmark) Lund University (Sweden) 5