RENEWABLE ENERGY - Interreg IVB presentation. Iain Todd Renewables Champion. 23 September 2008

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1 RENEWABLE ENERGY - Interreg IVB presentation Iain Todd Renewables Champion 23 September 2008

2 NORTH SEA

3 PIONEERING NORTH SEA

4 NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS

5 CARTA MARINA 1539

6 CARTA MARINA - DETAIL

7 Europe 2100 (unchanged)

8 EUROPE wind resource Full Load Hours/Year

9 TARGETS EU has agreed (March 07) that 20% of all energy to be renewable by 2020

10 ENERGY TARGETS by country Denmark 17% 30% France 10% 23% Germany 6% 18% Netherlands 2.6% 14% Belgium 2.2% 13% UK 1.3% 15% Norway

11 UK RENEWABLES POLICY Political targets Renewables Obligation Capital grants Research and development grants Offshore strategy Grid reinforcement Planning tools

12 EFFECTIVENESS (1)

13 EFFECTIVENESS (2)

14 RENEWABLES PROJECTIONS

15 OFFSHORE PROJECTS R1

16 ROUND 2

17 ROUND 3

18 UK ROUND 3 11 zones announced for licensing (9 off England and Wales, 2 off Scotland) Applications in 2009 Plan to build 25,000 MW offshore wind, in water depths around 40 metres Replacing one third of UK electricity supply Scale of investment comparable to oil and gas industry

19 INTRODUCING AREG Meet national renewables targets Support job creation and economic growth Transfer existing capabilities Skills/ people retention Image and awareness Make Aberdeen as famous for renewables as it is for oil and gas

20 ABERDEEN OFFSHORE WIND FARM

21 GREAT YARMOUTH

22 WIND FARM ISSUES Shipping safety Environment birds mammals, sea-bed Civil aviation Defence considerations Fishing Tourism and leisure

23 VESSEL MOVEMENTS

24 SHIPPING OTHER SITES Blue = Rd 1, Red = Rd 2. (Kentish Flats Operational; Gunfleet Sands, Greater Gabbard, Thanet, London Array approved.)

25 WIND FARM ISSUES Shipping safety Environment birds mammals, sea-bed Civil aviation Defence considerations Fishing Tourism and leisure

26 BIRD WATCHING

27 BOAT SURVEYS

28 RADAR RESULTS - (AUKS APRIL EVENING)

29 RED-THROATED DIVER (WINTER) SANDWICH TERNS (BREEDING SEASON)

30 HARBOUR PORPOISE SITINGS

31 WIND FARM ISSUES Shipping safety Environment birds mammals, sea-bed Civil aviation Defence considerations Fishing Tourism and leisure

32 CIVIL AVIATION (1)

33 WIND FARM ISSUES Shipping safety Environment birds mammals, sea-bed Civil aviation Defence considerations Fishing Tourism and leisure

34 LEISURE

35 RENEWABLE TEST CENTRES Wind Marine EMEC Beatrice Frederikshavn Aberdeen Høvsøre (Risø) Myres Hill (TUV NEL) NaREC Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog (WINDTEST) Cuxhaven (DEWI) Wilhelmshaven (DEWI) Wieringermeer (ECN) Wave Hub Grevenbroich (WINDTEST) Spain: WINDTEST and others USA: NREL

36 TEST CENTRE OUTCOMES Site has a good wind source Large offshore skills base Academic centre Good access Relatively benign marine environment Range of water depths

37 TEST CENTRE - FURTHER WORK Wind resource Options to combine test centre and wind farm Funding Technical areas Collaboration opportunities

38 ENERGY FUTURES CENTRE Energy Futures Centre

39 ENERGY FUTURES CENTRE

40 ENERGY FUTURES CENTRE

41 ENERGY FUTURES CENTRE

42 AREG ORIGINAL REMIT Diversification Job creation Sustainability Image and tourism Application of expertise to national renewables targets

43 BEATRICE FABRICATION

44 BEATRICE Beatrice project world-leading Largest (5 MW) Deepest (45 metres) First jacket fabrication Onshore fabrication Possible extension to 200 turbines (1000 MW)

45 TALISMAN - BEATRICE (1)

46 TALISMAN - BEATRICE (2)

47 TALISMAN - BEATRICE (3)

48 MARINE ENERGY

49 ROTECH TIDAL TURBINE

50 FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS Aberdeen offshore wind test centre Scottish European Green Energy Centre UK Round 3 programme Wave and tidal sectors Identifying international opportunities for commercial expansion

51 FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS Greenpeace September 2008 The North Sea Electricity Grid report calls for the creation of an offshore network to enable the smooth flow of electricity generated from renewable sources into the power systems of 7 countries UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark and Norway.

52 RENEWABLE ENERGY - Interreg IVB presentation Iain Todd Renewables Champion 23 September 2008