Germany s Research Programme for (Offshore-)Wind Energy Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany 1/23
Renewables in Germany targets at least 12,5 % contribution to electricity consumption in 2010 at least 20 % contribution to electricity consumption in 2020 achieved: 12 % by the end of 2006 2/23
Electricity from Renewables in Germany 160 140 TWh/a 120 100 80 60 40 Biomasse Photovoltaik Geothermie Wind offshore Wind onshore Wasserkraft 20 0 2005 2010 2015 2020 3/23
BMU Budget for Renewables R&D 2002-2006 Solar Thermal CSP 5,9 % 7,6 % Other 8,2 % PV 45,6 % Geothermal 15,1 % Wind 17,6 % 4/23
R&D Funds for Wind Energy 25 20 Mio. 15 10 5 0 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 5/23
Funding for New Projects Mio. 25 20 15 10 5 0 22,6 16,1 12,7 2004 2005 2006 6/23
Distribution of Funds 20 15 10 5 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Ecological Research Research Platforms Test Site Technology 7/23
New Projects 2006 Environmental Impact 13% Research Platforms Offshore 2% Integration 10% Technology 75% 8/23
German R&D Priorities cost reduction development of offshore wind energy grid integration environmental issues 9/23
Projects I FINO 1, 2, 3: offshore research platforms: collecting data on wind and waves, projects on the environmental impact of offshore wind farms etc. development of gear technologies for multi-megawatt turbines development of foundations for offshore Turbines 10/23
Projects II Competence Centre for Rotor Blades as part of the Fraunhofer Centre for Wind Energy and Maritime Engineering in Bremerhaven automisation of the production process of blades optimising wind forecasts storage technologies (e.g. compressed air storage) 11/23
Projects III: Environmental Impact BEOFINO: Benthos monitoring at piles MINOS: monitoring of porpoises, seals, resting birds FINOBIRD: monitoring of bird migration 12/23
Projects IV: Offshore Test Site 50 Mio. over 5 years technology (turbines, foundations, monitoring) Integration into the grid Logistics environment 13/23
Start in 2005, so far 5 projects Cooperation with Denmark on Ecological Issues German partners of cooperation projects are financed by Germany, Danish partners by Denmark all data obtained from joint projects are shared among the parties Discussions on other countries (Sweden, NL) joining Discussions on expansion to other fields (e.g. technological projects) 14/23
Cooperation a panacea? Communication on SETP: All Member States have their own research programmes on energy. a picture of scattered, fragmented and subcritical capacities. structural weaknesses that can only be overcome by concerted action 15/23
Do we need more Cooperation? 1. Europe is leading in many fields of energy technology, in particular in the field of renewables. 2. We already have a broad range of international cooperation. 16/23
Framework for International Cooperation EU (including TP Wind, TP Smart Grids) IEA (Implementing Agreements) Conferences (European Wind Energy Conference, World Wind Energy Conference, German Wind Energy Conference) bi- and multilateral cooperation (e.g. between Germany and Denmark) 17/23
Do we need more Cooperation? 1. Europe is leading in many fields of energy technology, in particular in the field of renewables. 2. We already have a broad range of international cooperation. 3. Cooperation increases bureaucracy and overheads. 4. Competition versus Cooperation 18/23
Criteria for International Cooperation There is more potential for cooperation in fundamental research than in applied research, in research on the environmental effects of wind energy than in research for technological improvements. 19/23
Priorities for International Cooperation 1. Research on Environmental Impact 2. Integration / Smart Grids: European Offshore Grid (3. Technology) 20/23
How to Cooperate? no new institutional arrangements no separate budget lines bottom up approach: We should be ready to support bi- or multilateral projects as long as someone is interested in such projects. But we should not urge anybody to create such projects just for the sake of cooperation. 21/23
BMU-Call published in September 2006 support for bi- and multilateral projects is possible German partners of cooperation projects are financed by us, and we expect the other partners to get support by their respective governments. 22/23
Thank you for your attention! 23/23