Spatial Planning and Permitting in France : What leverage for more efficiency?» Presentation by Frédéric Lanöe President of the French Wind Energie Association (FEE) Bremerhaven 20 th February 2014 Point presse 21 mars 2013 - Paris
The French Wind Energy Association Professional syndicate created in 1996 170 members (GDFS, Siemens, Société General, EDPR, Eole RES ) 90% of the market joined (in terms of MW installed manufactured) Promotes the benefits of wind energy in France Represents the interests of its members towards national and European public authorities and regulation bodies Support companies willing to invest in France & Export Eole Industrie promotes industrial job creation in France Offshore commission led by Pierre Parvex 8150 MW onshore installed capacity 635 MW installed in 2013 (1200 MW in 2010) 11 000 direct jobs 1 billion euros annual investments 3,1% of the consumed electricity at the end of 2012 (14,9 twh) Colloque national éolien 1 & 2 October 2014, Paris 2
7 good reasons to promote offshore in France 1. Long coast (3500 km of maritime coasts) 2. Decent depth ( 20 to 30 in Channel, 30+ Atl, Med deep) 3. 2 nd EU Wind ressource 4. 3 decoupled winds (Channel, Atlantique, Med) 5. Strong grid (with coastal nuclear power strong grid ) 6. Harbours (space, docks, Large cranes) 7. Know how (Petrol, Naval, Energy) 3
10% of national consumption could be covered by offshore windpower within 15 years 25% of electricity consumption (if kept constant) from Wind by 2030 15% by onshore Wind (40 GW) 10% by offshore Wind (15GW) + 6GW floating additional Long term potential : - 80 GW offshore - 120 GW floating 4
France has been slowly but surely awaking to offshore Wind opportunity 2004 tender 2006 FIT 2010 2 GW tender 2013 1 GW tender 2014? 500 MW target 105 MW attributed Enertrag Veulettes 0 constructed 6 GW target by 2020 incl 1GW by 2010 Feed in Tarif 4 sites in 2011 by 2019 2 sites + 2020 to 2023 3 GW fix missing? Floating program? 130 /MWh What s next? Grenelles : 10% elec from wind by 2010 5
FutureFloating technology also requires a specific treatment 6
Round 1 allocated 2 GW in 2011 Key R1 and R2 locations EDF and Alstom won 3 sites out of 4 Saint Brieuc 3 Bretagne Le Tréport Fécamp Courseulles 1 1 2 Basse- Normandie Nord-pasde-Calais Haute- Normandie Picardie Round 1 Winner Turbine MW Fécamp EDF-Dong-WPD Alstom 6M 498 Courseulles EDF-Dong-WPD Alstom 6M 450 St.Brieuc Iberdrola-RES- Neoen Marine Areva 5M 500 Saint Nazaire 4 2 Noirmoutier /Yeu) Pays de la Loire R1 Sites R2 Sites St-Nazaire EDF-Dong- WPD-N&W R1 highlights Alstom 6M 500 Areas Had been proposed by the local prefect following a 1 year and half stakeholders consultation awarded in 2012 2 GW in Brittany and La Manche (Fécamp, Courseulles-sur-Mer, Saint-Nazaire, Saint-Brieuc) 340 installed wind turbines, of which 240 of 6 MW and 100 of 5 MW Annual production : 6 TWh (1,2% of the French consumption) Zone of Treport was not allocated Siemens did also participate with GDFS and Iberdrola Alstom won 3 sites Areva won 1 site and maintained its industrial plan 7
R1 rules aimed at favoring lower price and bigger industrial foot print increment Fixed power Fixed zoning limited options inside zoning Tariffs: Were not made public. Grid separated : There is an additional tariff defined in the tender to compensate the cost of the transmission infrastructure fixed to produce a 7.25% IRR. Premium for price and industrial job creation - price (40 points) -industrial component(40 points) -existing activities and environment (20 points) 8
5 years and more are foreseen from award to commercial operation of R1 State Consortium July 2011 January 2012 April 2012 Oct. 2013 April 2014 October 2014 April 2015 2017-2018 1- Call for tender publication 2- Delivery of offers 3- Selection of prizewinners 4- Detailed feasibility studies 5- Prizewinners confirmation 6- Environmental impact studies 7- Delivery of offers 8- Authorization to occupy maritime area : award 9- Wind farms building 10- Operations
R2 fell short of expectations with only 1 GW for tender 500 MW Tréport Launch : 18 March 2013 Bid submission : 29 th Nov 2013 Winners : April 2014 Deadline 40% of COD : 2021 Deadline 90% of COD: 2022 Deadline 100% of COD: 2023 production : 3 TWh/y (0,6% French consumption) 500 MW Yeu / Noirmoutier 2 consortiums in competition Edf + Wpd / Alstom 6 MW Gdfs + Edpr + Neoen / Areva 8 MW 10 Price could not be above 220/MWh + 35/MWh to compensate for Grid Infrastructure investment) Exit penalties: winners must sign guarantees that gradually decrease with the achievement of milestones (Before t0 +24 m 0, Before t0 +30m: 5m, After t0 +30 m: Start in 25m) same scoring weight Favors bigger turbines / score max for 8 MW
Levers for a faster, cheaper and better accepted offshore Goals Issues Recos Faster construction Cheaper More export Accepted 11 3 authorizations long & litigations x3 Long litigations probable (3 levels X 1 to 2 years each) Favor competition Cost & risk Developed zones are fewer in a tender world Reaction of fishermen + coastal houseowners Simplify to 1 autorization (public maritime concession) Sign permit at minister level like Nuclear plants and judge directly at level 3 (Supreme court) Bigger R3 3GW minimum More open More studies upfront? (watch out timing / need to feed factories beyond 2020) different cost sharing (infra, grid ) More R&D and EU cooperation Spatial planning (in close cooperation) / more space Open ZEE (decree) > 12 NM
ZONING urgent for R3 to happen Step 1: Establish a comprehensive zoning, according to a macroscopic approach based on key criteria. Step 2 : Submit the areas to consultation by regions and the state, and consultation with users to refine them. Some regions have already launched this process to identify potential conflicts of use. Step 3: Refine the zoning from robust data of soil, weather and sea and wind, derived from in situ studies to identify "sub- areas". Main criteria to be taken into account at this stage : Wind data, Météocéaniques data, Data of soil and sub- soil, Elements for grid connection future projects (cost of facilities and network availability ), elements concerning the proximity of ports for installation components and park maintenance ( availability 24h/24h, sufficient water depth).
FEE recommended several criterias - bathymetric limit : less than 50 meters navy rating for touchdown ; 50-200 meters marine odds for floating ; - distance greater than 10 km coast for reduced visual impact and challenges of living with the users of the coastal sea (fishing and boating in particular); - maximum at the coast 55 km distance justified by uncertainty about the technical connection solutions and their economic impact on the project (need to implement the reactive compensation equipment, use DC... ) - taking into account technical and regulatory easements (non-exhaustive and non prohibitive criteria): exclusions and military navigation, areas of the first two calls, aviation easements, perimeters exclusion semaphores, port radars, military and meteorological radars, concessions marine aggregates, approach channels, areas cables - sailors, anchorage areas, drop zones, sites Piling, cantonment areas and artificial reefs.
Contribution of FEE to the French Debate on Energy Transition Conclusion : Offshore wind potential is a reality : 15 GW of fixed offshore and 6 GW of floating offshore by 2030! An ambitious program is the condition to structure the sector and achieve the target of cost reduction. FEE with its industrials promotes the development of offshore wind sector and a comprehensive schedule for technological developments. FEE s role is to facilitate cooperation between the industry and public authorities. 14
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