The European offshore wind industry Anne-Bénédicte Genachte Regulatory Affairs Advisor Offshore Wind Power The European Wind Energy Association 05 March 2012
Outline About EWEA The offshore wind market in 2011 Scenarios for 2020 & 2030 Main trends Key challenges
What is the European Wind Energy Association? EWEA is the voice of the wind industry in Europe Activities include: Researching the latest developments in the wind sector Coordinating EC-funded projects Disseminating high quality, up-to-date information Raising awareness of the benefits of wind power Organising Europe s premier wind energy events
More than 700 members from almost 60 countries Manufacturers with a leading share of the global wind power market Component suppliers Research institutes National wind and renewable associations Developers Electricity providers Finance and insurance companies Consultants Contractors www.ewea.org/membership This combined strength makes EWEA the world s largest and powerful wind energy network
EWEA s leading members
Outline About EWEA The offshore wind market in 2011 Scenarios for 2020 & 2030 Main trends Key challenges
First offshore wind farm Vindeby (DK), online in 1991 Tech. specs.: - 11 WT of 450 kw (0.45 MW) - Hub height 35m above sea level - Distance to shore 1.5 km to 3 km - Rotor diameter 35m - Water depth 2m to 6m - Distance between turbines 500m - Total area 3km²
Largest offshore wind farm (to date) Thanet (UK), online in 2010 Tech. specs.: - 11 WT of 450 kw (0.45 MW) Production 11.2 GWh per year - Distance to shore 1.5 km to 3 km Capacity factor 21.1% - Water depth 2m to 6m Hub height 35m above sea level - Distance between turbines 500m Rotor diameter 35m - Total area 3km² Tech. specs.: - 100 WT of 3MW - Distance to shore 7km to 8.5km - Water depth 20m to 25m - Distance between turbines 800m - Total area 35km² - Hub height 70m above sea - Rotor diameter 90m
Cumulative and annual offshore wind installations (MW) Cumulative 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 Annual 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0
Installed capacity: Share of 2011 installations (MW/%)
Market outlook: 2012 and beyond Once completed, the nine offshore projects currently under construction will increase installed capacity by a further 2,375 MW. Bringing cumulative capacity in Europe to 6,188 MW. Preparatory work has started on nine other projects, these have a cumulative installed capacity of 2,910 MW.
Market outlook 2011 offshore market: Online, underconstuction and consented projects (MW) Share of consented offshore capacity 20,000 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 Latvia; 1% Norway; 2% UK; 5% Belgium; 5% Finland; 5% Sweden; 6% Estonia; 7% Italy; 1% Denmark; 0% Germany; 6,726/45% Online Under construction Consented Ireland; 11% Netherlands; 12%
Outline About EWEA The offshore wind market in 2011 Scenarios for 2020 & 2030 Main trends Key challenges
Offshore wind energy market in the EU in 2020 Total installed capacity of 40,000 MW Meeting 4.2% of total EU electricity demand Annual installations of 6,900 MW Avoiding 102 Mt of CO 2 annually Total electricity production of 148 TWh Annual investments in offshore wind turbines of 10.4 billion Cumulative investments in offshore wind turbines of 65.9 billion in the period 2011-2020.
Offshore wind energy market in the EU in 2030 Total installed capacity of 150,000 MW Annual installations of 13,700 MW Total electricity production of 562 TWh Meeting 13.9% of total EU electricity demand Avoiding 315 Mt of CO2 in 2030 Annual investments in offshore wind turbines of 17 billion in 2030 Cumulative investments of 145.2 billion from 2021 to 2030
Outline About EWEA The offshore wind market in 2011 Scenarios for 2020 & 2030 Main trends Key challenges
Average online wind farm size (MW) 600 555 500 400 300 301 342 200 166 155 199 100 5 2 5 17 3 4 25 65 30 91 46 80 69 60
Average offshore wind turbine sizes (MW) 4 3 2 1 0
Trends Distance and water depth of wind farms BARD 1 (DE) Vindeby Thanet Alpha Ventus (DE) East Anglia Array (UK) Tech. specs.: - 100 WT of 3MW - Distance to shore 7km to 8.5km - Water depth 20m to 25m Beatrice (UK) - Distance between turbines 800m Prinses Amalia (NL) - Total area 35km² - Hub height 70m above sea - Rotor diameter 90m
Trends Distance and water depth of wind farms H2-20 (DE) Hornsea (UK) Dogger Bank (UK) Tech. specs.: - 100 WT of 3MW - Distance to shore 7km to 8.5km - Water depth 20m to 25m - Distance between turbines 800m - Total area 35km² - Hub height 70m above sea - Rotor diameter 90m Palamos (ES) Roses (ES)
Outline About EWEA The offshore wind market in 2011 Scenarios for 2020 & 2030 Main trends Key challenges
KEY MESSAGES The European Union leads the world in offshore wind power with 4,000MW already installed This major industrial development will bring a significant number of jobs and create development opportunities for European companies However, there are still challenges ahead and support is needed: Favourable national framework conditions: NREAPs, licensing and permitting procedures, maritime spatial planning, reinforcement of onshore networks Support from the EU: stable post-2020 legislative framework, offshore grid
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