Development and Outlook Michael Zehfuss Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation
Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation (GOWEF) Promoting Offshore Wind Energy development since 2005 Acquired permits for alpha ventus in Sep. 2005, leased site to DOTI (consortium of E.ON, EWE, Vattenfall) in Dec. 2006 Communication platform for politics, the (maritime) industry, R/D, business (networks) and finance Policy and R/D initiatives (e.g. RAVE, WINDSPEED, SEANERGY 2020) Public acceptance activities (e.g. offshore exhibition) 2
Test site alpha ventus PPP - Pioneering Pilot Project Owned by Stiftung Offshore-Windenergie, operated by DOTI (consortium of E.ON, EWE, Vattenfall) First offshore wind farm in Germany (constructed in 2008/9): - 45 km North of Borkum, 60 km to shore - 30 m water depth - 60 MW 12 turbines (each 5 MW) - Electricity for 60,000 households (220 GWh/year with 3,700 full load hours) - 6 Multibrid (AREVA Wind) and 6 REpower turbines - two different foundation concepts (tripod, jacket) 65 km offshore cable connection, across Norderney and Wadden Sea to Hagermarsch 27 April 2010 - Official inauguration 50 M R/D program (RAVE) 3
Offshore Wind Power Challenges in German Waters 45 40 35 Borkum-II 30 Baltic Sea AWZ Borkum- I North Sea AWZ Sylt-II water dep pth [m] 25 20 15 10 Baltic Sea 12 sm zone North Sea 12 sm International zone wind farms Helgoland Sylt-I 5 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 offshore distance [km] Source: IWES 4
Offshore Wind Farms in Germany - North Sea BARD Offshore I (BARD) First Commercial Project 400 MW, 80 turbines (5 MW) 90 km NW of Borkum Water depth appr. 40 m Dec. 2010 first el. produced borwin 1 - transformer platform HVDC connection 120 km sea cable, plus 75 km onshore cable Inauguration with EU Energy Commission Oettinger and with Lower Saxony PM Mc Allister on 7th of April 2011 5
Offshore Wind Farms in Germany - Baltic Sea BALTIC I (EnBW) 16 km North of Darß/Zingst 48,3 MW 21 turbines (2,3 MW) Water depth 16-19 m All turbines installed (Sep. 2010) Grid connection 2 May 2011 - Inauguration with Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel 6
Outlook for Offshore Wind in Germany OPPORTUNITIES Huge potential in the mid and long run 10 GW by 2020, 25 GW by 2030 up to 15 % of German electricity consumption (85-100 TWh) Total investment of 75 100 bn expected by 2030 New growth opportunity for machinery building sector and maritime industries; 10,000s of new jobs (mainly along the coastline) Germany strong in R/D, turbine technology development (5-6 MW turbines) 7
Outlook for Offshore Wind in Germany BUT Challenging external conditions (distance to shore, water depth, infrastructure & logistics, technology solutions, O&M, etc.) Regulatory and Financing Issues Grid connection/integration solutions to be developed (e.g. North Sea Grid) Need for more industrial co-operation, e.g. with the maritime industry (regional) networks/ initiatives, e.g. on Logistics/ Infrastructure/ports, offshore test sites, education & training, standardisation, etc. Co-operation on environmental R/D (D, Dk and S since 2007), further EU coordination needed on MSP/Permitting ( See KPMG study Offshore Wind in Europe 2010 Market Report www.kpmg.com/eu) 8
Offshore Wind in Europe 9
Global Growth Pipeline Offshore Wind Forecast until 2025 Source: IHS emerging energy research, EWEA 2011 10
KPMG-Study Offshore-Pipeline UK - Germany Permitted Projects (MW) Source: EWEA, 2011 Source: Offshore Wind in Europe 2010 Market Report 11
Offshore Windenergy in Germany and Europe Need for Strategic Grid Planning Source: EWEA, 2009 Source: IWES, 2010 12
The Offshore Future Wind Power, Ports & Logistics = Clean Energy + Grids! Image by Vestas A/S 13
has already begun > 1 bn. Euro Investments in Offshore Wind in NW-Germany Offshore Basis Cuxhaven Emden/ Bremen Bremerhaven Nordenham Bremerhaven 400 Mio cables 14
Thank you for your attention! www.fino-offshore.de Contact: www.alpha-ventus.de Michael Zehfuss m.zehfuss@offshore-stiftung.de www.offshore-stiftung.de