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WIND ENERGY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

EWEC2009Czech Society for Wind Energy

Ing. Vladimír Česenek

Content of presentation

• Installed capacity in the Czech Republic

• Trends in EIA assessment

• Renewable in Pačes energy commission conclusions

• Approach of regional authorities to the wind turbines projects

• Wind potential of unit regions

Stimulus for branch development

• Positive• Law 180/2005Sb. – support of the generation renewable

energy and consequential regulations• Good feed-in tariff for the electricity from wind energy 2,34

CZK/kWh in 2009• Feed-in tariff is guarantied for fifteen years

• Negative• Myths about wind turbines• Distorted information about the wind turbines economics• Bad experience with the operation of previously Czech wind

turbines prototypes

Branch progressProgress

In 2006 rapidly grew up the interest of investors laical as well as scientific public is divided into two parts

(according to TNS Factum 73% YES, 18% NO, 9% VIEWLESS) but it is absent the update information about wind energy and OFFICIAL POLITICIAN SUPPORT

After-effects organized protests of small portion of public argueing with chaotic and uncontrolled building up regional governments answer with restrictive concepts and

studies this situation is reflected in project assessment

Wind map of the Czech Republic (average wind speed in 10 meters above ground level) made by

Institute of Atmosphere Physic of Prague

Wind map of the Czech Republic (average wind speed in 100 meters above ground level) made by

Institute of Atmosphere Physic of Prague

EIA 2003-2008 (199 projects )

Source: http://tomcat.cenia.cz

Successfulness of wind projects in EIA notification process (in comparison with total number of EIA

published wind projects)


Successfulness of wind projects in EIA documentation judgment (in comparison with total number of EIA

published wind projects)


Wind projects progress in years 2003-2008 - EIA assessment


Total installed capacity 2003-2008 in Czech Republic

Source: ERÚ

New annual installed capacity 2003-2008

Source: ERÚ

Production of wind turbines 2003-2008

Source: ERÚ

Have wind turbines got good efficiency

in the Czech Republic? Využitelnost v Německu – 20%Využitelnost v ČR – 26%!

Zdroj: ERÚ

Predicted progress in installed capacity in Czech Republic

Wind energy potential

6 TWhs = 4,1 mil. of citizens

Recommendations of Pačeses indipendent energy commission

• Renewable energy must be developed as an important part of power mix

• It is necessary to give public support to renewable energies as well as got this support e.g. the nuclear power

• Simplify the permitting procedure for renewable energies according to requirements of EU directive 2001/77/ES – to simplify the building permission process

• Start with effective ecological tax reform, which will transfer the load of tax on fossil resources

• Start with extensive info campaign about the contributions of renewable energies

• Design the strategic development of electrical networks with respects to incoming needs of renewable energies

Potenciál v regionech

Source: UFA

Theoretical capacity for wind energy in regions

Where have wind turbines got the chance?

Total surface of the Czech Republic 78 864 km2 Area with low wind speed - 72 500 km2

Area acceptable for wind turbines (≥ 6 m/s) 6 364 km2

National parks, nature parks 12 000 km2

(demand for setting up additional 2km buffer zone) 24 000 km2

(demand for setting up additional 5km buffer zone) 45 000 km2)

NATURA 2000 14 630 km2

Air lane of birds 39 000 km2

forests 27 500 km2

military radars 42 000 km2

air-traffic corridors 5 200 km2

big airports + buffer zone (14 x) 9 900 km2

small airports + buffer zone (85 x) 6 600 km2

How much does place really remain of? ???? km2

Moravskoslezský regionMoravian – Silesian region

• Study: „Evaluation of possibilities wind turbines sitting in Moravskoslezský region in light of wind potential and nature and landscape protection“

Wind energy potential

6 TWhs = 4,1 mil. of citizens

Moravskoslezský kraj

Forests


ForestsAreas suitable for WTGs


ForestsAreas suitable for WTGsProtected area


ForestsAreas suitable for WTGsProtected areaNature parks


ForestsAreas suitable for WTGsProtected areaNature parksBirds territories


ForestsAreas suitable for WTGsProtected areaNature parksBirds territoriesNATURA 2000


ForestsAreas suitable for WTGsProtected areaNature parksBirds territoriesNATURA 2000Airport buffer zone


ForestsAreas suitable for WTGsProtected areaNature parksBirds territoriesNATURA 2000Airport buffer zoneMilitary radar

Moravskoslezský region proposes:

• 50 m – 500 m – distance from ÚSES (area system of ecological stability)

• 3000 m – buffer zone around protected areas, birds areas, natural parks – these limits have no support in Czech law system

• 5000 m – buffer zone around religious buildings (churches, chapels,...) – it means almost every village!!!!


• 600 m – buffer zone around populated areas (compare with previous point) and 1000 m around populated areas in recreational landscape units – it is in contrast of noise studies

• 5000 m – buffer zone around historical gardens and parks

• no wind turbines in harmonious landscape – unclearly interpretation, subjective measurement


• 5000 m – buffer zone around significant recreational and spa complexes

• no wind turbines in areas with enhanced landscape perspective sensitivity – according this study it is more than 50 % of region!!!

• staking out buffer zones for areas with enhanced landscape perspective sensitivity: „According to Czech cultural continuum is therefore possible build in these areas only the buildings with outstanding qualities or symbolical meanings (e.g. tower for mobile operators)

• very significant cultural areas will have buffer zone 25 km !!!

......and the result of study.....?


Moravskoslezský region

• from total surface of region (5554 km2), is approximately 5537 km2 unsuitable for wind turbines sitting- 99,7% of region!!!

• it means, that exists only 0,3% of area (17 km2) as an area conditionally suitable for wind turbines. It is baffling, that these localities have low wind speed.

Strategy of ČSVE(Czech Society for Wind Energy)

• analyses of Czech law system – disagreement with EU and act 180/2005Sb. obligations

• talks with new regional government

• communication with ministries and parliament

• drawing upon EWEA experience

• obtaining the support from EU offices

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Ing. Vladimír ČesenekČeská společnost pro větrnou energiiCzech Society for Wind Energy

www.csve.cz

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