Wind Energy in DenmarkIndustry and framework

Camilla Holbech, Senior Policy AdviserDanish Wind Industry Association

Agenda

Who is DWIA?

Wind energy in Denmark – facts and figures

Denmark as a Wind Energy Hub

Policy and regulatory framework

Testing is crucial

Offshore

Who is the Danish Wind Industry Association?

Denmark’s largest interest and business organisation focusing solely on wind energy

More than 250 members from one-person companies to Siemens Wind Power and Vestas Wind Systems with a global footprint and 5000+ employees each

Facilitates networks, cooperation, knowledge for our members. Creates export drives.

Does lobbying work regarding energy policy and industrial policy

Generates market knowledge and distributes facts

20 employees and 3 regional offices

Zooming in on the Danish wind industry

Est. 30,100 employees in the wind industry in 2014

11.32 billion Euro turnover in 2014 ~ 63 % exported

5.2 % of the total Danish exports comes from the wind industry

Denmark houses some of the most experienced, competitive and globally oriented wind companies in the world

World class test facilities, easy market access, extensive expertise and unique knowledge

The Danish supply chain has been strongly involved in most offshore wind farm projects in the world

Danish companies have produced ~ 9 out of 10 offshore turbines installed to date

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Why Denmark as a Wind Power hub?

Denmark is leading of wind both in terms of industry, innovation and development

Highly developed value chain, both in onshore and offshore wind

Foreign companies like Envision establish R&D devisions in Denmark

World class national test facilities LORC and Østerild are used by leading global wind turbine producers– Alstom, Envision, MHI Vestas and Siemens Wind Power

We define today’s best practice and standards in the industry and the global industry follows

Long term political support for the greening of the energy supply Danish Energy policy- agreement from 2012: Onshore 1.300-1.800 MWNear shore offshore 400 MW (+50 MW test)Offshore 1.000 MW

We will reach 50 pct. with fewer turbines than today

50 pct. wind by

2020

Onshore 3,000 MWOffshore

2.800 MW

Large scale offshore wind regulation

Based on auctions / tenders on locations identified by government.

The winner of a tender is the one with the lowest bid for a feed-in-premium for the first 50,000 full load hours pr. MW. This corresponds to app. the first 10-12 years out of a concession of 25 years of operation.

The tender process ensures a competitive market based bid, that is based on the most cost competitive technologies on the specific site conditions – wind conditions, depth, waves, seabed, distance to shore etc.

The subsidy will not be given during hours with negative prices on the spot market in order to support the power system.

Danish way of doing onshore planning

• Municipalities are responsible for planning

• Main planning rule 4*tip height to nearest neighbour• E.g. 4*150 meters = 600 meters

• The option to purchase scheme – 20%

• The green scheme – approx. 12.000 euro per MW to social and recreational initiatives

• Loss of value to real property

• Government Task Force to support municipalities and local community

Neighbours are very well protected

Onshore remuneration

Feed-in premium onshore.

From January 2014: 0,03 Euro per kWh on top of the revenue from selling the electricity. Capped.

Subsidy period: For a fixed amount of electricity production calculated on the basis of the size of the rotor (70%) and the size of the generator (30%).

Depending on the turbine and wind conditions on the specific site, support is typically granted for 6-8 years.

Test and demonstration is crucial

• Today any part af a turbine can be tested in Denmark

• Testcenter for prototypes: 7 test stands for up to 250 meter turbines at Østerild.

• Currently the world’s tallest wind turbine is being tested at Østerild (8 MW 222 meters)

• LORC Narcelle Testing:Two indoor facilities for mechanical and function testing of full scale narcelles up to 10 MW

• Several wind tunnels for testing of Aerodynamics and Noise

• Approx. 1/3 of the Danish wind industry’s EUR 11.32 billion turnover (2014) comes from the offshore wind sector.

• Worlds first offshore wind farm installed in 1991.

Denmark: A pioneer in Offshore Wind

• Today nearly 9 out of 10 offshore turbines in Europe are produced by Danish based turbine manufactures

• Danish companies are involved in every aspect: Planning, Manufacturing, Financing, Installing, Operating and Maintaining

We are going to more than double our offshore wind capacity within the next 5 years

Camilla Holbech, Senior AdviserDanish Wind Industry Associationch@windpower.org

Wind power – a part of the solution!

Wind energy in Denmark – the historical development

Denmark has more than 5000 turbines, which covers more than 4.800 MW of installed capacity

The world’s largest wind penetration as 39 % of electricity consumption was covered by wind energy in 2014

First movers both in onshore and offshore wind technology – a ”wind energy hub”