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1 Energy highways for Europe s power grid Jean-Paul Peers Energy Sector, Siemens AG Brussels, July 11, 2012 Siemens AG 2012 Energy Sector

2 Global Challenges need Innovative Solutions Challenges Innovative Technologies Economic Efficiency Climate protection Resource efficiency Reliable power supplies, Urbanisation, Page 1 July 11, 2012

3 Europe s high price levels A comparison of electricity prices USA Germany 25,3 China 5,0 8,8 12,4 3,4 9,0 11,2 14,1 Taxes & EEG 9,1 5,9 Industry Residential Industry Residential Industry Residential Electricity prices in ct/kwh Europe (EU27) India 13,5 7,9 23,8 8,5 17,8 29,4 Minimum (Bulgarien) Average (EU27) Maximum (Dänemark) 5,0 Industry 4,0 Residential EEG: Erneuerbare Energie Gesetz Industry Residential Page 2 July 11, 2012

4 EU: Sharply growing share of renewables EU 27: Installed capacity in GW Comments % 1,407 11% Engines Sharply growing share of renewable energies 982 8% % 50% 39% Renewables Cross-border grid expansion necessary for an integrated European energy system 15% 15% 13% 27% 4% 17% Installed capacity % 37% 7% 5% Retirements ( 12-30) 2% 6% 13% 9% 2% New capacity additions ( 12-30) 2% 12% 9% 18% 9% Installed capacity 2030 Hydro NPP SPP SCPP CCPP Increasing share of distributed power generation Growing trend toward petty state interests Only with a uniform energy system can Europe maintain its strong position Page 3 July 11, 2012

5 Efficiency as an export hit: The energy transition offers opportunities for Europe European companies: Our innovative energy technology has a global competitive edge thanks to proven reliability. Labor: Energy technology secures jobs in Europe. Energy security: a reliable, affordable power supply Page 4 July 11, 2012

6 EU Strategic Energy Technology (SET) - Plan HV HV DC DC Terminal: Terminal 500 Twin Smart Cities Vehicle to Grid Storage Page 5 July 11, 2012

7 Thank you! Page 6 July 11, 2012

8 The European power grid has reached its limits Power trading in the European power grid Power trading in million kwh (2009) Maximum Net Transfer Capacities of interconnectors in MW (2011) Source: ENTSO-E (European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity) 400 Requirements Peak load in the power grid of ENTSO-E / UCTE: 522 GW / 390 GW Total consumption in 2009: 3,400,000 million kwh Power exchanges in 2009: < 400,000 million kwh Interconnector capacity: 34 GVA Installed generation capacity: 828 GW Guarantee security of power supply Page 7 July 11, 2012

9 On the way to a European Offshore Super Grid: Power transmission via HVDC links in Northern Europe Finland Norway North Sea Estonia Ireland Denmark Sweden Baltic Sea Lithuania Latvia United Kingdom Germany Poland Russia Netherlands Belgium France Source: European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) 2009/2010, Siemens 2030: Offshore grid vision of EWEA existing link EWEA-recommended grids by 2020 planned EWEA-recommended grids by 2030 being studied to be studied (EWEA-recommended) Multi-terminal station/platform Page 8 July 11, 2012

10 HVDC lighthouse projects from Siemens: Three different application fields France Spain Long-distance HVDC HVDC Yunnan Guangdong 1,418 km distance First HVDC with 800 kv transmission voltage 5,000 MW capacity In operation since late 2009 In comparison to local power generation, HVDC and hydropower can save up to 33 million tons of CO 2 a year INELFE: Interconnecteur Electrique France-Espagne Cross-border HVDC INELFE: Typical example for future Super Grid Important section in building new European grid, 2,000 MW via 65-km DC underground cable 8 km in a tunnel through the Pyrenees Order value for Siemens: around 350 million euros Grid access of wind farms Offshore grid access with HVDC PLUS technology: SylWin1 with 864 MW BorWin2 with 800 MW HelWin1 with 576 MW HelWin2 with 690 MW The WIPOS (Windpower Offshore Substation) solution increases efficiency and cost-effectiveness Page 9 July 11, 2012

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