Dutch - American - German Offshore Wind Summit 2014 May 19 th, 2014 Market Update Germany and Cost Reduction Potentials of Offshore Wind Power in Germany Peter Heinrich, Fichtner Water & Wind
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Market update Germany The installed capacity for power generation from renewable energies increased in 1990 to 2013 from 4,000 MW to 82,400 MW 90.000 80.000 70.000 60.000 50.000 Entwicklung Installed der installierten capacity of Leistung renewable der Erneuerbaren energies in Germany Energien in from Deutschland 1990 to 2013 1990 bis 2013 [MW bzw. / MWp] MWp] Geothermie Photovoltaik Bioenergie Windenergie Wasserkraft 40.000 30.000 20.000 10.000 0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Source: wind:research, Briese 2014 7
Market update Germany The main drivers have been wind power and biomas 160.000 140.000 120.000 100.000 80.000 Electricity Entwicklung production der Stromerzeugung from renewable aus Erneuerbaren energies sort Energien by energy nach einzelnen source from Energieträgern 1990 to 2013 1990 [GWh] bis 2013 [GWh] Geothermie Photovoltaik Bioenergie Windenergie Wasserkraft 60.000 40.000 20.000 0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Source: wind:research, Briese 2014 8
Market update Germany In the North sea, 568 MW in operation, 2,029 MW under construction In the Baltic sea, 48 MW in operation, 288 MW under construction Installierte Installed capacity Leistung (North Nordsee: Sea): 568 MW* 385 MW February 2014 operating Global Tech 1 (400 MW) BARD Offshore 1 (400 MW) Trianel Windpark Borkum (200MW, Ausbaustufe I) Alpha Ventus (60 MW) Borkum Riffgrund 1 (277 MW) Source: wind:research, Briese 2014 DanTysk (288 MW) Amrumbank West (288 MW) Nordsee Ost (295 MW) Meerwind Süd/Ost (288 MW) Borkum Riffgat (108 MW) no grid connection under construction approved commissioning in 1-2 years commissioning in 3-4 years commissioning in 5-6 years commissioning in 7-8+ years planned commissioning in <6-7 years commissioning in 8-9 years commissiong in 10-11 years commissioning in 12+ years early concept * Without Hooksiel and Dollart Emden 9
Market update Germany DC Grid connection North Sea: 568 MW in operation, 8 GW by 2020 5,641 MW under construction/ordered 1,800 MW under procurement Source: TenneT, 2014 10
Market update Germany The German regulatory framework is driven by the EEG Renewable Energy Act Erneuerbare Energien Gesetz EEG 2.0 (2014): Enforcement expected by 01.08.2014 Expansion target: 6,5 GW (allocation of grid connection capacity) plus 1,2 GW buffer Remuneration ( Stauchungsmodell ) : 19 ct/kwh first 8 years until 2019 Yearly deduction 1 ct/kwh from 1.1.2018 Structural approach: From fixed tariffs to auctioning 11
Market update Germany 0,6 GW in operation 2,3 GW under construction 7,2 GW under project development 28 OWP have received BSH approval 95 OWP have applyied for BSH approval OWP under construction MW OWP have received approval MW Amrumbank West 288 Butendiek 288 Borkum Riffgrund I 277 Gode Wind I 330 DanTysk 288 Gode Wind II 252 Global Tech I 400 Kaikas 581 Meerwind Süd/Ost 288 Veja Mate 400 Nordsee Ost 295 Albatros 400 Borkum West II 200 Borkum Riffgrund II 349 Baltic 2 288 Borkum Riffgrund West I 270 Delta Nordsee I & II 402 Deutsche Bucht 210 HeDreiht 400 Hohe See 492 Innogy Nordsee 2 295 Innogy Nordsee 3 369 MEG Offshore I 400 Nordsee One 332 Nördlicher Grund 350 Sandbank 24 288 Arkona-Becken Südost 400 Wikinger 400 Total 2324 Total 7208 Source: Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie 12
MW (installed capacity) Market update Germany Wind:research: Resulting from OWPs under construction/with FID, in Germany 6,6 GW are to be expected by 2020 Ausbau Expansion der Offshore-Windenergie of offshore wind energy in Deutschland in Germany Best-case scenario Reference scenario Worst-case scenario Current target of federal government until 2020 (6.500 MW) and 2030 (15.000 MW) Previous target of federal government until 2020 (10.000 MW) and 2030 (25.000 MW) Offshore Wind Farm planned operating Source: wind:research, Briese 2014 13
Market update Germany Challange of the year : Reasons for serious delays 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Skilled worker shortage Lack of qualified specialists Infrastructure deficiencies Port extension needed Withdrawal from nuclear withdrawal Set-back for renewable energies Source: wind:research, Briese 2014 Shipping capacities Lack of specialised vessels for the offshore industry Pile driving noise Protecting Porpoises Financing problems uncertainties by investors Grid connection (TenneT) various resources 2012 EEGamendment Uncertainty resulting from amendments to be expected EEG apportionment Altmeier-Rösler discussion 14
Market update Germany Key players for investment and financing will change in the future Previous fundings in Germany: Project financing Infrastructure and pension funds Construction enterprises Major utility companies Regional utilities Future developments: EPC Contractors New Asian players Insurance companies Funds Trend: Allocation of total project risks 15
Market update Germany Complex requirements of various market stakeholders and a permanently moving political and regulatory framework will drive the development of Offshore Wind Energy Complex and moving political, regulatory and legal framework Public financing support (EIB, KfW) Limited readiness to assume risks in investment and financing Offshore grid connection progressing, but still bottleneck In Germany and Europe slow progress on transmission network extension Increasing experience in all project development and supply chain processes Design, application and certification process, project implementation still case-by-case uniques Substantial cost reduction potential still to be mobilized 16
Cost Reduction Potentials of Offshore Wind Power in Germany
The study has been carried out over the course of three quarters including an intense exchange with the offshore wind industry Project related supervision by representatives of the principals Phase 1: Model setup and cost base Phase 2: Verification by industry and stakeholders Phase 3: Optimisation approaches and recommendations Determination of cost base for all sites and years Model setup for Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE) Evaluation of preliminary results Result validation by an expert panel (survey and financing workshop) Analysis of verified results Development of optimisation approaches Derivation of recommendations for politics, industry and other stakeholders 2013 Prognos AG 18
The study analyses two market growth scenarios and three different sites in the North Sea Scenario definition Installed capacity Scen. 1 Scen. 2 Site A Water depth 30 m Distance to port 40 km Wind speed 9,9 m/s Site B Water depth 40 m Distance to port 80 km Wind speed 10 m/s Site C Water depth 50 m Distance to port 120 km Wind speed 10,1 m/s B Germany: 0,6 GW* Europe: 6 GW Germany: 0,6 GW* Europe: 6 GW A C Scenario 2 Scenario 1 B B GER: 3,2 GW EU: 13 GW GER: 5-6 GW EU: 25 GW A C A C B B GER: 6 GW EU: 20 GW GER: 10 GW EU: 40 GW A C A C B B GER: 9 GW EU: > 20 GW GER: 14 GW EU: > 40 GW A C A C Initial operation: 2013 2017 2020 2023 * Expected value at the end of the year 2013 2013 Prognos AG 19
Planning and construction periods of up to ten years require a long-term stable legislative framework Project development 4-6 years Preparation and constrution Operating phase Possible extension of operation phase Decommissioning Building permission 1-2 years Financing negotiation FID 2-4 years Initial operation 20 years 5 years 1-2 years Total project duration 27 bis 37 years 2013 Prognos AG 20
Costs of the support structure and installation drive down investment costs Entwicklung Specific investment der spez. Investitionskosten costs at Site B - am Scenario Standort 1 Bgiven - Szenario in k Euro 1 in Tsd. Euro 2012 /MW 2012 /MW -6% -13% -17% 4,169 3,922 544 3,647 512 3,440 387 420 397 313 684 372 548 362 533 235 90 165 513 79 160 75 155 73 1,028 871 787 764 1,201 1,350 1,300 1,260 2013 4 MW 2017 6 MW Entwicklung Specific investment der spez. Investitionskosten costs at Site B -am Scenario Standort 2 Bgiven - Szenario in k Euro 2 in Tsd. Euro 2012 /MW 2012 /MW -7% 4,169 3,880 544 506 387 397 684 545 235 90 165 79 1,028 851 2020 6 MW -17% 3,464 452 345 479 155 69 713 2023 6 MW 3,057 352 307 417 141 69 678 1,201 1,337 1,251 1,093-27% 2013 4 MW 2017 6 MW 2020 8 MW 2023 8 MW Turbine Support structure Cable Cabel Transformer station Installation Certification/Approval Contingency 2013 Prognos AG 21
Increasing experience and improved logistic concepts will bring down O&M costs by 24 % to 43 % Entwicklung Specific O&M der costs jährlichen at Site spez. B - Scenario Betriebskosten 1 given in am k Standort Euro 2012 /MW B - Szenario 1 in Tsd. Euro 2012 /MW 134 18 116 2013 4 MW -16% 112 110 108 22 22 22 90 88 86 2017 6 MW Insurance Versicherung -18% 2020 6 MW O&M -19% 2023 6 MW Entwicklung Specific O&M der costs jährlichen at Site spez. B - Scenario Betriebskosten 2 given in am k Standort Euro 2012 /MW B - Szenario 2 in Tsd. Euro 2012 /MW 134 18 116-18% -28% -33% 110 97 90 22 22 22 88 75 68 2013 4 MW 2017 6 MW Insurance Versicherung 2020 8 MW O&M 2023 8 MW 2013 Prognos AG 22
External wake losses due to the German cluster approach limit the increase in the net electricity output for German offshore wind farms Entwicklung Specific energy der production spezifischen at Stromproduktion Site B - Scenario am 1 given Standort in MWh/MW B - Szenario 1 in MWh/MW 5,072 5,109 5,305 5,588 3,970 3,965 4,037 4,202 2013 4 MW 2017 6 MW 2020 6 MW 2023 6 MW Entwicklung Specific energy der production spezifischen at Stromproduktion Site B - Scenario am 2 given Standort in MWh/MW B - Szenario 2 in MWh/MW 5,072 5,139 5,271 5,468 3,970 3,988 3,997 4,074 Gross Brutto Netto 2013 4 MW 2017 6 MW 2020 8 MW 2023 8 MW 2013 Prognos AG 23
Investment costs Scale up to larger turbines and an increased competition leads to a higher cost reduction of offshore technologies in the scenario 2 14.2 0.4 3.2 1.4 1.0 1.7 0.6 0.2 2.6 Levelized cost of electricity, ct/kwh 2012, Site B -32% -39% 9.7 8.7 0,2 2.5 0.2 2.2 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.9 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.5 1.4 3.0 2.4 2.2 2013 Scenario 1 2023 Scenario 2 2023 Turbine Support structure Cabel Cable Transformer station Installation Certification/Approval Contingency Operational costs Decommissioning 2013 Prognos AG 24
On average the LCOE can be reduced by 31 % to 39 % until 2023 Stromgestehungskosten nach Standorten in den Szenarien 1 und 2, in Cent 2012 /kwh Stromgestehungskosten Levelized cost of energy nach - Scenario Standorten 1 and in 2, den given Szenarien in Cent 1 und 2, in Cent 2012 /kwh 2012 /MW 14.8 14.2 14.8 12.8 14.2 12.5 11.7 12.8 12.8 10.9 12.6 11.2 11.7 12.3 12.5 10.2 12.8 11.5 9.7 10.2 9.1 10.9 12.6 11.2 12.3 10.2 10.5 11.5 9.7 9.7 9.1 10.2 8.7 10.5 9.7 8.2 8.7 8.2 10.0 10.0 9.0 9.0 2013 2017 2020 2023 2013 2017 2020 2023 2013 2017 2020 2023 Windpark 2013 Site A (30 2017 A Windpark (30 m WD; m WT; 2020 40 A40 km km DTP) 2023 HE) Windpark 2013 Site B (40 2017 B Windpark (40 m WD; m WT; 2020 80 B 80 km km DTP) 2023 HE) Windpark 2013 Site C (50 C 2017 Windpark (50 m WD; m WT; 2020 C120 km km DTP) 2023 HE) Windpark Szenario Scenario A 1 Windpark Szenario Scenario B 2 Status Windpark quo C Szenario 1 Szenario 2 Status quo 2013 Prognos AG 25
Two third of the cost reduction potential is driven by the technology Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Financing costs 9.6% 8.4% Support structure Operation & Maintenance 5.5% 5.4% 6.6% 7.8% Installation 3.6% 5.0% Contingency (REL)* 2.3% 0.7% Contingency (ABS)* 1.8% 2.6% Transformer station 1.6% 1.7% Decommissioning Certification & Approval Other 0.9% 0.8% 0.4% Investment O & M Financing & Risk 1.3% 1.6% 0.6% Turbine 0.2% Decommissioning 2.4% TOTAL 32% 39% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% *Contingency (relative/absolute) for risks during project implementation (Weather, delayed delivery, grid connection etc.) 2013 Prognos AG 26
A continuous development of the market is a prerequisite for further cost reductions. Recommendations for the policy environment and regulatory framework: Create stable legal and policy frameworks Define standards for plant components and grid connections Simplify criteria for certification and permitting Recommendations to the industry for technological innovation: Optimize system technology for high capacity utilization or maximum wind yield Optimize existing support structures or develop new structures Improve installation logistics Intensify research and development Recommendations to the industry for improving efficiency: Develop joint maintenance and installation concepts with several operators Advance serial production 2013 Prognos AG 27
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