Germany’s Research Programme for (Offshore-)Wind Energy€¦ · Joachim Nick-Leptin Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Berlin, 22 February

Joachim Nick-LeptinFederal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

Berlin, 22 February 20071/23

Germany’s Research Programme for

(Offshore-)Wind Energy

Joachim Nick-Leptin

Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety,

Germany



• targets

at least 12,5 % contribution to electricity consumption in 2010

at least 20 % contribution to electricityconsumption in 2020

• achieved: 12 % by the end of 2006

Renewables in Germany



Electricity from Renewables in Germany

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Biomasse

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Geothermie

Wind offshore

Wind onshore

Wasserkraft



BMU Budget for Renewables R&D 2002-2006

PV 45,6 %

Wind17,6 %

Geo-thermal 15,1 %

CSP7,6 %

Solar Thermal

5,9 %

Other8,2 %



R&D Funds for Wind Energy

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Funding for New Projects

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Distribution of Funds

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006Ecological Research Research Platforms Test Site Technology



New Projects 2006

Technology75%

Integration10%

Research Platforms Offshore

2%Environmental

Impact13%



• cost reduction

• development of offshore wind energy

• grid integration

• environmental issues

German R&D Priorities



Projects I

• FINO 1, 2, 3: offshore research platforms: collecting data on wind and waves, projects on the environmental impact of offshore wind farms etc.

• development of gear technologies formulti-megawatt turbines

• development of foundations for offshore Turbines



Projects II

• Competence Centre for Rotor Blades as part of the Fraunhofer Centre for Wind Energy and Maritime Engineering in Bremerhaven

• automisation of the production process of blades

• optimising wind forecasts• storage technologies (e.g. compressed air

storage)



Projects III: Environmental Impact

• BEOFINO: Benthos monitoring at piles

• MINOS: monitoring of porpoises, seals, resting birds

• FINOBIRD: monitoring of bird migration



Projects IV: Offshore Test Site

• 50 Mio. € over 5 years• technology (turbines, foundations,

monitoring)• Integration into the grid• Logistics• environment



Cooperation with Denmarkon Ecological Issues

• Start in 2005, so far 5 projects

• German partners of cooperation projects are financedby Germany, Danish partners by Denmark

• all data obtained from joint projects are shared amongthe parties

• Discussions on other countries (Sweden, NL) joining

• Discussions on expansion to other fields (e.g. technological projects)



Cooperation – a panacea?

• Communication on SETP:

„…All Member States have their own researchprogrammes on energy.

…a picture of scattered, fragmented and sub-critical capacities.

…structural weaknesses that can only beovercome by concerted action…“



Do we need more Cooperation?

1. Europe is leading in many fields of energy technology, in particular in the field of renewables.

2. We already have a broad range of international cooperation.



Framework for International Cooperation

• EU (including TP Wind, TP Smart Grids)

• IEA (Implementing Agreements)

• Conferences(European Wind Energy Conference, World Wind Energy Conference, German Wind Energy Conference)

• bi- and multilateral cooperation (e.g. between Germany and Denmark)



Do we need more Cooperation?

1. Europe is leading in many fields of energy technology, in particular in the field of renewables.

2. We already have a broad range of international cooperation.

3. Cooperation increases bureaucracy and overheads.

4. Competition versus Cooperation



Criteria for International Cooperation

There is more potential for cooperation

in fundamental research than in applied research,

in research on the environmental effects of wind energy than in research for technological improvements.



Priorities for International Cooperation

1. Research on Environmental Impact

2. Integration / Smart Grids: European Offshore Grid

(3. Technology)



How to Cooperate?

• no new institutional arrangements• no separate budget lines• bottom up approach: We should be ready to

support bi- or multilateral projects as long as someone is interested in such projects. But weshould not urge anybody to create such projects just for the sake of cooperation.



BMU-Call published in September 2006

• support for bi- and multilateral projects ispossible

• German partners of cooperation projects arefinanced by us, and we expect the otherpartners to get support by their respectivegovernments.



Thank you for your attention!

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Germany’s Research Programme for (Offshore-)Wind Energy€¦ · Joachim Nick-Leptin Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Berlin, 22 February