WIND POWEREU RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE

2006 EWECAthens, Greece

Thierry Langlois d’EstaintotNew and Renewable Energy Sources Unit

DG Research , European Commission

Energy and EU policies

Wind power – EU status & prospects

EU funded R&D activities Past = FP5

Today = FP6

Tomorrow = FP7

Presentation structure

The Lisbon Strategy

… A European energy policy is needed to offer a real internal market, to maximise the benefits of energy efficiency and renewables, and to safeguard supplyinside EU borders and beyond."Time to Move Up A Gear“

The European Commission's 2006 Annual Progress Report on Growth and Jobs

Although EU citizens like Renewables

Question: Which of the following should the Government mainly focus on the years to come?Special Eurobarometer 247 – « Attitudes towars Energy » - Jan. 2006

EU Research Policy

Creating a “single market” in research: integration as opposed to fragmentation; increased investments in research

Raising the spending on RTD to 3% of the EU GDP, of which 2% should come from the private sector

Significant increase for the 7th Framework Programme (2007-2013) budget

Installed wind power capacity in the European Union (in MW)

Source: EurObserv’ER 2005

Sustainable Energy Europe

2005-2008:

A European campaign to raise awareness and change the landscape of energy

Wind achievable benchmarks for 2008

Source: Sustainable Energy Europe 2005-2008

15 000 MW new capacities of wind turbine are needed

Wind energy research support

Research projects (Sustainable Energy Systems, DG Research)

Demonstration projects (Sustainable Energy Systems, DG Energy and Transport)

Support to overcoming non-technical barriers (Intelligent Energy Europe Programme)

Technology Platform (to be confirmed)

FP5 Wind Brochure PublicationEuropean Wind Energy

at the dawn of the 21st century

•Preface from Commissioner Potočnik

•Synthesis of results from FP5 projects

•Summaries of projects with contract and contact data

•Published in August 2005

•http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/energy/pdf/eu_wind_energy_en.pdf

FP6 projects – DG Research

•POW’WOW – Prediction Of Waves, Wakes and Offshore Wind

CA – Funding 1,0 Mio€ Start: 1/10/2005

Duration: 36 months

•UPWIND – Integrated Wind turbine DesignIP – Funding 14,3 Mio€ Start: 1/3/2006

Duration: 60 months

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5 Control systems

6 Remote sensing

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Scientific integration Technology integration

FP6 projects – DG TREN

•HISP – Hogsara island demonstration project STREP – Funding 1.7 Mio€

Start: 26/4/2004 Duration: 24 months

•DownVind – Distant Offshore Windfarms with no visual impact in deepwater

IP – Funding 6.0 Mio€Start: 14/9/2004 Duration: 60 months

•StandIce – Standardisation of Ice Forces on Offshore Structures Design

SSA – Funding 243,400€Start: 1/6/2004 Duration: 24 months

Nine Thematic Priorities:

1. Health

2. Food, agriculture and biotechnology

3. Information and communication technologies

4. Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies

5. Energy

6. Environment (including climate change)

7. Transport (including aeronautics)

8. Socio-economic sciences and the humanities

9. Security and space

Cooperation Collaborative research

Wind energy in FP7

Cost of electricity driven downWind Energy

Increased conversion efficiencyEnhanced reliability

Reduced environmental impact

will be supported in the Energy FP7 “Thematic Priority” under Renewable Electricity Generation

The concept of Technology Platforms

Technology Platforms characteristics

Bottom-Up Approach with Industry in Lead Wide Stakeholder Involvement Flexibility: No ‘One Size Fits All’ EU Role: Facilitating and Guiding but not

Leading or Owning

Example of a possible Technology Platform structure

National Programme Mirror Group

Steering Committee Secretariat

Policy &

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Market Deployment

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Science, Technology

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Interaction with other Initiatives

WIND

Hydrogen and

Fuel Cells

SmartGrids

EUREKA/COST

Staying informed

CORDIS:

http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/

EUROPA:http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/research/index_en.html

http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/energy/index_en.html

http://europa.eu.int/comm/energy/index_en.html

INCO and Marie Curiehttp://www.cordis.lu/inco/home.html

http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/mariecurie-actions/indexhtm_en.html

Renewshttp://europa.eu.int/comm/research/energy/pdf/renews3.pdf

Information days and similar events, conferenceshttp://europa.eu.int/comm/research/energy/gp/gp_events/action/article_2790_en.htm