Renewable Energy sources in NorwayTommy O. Olsen10th May 2012 

Norway in a unique position

19.03.12NOU 2012:9 Verdiskaping, forsyningssikkerhet og miljø2

• Abundance of renewable energy to moderate costs– Almost all electricity from renawables

– Large exploitable wind and waterfall resources

• Water power offers good flexibility• Good institutional framworks

– Market based energy supply• The climate callenges increases the

value of these resources• This represents industrial

opportunities

Priceless Nature?

EU 20 20 20 AmbitionEU’s ambitions:"20 20 20 whitin 2020"

20 % Transition to renewable energy

20 % Reduction in CO2 emissions

20 % Energy efficiency improvment

Norway:• signed EU’s Renewable directive

• 69% of total energy consumption from renewables

• Approx. 100% of electricity consumption from hydro power

• common green certificate marked with Sweden where the ambition is to increase the production of renewable energy by 26,4 TWh by 2020

Hydro Power resources in NorwaySource: NVE

• 600 TWh/year theoretical potential 

• 206 TWh/year possible exploitation potential (2011)

250 TWh onshore wind200‐300 TWh near‐shore wind14.000 TWh offshore wind!

But;There is the issue of • Cost of production• Norwegian market prizes• Grid cost and bottlenecks• Environment• Fisheries

Norwegian Wind Power Potential

R&D – 2 FME Offshore Wind

Norwegian large scale ramp up

Market Access to Europe

Market Mechanisms supporting OW

Offshore Grid Development

First Demonstration Offshore Wind Farm

Regulatory Framework – new Act of Ocean Energy

Cost reduction– Qualifying Technologies

Time

Norwegian stairway to Offshore Wind Utilities

Norwegian Renewable Cost and Potential

Hydro Onshore Offshore Solar Bio Wave TidalWind Wind

El power market price

El price + green sertificate

Cost

Source: Enova 2011

Energy consumtion:One sector

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TrønderEnergi Vision

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Plant Total productio

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OurShare

ProductionTrønderEner

giGWh % GWh

Sama  (Melhus) 23 100 % 23,0Håen  (Melhus) 125 100 % 125,0Sokna  (Melhus) 120 100 % 120,0Lofossen  (Melhus) 3,5 100 % 3,5Simsfossen  (Skaun) 1,6 100 % 1,6Eidsfossen  (Hemne) 1,1 100 % 1,1Søa  (Hemne) 192 100 % 192,0Svartelva (Rissa) 50 100 % 50,0Mørre  (Åfjord) 50 100 % 50,0Nunelva  (Åfjord) 1,2 100 % 1,2Vik  (Roan) 6 100 % 6,0Skjærlivatn  (Roan) 6,9 100 % 6,9Kraftverkene i Orkla 1250 35 % 437,5Driva Kraftverk 575 75 % 431,3Nea Kraftverk 320 100 % 320,0Bugoye Kraftverk 82 72,5 % 59,5

Total Hydro Power 1828,5

TrønderEnergi Hydro Power Production

Focused on operation costs

Wind Power in TrønderEnergi

Phase 1: 1986 – 1990:– ”Astrid”  55 kW 1986– ”Storebror” 400 kW 1990

Phase 2: 1999 –– ValsnesetWindpower Plant                        In operation 2006– BessakerfjelletWindpower Plant                In operation 2008– Extension of Bessakerfjellet Windpower Plant     License received 2011– Frøya Windpower Plant Applied for license in 2004– Engvikfjellet Windpower Plant Applied for license in 2010

Phase 3: 2011 –– 50/50 joint venture with NTE 5 projects ‐ 1,8 TWh

Wind Power operation costs

Hydro Power innovations

Offshore Wind investment:

NorWind Installer

TEs approach to the renewable challenge• Joint Venture on Norways largest onshore wind power 

project – 50% increase of our production• Investing in offshore wind engineering – Owec Tower• Developing Bio oil and gas production from Norwegian 

fish farming waste – BioKraft• Investing in Solar Wafer recycling technology –

Metallkraft• Renewable R&D relations with Norwegian University of 

Science and Technoloy ‐ NTNU

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