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Launch simulation and optimization solution for Onshore Wind. Please visit our stand 1-C41 3 April 2019 LiVE @ WINDEUROPE 2019 Brexit just noise for TRENDING ON bullish UK offshore Uncertainty about how and when the Renewable targets UK will leave the European Union is LIVE@ WE 2019 having negligible impact on interest from offshore wind developers in the coming Contracts for Difference auction, key for investment Service smiles on Deutsche WindEurope 2019 has heard. p2 Windtechnik in Spain Siemens Gamesa chief The Spanish arm of Deutsche executive Markus Tacke Windtechnik has added 213 turbines has challenged national to its service portfolio covering a range governments to set clearer of models. Maintenance contracts have renewable energy targets. been agreed for wind farms totalling The wind industry will 274MW located in different regions struggle to justify investments comprising 130 Siemens Gamesa G80 without being offered better and G52 machines, 40 NEG Micon guidance from individual NM52 and 43 Vestas V90 units. countries, he told delegates at the opening session ROYAL ASSENT: King Felipe European Union,” he said. Portugal eyes 3GW wind boost WindEurope 2019. VI of Spain, pictured (second “It has a geography of 50 Portugal expects to increase its wind Coal cost parity ‘huge Tacke said the European left) meeting senior million hectares including generation capacity to 8GW or 9GW milestone’ for wind Union’s goal of generating executives in Bilbao vast areas that are sparsely by 2030, according to Environment Wind power is now as cheap as coal- 32% of the bloc’s electricity including Markus Tacke populated. It has both Minister Joao Pedro Matos Fernandes. fired generation and has the potential from green sources by 2030 (fourth right), touted the Mediterranean and Atlantic Hitting the goal will mean adding to become cheaper still, turbine is a respectable starting point country’s potential to be winds, high levels of about 3GW of capacity, he told blade manufacturer TPI Composites but added “many countries” the biggest renewables sunshine (and) large forests.” WindEurope 2019 delegates. chief executive Steve Lockard told have uncertain long-term market in Europe as he Members of the wind delegates. p3 goals. officially inaugurated the industry represent “part German roots for GE’s Cypress “If you don’t have long- conference and exhibition. of the best response” in GE Renewable Energy has secured a term perspective it creates “Spain may well have the fight against global first order for its new Cypress turbine THE INTERVIEW difficulty for investment and the greatest renewable warming, the king added. platform from German developer it creates difficulty also from energy potential... in the Photo: Siemens Gamesa Prowind. The US manufacturer, which an employment perspective,” revealed the contract at WindEurope Today, Julio Castro, Iberdrola head of he said. rated every member state’s very simple; there is enough 2019, will deliver three 4.8MW units renewables in Spain. p4 “What we’re really looking proposed policy measures money,” he said. “What you to the Elfershausen project in Bavaria, for as an industry are national either insufficient or poor. really look for is the right which is due online by the year-end. energy and climate plans. The private sector stands project, the right project that Onshore turbine market There is certainly still some ready to help contribute to gives investors confidence Evacuator offers safe descent pressure cooker work to be done.” the hundreds of billions of that the money is well spent.” UK outfit Survitec is launching a new Manufacturers and component Draft national energy plans euros per year of investment He added: “We see, for emergency descent system called suppliers must keep up their are currently insufficient in renewable energy sources instance, pension funds are Evacuator at WindEurope 2019. The investment in next-generation to deliver the EU’s target, required to meet the Paris quite interested in investing system is designed to evacuate people hardware, says Wood Mackenzie according to analysis released Accord emissions reduction in wind because there is no from heights of up to 300 metres and Power and Renewables global wind by WindEurope on day 1 goals, Tacke added. hedging with the fuel, there is is fire-proofed to 1750 degrees Celsius technology analyst Shashi Barla. p5 in Bilbao. The association “The answer to me is always no uncertainty.” for 30 minutes. Maximum transparency for wind turbines with PC-based Control Hall 3, booth C51 LiVE @WINDEUROPE 2019 3 April 2019 02 Brexit just noise for Day 2 highlights bullish UK offshore Taking wind to the next level Uncertainty about how and exceed the 2050 targets in however, been mitigating for Grid operators and suppliers discuss the implications of when the UK will leave the particular.” Siemens Gamesa a possible no-deal scenario. integrating an ever higher proportion of renewables on European Union is having UK managing director Clark MacFarlane said the biggest European electricity systems. negligible impact on interest MacFarlane said bidders are risk is potential labour Auditorium 1, 09.00-10.00 among offshore wind completely focused on the shortages and import delays. developers in the upcoming auction. ScottishPower Renewables Winds of change Contracts for Difference “I haven’t heard any of them has stockpiled materials it A conference session dedicated to development auction, WindEurope 2019 say that they are not going to requires for 2019. “(Brexit) opportunities outside of Europe including Argentina, Vietnam, has heard. bid due to the uncertainty of hasn’t impacted us financially South Africa and the wider sub-Saharan Africa. Karl John, a renewable Brexit,” he said. “I was involved in that our spending for the Auditorium 1, 10.45-12.00 energy specialist at the UK in the discussions on the year hasn’t changed, it’s just Department for International (30GW by 2030) sector deal been brought forward,” said Spanish taster session Trade, insisted the allocation and I don’t think there was SPR’s Hazel Gulliver. Drop by Spanish wind energy association AEE´s stand for round will open as scheduled any appetite to change the “We’re lucky that we have some wine and Iberian ham while chatting about the future of at the end of May with CfD auction process.” the capacity to store what we the country’s wind industry. winners to be named early in UK-based developers have, need.” Hall 1-E20, 12.00 the fourth quarter. The pipeline of bidders is Digitisation skills challenge Football feast “way in excess” of the capacity The global wind sector analysts and programmers Wind farm engineer Vortex hosts an Iberian ham tasting on offer and the sector is is facing a major skills are required to work on session dished out by a professional slicer with an offer of a buoyant, he told a day 1 challenge as it grapples machine learning and artificial table football match. session on Brexit in Bilbao. with opportunities posed by intelligence, said Siemens Vortex stand 1-E44, 16.00 “One thing the government digitisation over the coming Gamesa chief executive has been very clear on decade, according to key Markus Tacke. Night at the museum throughout this crisis is that industry figures. Iberdrola chief executive The Siemens Gamesa-sponsored gala dinner at the the UK is going to stick to Companies need talented Ignacio Galan said the Guggenheim consists of private tours of the museum’s art its climate commitments,” engineers capable of industry is working with collections, a gastronomical experience and networking. he said. “In fact, there are working with large turbine universities and governments Guggenheim Museum, 20.30-23.30 moves afoot to try and components, and more data to foster the best talent. A CABLE WORLD FIRST FOR OFFSHORE ARRAYS Our 66 kV inter-array cables allow twice as much power to be transported in comparison to their 33 kV equivalent. This means fewer cables enter the offshore substation and larger turbine unit power reduces the number of turbines needed, enabling significant cost reductions. Visit us at WindEurope to find out more – Hall 1, stand C42 www.prysmiangroup.com LINKING THE POWER OF NATURE WITH FUTURE ENERGY DEMANDS LiVE @WINDEUROPE 2019 3 April 2019 03 Senvion targets Spanish onshore sweet spot Senvion is eyeing new market after re-entering the these contacts.” Rannou Coal parity a business in the Spanish segment last year. said Madrid is aware of the onshore wind sector and “(Spain) has become very sector’s potential but added believes the country is one important to us. We are that a “major challenge” is the big milestone of the best-placed European currently installing three absence of a clear national markets for future growth. wind projects in the province energy strategy. Chief executive Yves of Soria. We have built up a Juan Virgilio Marquez, chief Rannou told reNEWS the reliable network of suppliers executive of Spanish wind for German turbine manufacturer and are very much looking association AEE, said a stable wind costs Wind power is now as cheap the opening session on has “lined up” orders in the forward to intensifying regulatory framework is vital. as coal-fired generation and Tuesday. To accomplish has the potential to become those reductions, Lockard cheaper still, WindEurope said companies including TPI 2019 has heard. Composites are developing Steve Lockard, chief more advanced materials and executive of US turbine blade working on modular blades to manufacturer TPI Composites, move large components more told delegates the price easily. comparison is a “huge He also called on countries milestone” for the sector. to make sure trade policies Lockard, who is also an allow the industry to continue event ambassador, added to operate on a global scale. N149/5.X that wind’s ongoing cost Lockard said there are now reduction journey has farther more than 160 companies HIGHLY FLE IBLE SITEABILITY to go.