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CHRISTOPHER HOPSON launches 9.5MW DARIUS SNIECKUS offshore turbine ffshore wind could churn out enough power to meet at DARIUS SNIECKUS Oleast 25% of the EU’s power needs by the end of the next decade HI Vestas has unveiled a at an average of €54/MWh in the mighty 9.5MW version of “most favourable locations” off UK, Mits V164 turbine, which has Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany already been earmarked for several and France, according to a new projects off Europe and will be resource assessment produced for immediately available as an upgrade industry body WindEurope by BVG for all current and future orders. The UK’s 317MW Associates and Geospatial Enterprises. Sheringham Shoal The souped-up design will have a But to reach this target — which wind farm retooled transmission system and is based on fixed foundations fly the OEM’s field-proven 80-metre and includes grid connection “structural shell” blades powering a — governments will have to up results show that the industry has “In our upside analysis — which is drivetrain with an ultra-high torque their game by removing barriers achieved unprecedented levels of driven by a more optimistic scenario load gearbox, permanent-magnet preventing the wider deployment of competitiveness through rapid of 86GW being installed by 2030 generator and full-scale converter. the technology via national energy, progress in technology, industrial — the cost of the same amount of MHI Vestas V164 senior product climate and economic development growth and a reduction in the cost resource falls to an average of CONTINUED on Page 4 plans, as currently only 7-11% of EU of capital,” says BVG director Giles €51/MWh, and the locations of demand will be met by offshore wind Hundleby, lead author on the report, the lowest cost resource widen by 2030. Unleashing Europe’s offshore wind significantly to include significant VISIT RECHARGE AT STAND S-D40 Photograph | Statkraft Photograph “Recent government auction potential, released today at OWE 2017. CONTINUED on Page 3

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FROM Front Page areas in the Atlantic and Baltic as well as the North Sea, and to include floating as well as bottom- fixed foundation solutions. “The extra value of this upside scenario in terms of cost to the consumer and potential for technology export is significant, and justifies concerted action from governments and industry to make it happen.” The report highlights that Europe’s current 12.6GW of One offshore wind turbine will now power installed offshore wind is only more than 8,300 UK homes per year. a fraction of the longer-term potential, with vast capacity that could be added from waters The world’s most powerful turbine platform, off Ireland, Poland, Latvia and Siemens Gamesa wins ‘full-scope’ Lithuania and from floating wind. the V164-8.0 MW, is now uprated to 9.5 MW. Pierre Tardieu, WindEurope’s supply contract for Albatros chief policy officer, tells Recharge that together with the industry A proven platform. it is working with relevant LEIGH COLLINS than a conventional substation, EnBW, will be responsible European countries to ensure they 9.5 MW. Available now. thus reducing installation costs for inter-array cabling and have ambitious offshore wind iemens Gamesa Renewable and lessening “service and construction co-ordination. deployment plans to 2030. Energy has been awarded maintenance efforts”. “EnBW Albatros allows us “Having significant volumes, of Sthe “full-scope” contract After commissioning in 2019, to demonstrate our broad at least 4GW per year in Europe, to supply sixteen 7MW turbines, Siemens Gamesa will provide competence in offshore projects, will be critical for the industry to Join us at monopile foundations and grid service and maintenance for five ranging from project-specific sustain the current cost reduction connection for EnBW’s 112MW years. engineering services and the pathway and become competitive Albatros project in the German Albatros will be connected to the beneficial combination of power with conventional energy ahead of our stand to North Sea. generation and transmission 2030,” he says. Albatros will be the first in technology to service and The report authors note offshore learn more. German waters to use Siemens’ maintenance concepts”, says wind has the theoretical potential Offshore Transformer Module Michael Hannibal, offshore chief to generate between 2,600- (OTM), a slimline cost-cutting executive for Siemens Gamesa. 6,000TWh per year at €65/MWh substation, which will sit atop a “This project has a high relevance using the technologies that “will single monopile foundation. It will for us since we will turn the have developed” by 2030, meaning also offer considerable synergies 112MW wind power plant into a it could meet between 80% and in planning, construction and highly profitable investment for 180% of the EU’s total electricity operation, as it will be built at the our customer via cutting-edge demand “in the baseline and same time as the neighbouring technology and smart details.” upside scenarios respectively”. Michael 497MW EnBW Hohe See, which is Hannibal The first project to host Siemens’ also being supplied by Siemens. OTM will be the 588MW Beatrice “Through the project-specific project in the UK North Sea. approach, all technology grid via the Siemens-built BorWin Although Siemens offers an components work perfectly Beta high-voltage direct-current OTM that wraps around the aligned so that the risk for all converter platform, which also base of a turbine, both Beatrice involved parties is mitigated,” says converts the power from the Veja and Albatros will use standalone Siemens Gamesa. “At the same Mate and Global Tech 1 wind versions of the technology without time, a bundling of installation farms. an attached turbine. They will, works and a centralised project Belgium’s GeoSea will construct however, use the same foundations

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FROM Front Page manager Anders Bach Andersen tells Recharge the 9.5MW will answer the market’s growing demand for turbines that further reduce capital and operation expenditure. “From the market perspective, we have seen these extremely positive price developments due to the auctions in Germany and elsewhere and this points to the very big success story of the offshore wind industry driven by capex, cost of capital and risk reductions,” he states. “This machine will help the industry take even more capex Will 13-15MW turbines be ready out on a one-turbine, one- foundation basis, by offering even higher output per square metre of in time for zero-subsidy projects? swept area.” The 9.5MW model uses a BERND RADOWITZ at EnBW, tells Recharge. The just announced its 8MW will beefed-up version of the turbine’s company then double-checked be beefed up to 9.5MW. Chief original three-stage, medium- hen Dong and EnBW this information against its own executive Jens Tommerup tells speed gearbox that is able to deal won 1.38GW of reverse-engineering data and Recharge that the manufacturer’s a gut-wrenching 9,500 kilonewton Woffshore wind with cost calculations before making journey of technical upgradings metres of torque, helped by a zero-subsidy bids at the recent its bid. will continue, but refuses to go new flange connection featuring German tenders, both developers Dong also expects turbines of into specifics. ultra-strong shear pins and a said one of the reasons they could 13-15MW to be available by 2024. “We still have a very strong VR rejigged cooling system with a offer such low bids is that turbines “We have inside information technology platform which “rearranged” flow that absorbs will have nameplates of 13-15MW into what the OEMs are doing, we are further improving and extra heat by feeding the by the time of project construction, but we are not allowed to developing on all the time,” generator and converter with a generating far more bang for the comment on that, we are bound he says. “Commenting on our lower temperature coolant. buck. long-term pipeline, we will “We have gained a great deal “Moving up to 8-9MW, turbines not do. But we are very WELCOME ABOARD! of operational experience on have enabled the capex cost on a confident that we will stay the prototypes at the testing per-MW basis to be reduced by We have inside competitive in the market sites at Østerild and Måde [in more than a third compared to information into what and be a market leader A VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE FROM Denmark]... it was evident that we projects using 5-6MW machines looking forward.” could increase the rated powered — and in some cases, has been the OEMs are doing The other two Western by making some key changes closer to half the cost per MW,” offshore turbine makers, inside the gearbox to handle more says K2 Management analyst Senvion and GE, are also torque,” says Andersen. Simon Luby. by non-disclosure agreements,” said to be looking into building MHI Vestas has long been a “If such cost reductions can Samuel Leupold, the head of 10MW-plus models. stalwart proponent of gear-based be achieved at this scale, using Dong’s offshore wind unit, BMI Research analyst Daniel transmission system architectures, turbines of up to 15GW could told Recharge during a recent Brenden believes it is feasible for and Andersen believes the step-up open the door to vast capex interview in Brussels. 13-15MW machines to be on the of its V164 bears out the wisdom savings.” Offshore market leader market by 2024-25. of its technology approach to But will such machines really Siemens Gamesa will only start “In offshore wind, we’re not be ready in time for project serial production of its 8MW supersize offshore machines, and talking just about Europe, but Photograph | AFP/Getty would help lay the groundwork commissioning in 2024-25? offshore machine this summer, also the US and Asia. So it makes for 13-15MW class models that EnBW says it has talked “very but has long held plans to build much more sense to be the are anticipated for post-2025 intensely” with manufacturers a model larger than 10MW, but first ones to develop these big projects. about their development the OEM still hasn’t decided turbines,” he says. The first of the 8MW V164s was pipelines and future generations what size it will be. For more on this topic, read installed late last year at the UK’s of turbines, Dirk Güsewell, the Siemens Gamesa’s closest Recharge magazine’s cover story, at stand N-B20 258MW Burbo Bank Extension. head of portfolio development offshore rival, MHI Vestas, has Zero-Subsidy: A Risky Business?

4 rechargenews.com 2GW offshore Next-gen vessels ‘ready in 3-5 years’ project proposed BERND RADOWITZ in Australia essels large enough to be BERND RADOWITZ able to install the next Vgeneration of 10MW- A 2GW offshore wind project off plus offshore turbines will hit Australia — the country’s first — the market within three to five is in the early stages of years, Jan Willem van der Graaf, development. the chief executive of installation Local developer Offshore group Seaway Heavy Lifting, tells Energy has been working with the Recharge. Australian government to “For the market as a whole, I establish the rights to investigate think we will be seeing vessels [for the feasibility of the project 10MW-plus turbines] enter in following a preliminary planning Seaway Heavy about three to five years from Lifting’s Oleg and environmental study. now,” he says, declining to reveal Strashnov The $8bn Star of the South his own company’s plans for project would see up to 250 confidentiality reasons. turbines installed off Gippsland, Seaway’s Oleg Strashnov can have an issue,” van der Graaf beyond the core European southeast Australia, and meet handle the foundations of most acknowledges, saying the industry offshore wind market when about 18% of the electricity large turbines on the market will need to be very creative in the developing new vessels. demand in Victoria state. today, and will even be able to development of new vessels. “We see quite a solid market in “When placed in the right wind install upgrades such as MHI “These turbines are not just offshore renewables not just in conditions like those off the coast Vestas’ new 9.5MW machine, he heavier, but they are also quite Europe, but also other parts of the of Gippsland, offshore wind says. high above the water level,” he world. We know we need to be delivers a high, consistent flow of But “if you put a 14MW turbine explains. Van der Graaf adds that able to play in those markets, and electricity,” says Offshore Energy

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Veja Mate completed Stiesdal’s cost-cutting four months early Construction work on the 402MW Veja floater begins testing Mate offshore wind farm, pictured, has been completed four months ahead of schedule, after the last of the 67 DARIUS SNIECKUS factories “wherever it is least Siemens SWT-6.0-154 turbines was expensive and most efficient” and installed. ank tests of a modular transported by road to quayside The €1.9bn ($2bn) project in the floating wind foundation for final assembly and float-out. German North Sea, which began Tconcept being developed “With towers, I believe that construction in April last year, is owned by modern wind pioneer Henrik onshore wind holds the world- by the Highland Group, Siemens Stiesdal to gear up industrialisation record for low specific cost for Financial Services and Copenhagen of the fast-emerging sector large steel structures measured Infrastructure Partners. have kicked off at the Technical in euros per kilo. This is the sort University of Denmark (DTU) of industrial optimisation we near Copenhagen. need to see in floating wind,” he The design, a tetrahedral steel says. “Fundamentally, it is about a structure constructed from paradigm change in the mindset.” components derived from tower The 1:60 scale model now being technology, will be put through tested at DTU will be put through month-long trials using a 10MW its paces in a wave tank featuring turbine model with two different a wind generator that permits rotor configurations, and with the testing of the floating wind semisubmersible and spar variants turbine under realistic conditions. of the Stiesdal floater. The latest version of the “Turbine technology is foundation is fitted with a being rapidly and successfully counterweight suspended under Northland forms JV to industrialised, but the the floater, which provides infrastructure technology is not. stability and enables the design build 1.2GW off Taiwan Floating foundations are a prime to be optimised for different site Canada’s Northland Power has formed example of this,” states Stiesdal, conditions. a joint venture (JV) with Singapore’s who first launched the concept “I originally designed the Yushan Energy to build 1.2GW of in September 2015 with a view floater as a TLP [tension leg projects off Taiwan. to “halving” the capital cost of platform], but it turns out that The JV, Hai Long, is proceeding with the floater units currently being in some conditions a semisub or two offshore wind developments in the piloted around the world. a spar topology may provide the Taiwan Straits off Changhua county, “The idea is to have a design lowest overall cost,” says Stiesdal, with an aim to achieve commercial that is no more expensive and “particularly at very shallow or operation by 2023 and 2024. preferably cheaper than fixed very deep water the TLP is often Northland has emerged as a major foundations in around 40-50 not the best solution.” developer off Europe through projects metres of water,” he says. including the 600MW Gemini off the Stiesdal is exploring a range of Netherlands. Fast-track fabrication is at the opportunities for the installation heart of Stiesdal’s foundation of the first full-scale demonstrator, concept, rejecting the idea of “ideally at a consented location LOC to lead study into building floaters in shipyards or offering a decent feed-in tariff”, he utilty-scale floating wind “similar harbour facilities”, and says. “With a lot of luck it could instead opting for standardised be installed as early as in 2018,” he Consultancy LOC Group is to head up modules manufactured in adds. a consortium selected by the Carbon Trust-led floating wind joint industry project to investigate the infrastructure and logistics challenges faced by utility-scale floating offshore wind farms. DNV GL to help develop China offshore standards The World Bank has chosen a consortium including consultancy The Stiesdal design, complete and certification firm DNV GL to with triangular support the development of three new counterweight, standards in China — for offshore wind being tested at the DHI wave tank in turbine support structures, substations Denmark and power cables. Veja Mate | Veja | Henrik Stiesdal Photography

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Sin título-2 1 09/02/2017 8:36:25 Green culture may slow offshore wind in California

KARL-ERIK STROMSTA probably will be the critical path, more so than the [floating] alifornia’s “jealous technology,” she says. “We’re guardianship of the ocean” dealing with a market where Ccould slow offshore wind people don’t really want to see too development off the Golden State, many things in their ocean.” say developers and regulators. Joan Barminski, BOEM’s Pacific Offshore wind is on a much regional director, acknowledged slower development curve off the California’s “jealous guardianship US west coast than the northeast, of the ocean”, saying “people are largely because the continental vocal” in the state — and it will shelf drops off more rapidly along take a “robust” effort to get all The pier at the Pacific coast than the Atlantic. Manhattan Beach, the relevant state and federal But things got interesting in California permitting bodies and other January 2016, when the Bureau stakeholders on the same page. of Ocean Energy Management Famous for its majestic Pacific (BOEM) received its first-ever Scotland — said yes. California needs offshore wind to views and surfing culture, lease request for a commercial A competitive lease auction meet its 50% renewables target for California will be “the hardest offshore wind farm off California, is expected at some point in 2030, a case that becomes even state in the nation to permit an from Seattle-based Trident Wind. California, the first to be held on stronger if the recent push for a offshore wind farm”, says Jim BOEM asked the industry if the west coast, though BOEM 100% target becomes reality. Lanard, chief executive of offshore there was any other interest in officials will not give a potential Weinstein predicts California developer Magellan Wind. the area, off Morro Bay, central timeline. will get its first offshore turbine He adds that the Department California, and Norway’s Trident chief executive Alla in “2025 or 2026”, and says of Defense is a major local Statoil — currently building the Weinstein, who previously led there’s a reason Trident filed its stakeholder “with which it’s going five-turbine Hywind Buchan floating offshore wind specialist request a decade early: permitting to take a lot of work to find a

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n recent years, the world has made significant progress on many energy Iand environmental issues. But now, quite suddenly, we find ourselves on a more bumpy and uncertain path. The political consensus supporting our efforts is no longer as strong as it once was. Fossil fuel industries (for Markus Tacke is chief executive of example coal in the US) are trying to Siemens Gamesa mount a comeback. Most alarming, the Renewable Energy science behind climate change is being questioned by some. At this crucial point in time, the wind power industry must rise to meet these challenges. In my view, the best way to do so is by ensuring that our industry is stable and successful; demonstrating that we offer proven, reliable technology; and showing the world that we know how to make energy more affordable. Within our industry, I would highlight three recent changes that Siemens Gamesa’s have fundamentally altered how we 8MW offshore work. prototype at Østerild, Denmark First, wind power has matured into a mature, mainstream technology. In parallel with this growth, a natural consolidation has taken place. Scale and size are more important today than The opportunities and ever before. Second, our industry has become truly global. The days of regional challenges for newly champions and niche players selling to small local markets are coming to an end. Today’s projects are too big, formed Siemens Gamesa markets are too diverse, and the pace of technological change is too fast. accounted for more than 12% of new technology is also very promising. Third, cost pressures within our installations in 2016. Developments like the next-generation industry have intensified, as technology Even Saudi Arabia and Iran, both 10MW+ platform, floating projects, has become more standardised and countries with vast oil reserves, are and continually improving O&M low-cost manufacturing has evolved. now investing in developing their wind concepts will greatly expand power These three changes force all of us to power capacity. It is markets like these generation capabilities and will make re-evaluate our business strategies and that companies must look to if they new areas of the ocean accessible. This models. want to remain successful. trend is also reflected in the latest price The company I work for — Siemens Success in these markets also requires points in the market. The results of the IN 2019, THE OFFSHORE WIND INDUSTRY Gamesa Renewable Energy — was a more flexible and localised business first offshore auctions in Germany — created recently as the merger of strategy. A company cannot simply with an average top-up on the market WILL BE MEETING IN Siemens Wind Power and Gamesa deal with customers from ‘head office’. price of €0.0044/kWh and €0/kWh COPENHAGEN took effect. We are confident that this An understanding of local conditions as the lowest bid — are a remarkable merger will result in a stronger, more and needs is essential, as is a more signal for our industry. It is proof that flexible, and more globally competitive diverse product portfolio. One-size- operators and investors trust in the 8,000+ participants 400+ exhibitors company. And we believe it strengthens fits-all solutions are no longer adequate ongoing success of offshore wind. 40+ conference sessions 200+ speakers our ability to contribute to bigger in this globalised marketplace. We are confident that the global goals — like helping to meet the UN’s One area where we see tremendous market for clean, affordable, and Sustainable Development Goals. opportunities for continued growth reliable wind power will continue China continues to be the global is offshore, not just in established to grow. But it will also change. Our leader in new installations with more markets but worldwide. China has now challenge is to anticipate and prepare To become an exhibitor In collaboration with: than 23GW of new capacity installed overtaken Denmark, reaching third for these changes. or sponsor please contact: in 2016, and we are working hard to place in the global offshore rankings. The business decisions we have made further increase our market share As offshore wind power continues to during these past months represent [email protected] in China. But we are also focusing drop in price, we are confident it will decisive and forward-looking steps to on markets like India, Brazil and continue to grow in popularity. ensure that we can remain leaders in

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EMMA PINCHBECK e are living through a period of political uncertainty, Wboth in Europe and internationally. In the UK, it has been particularly changeable. Last year, RenewableUK’s offshore wind conference took place on the eve of the referendum which saw Britain vote to Emma Pinchbeck is executive leave the EU. director of This year’s offshore conference, RenewableUK co-hosted with WindEurope — which will be the largest in the world — takes place just 60 miles from the world’s largest offshore wind farm, London Array. On Thursday, the third day of the event, the British public will be voting in a snap general election. Politics may be unpredictable, but the offshore wind market is reliable. Seventeen years ago, the UK’s first offshore wind farm was built. Since AN INVESTMENT IN then, this technology has grown to become part of the energy mainstream, and a serious force to be reckoned with. There are now over 14GW of KNOWLEDGE ALWAYS installed offshore wind capacity around the world. The UK’s 270MW The industry is a new economic and Lincs wind farm energy powerhouse: 2016 alone saw PAYS THE BEST INTEREST capital spending in the offshore market Benjamin Franklin hit $29.9bn globally. The transformation from disruptive technology to European powerhouse In uncertain times, has been achieved through constant innovation. When the UK’s first RECHARGE has been reporting from of the renewable energy industry, offshore wind farm was installed, it was offshore wind can be a the front lines of the renewables where only the ‘what’ is reported, less than a mile (1.6km) from shore and used a 2MW turbine. industry on five continents since not the ‘why’ not the ‘how’, not the The next round of projects here rock for the UK are up to 100 miles from shore, and late-2008 led by an editorial mission market insight or intelligence. a 10MW turbine could be on the In the short term, industry will UK and Europe make energy a priority, to bring depth and dimension to horizon. The spectacular falls in the naturally want clarity on any Contract and enable the future growth of the costs of projects, seen in all the recent for Difference auctions in the coming UK’s renewable-energy sector. coverage of the news that matters, Intelligence is what our team of European auctions is also testament to Parliament. In the medium term, we Priorities for action include clarifying this industry’s ability to learn, adapt, will want to engage with government the UK’s relationship to the Internal with the accent on analysis, opinion international journalists does best – and grow. This kind of infrastructure to evolve UK energy policy in line Energy Market and ensuring the and relevant in-depth features. and has done since our launch eight innovation has been more common continued ability to move in sectors like telecoms than energy: products, services and a years ago. Read RECHARGE. Like it is right to call this progress [Government] support skilled workforce between unprecedented. the UK and the EU. Offshore Worldwide-webbed readers today the wider renewables industry, we A new government is an opportunity must turn into a vision wind is a global opportunity, access information in a medium espouse change for the better in the for the UK to look again at support and we are clear that it is in for offshore wind, both in terms of for the [offshore] sector interests of the UK and the where free is the norm. But pause global energy system; as a business regulation and investment. Over beyond the mid-2020s wider industry. and question the value of this ‘news’, intelligence title, we aspire to do the the next five years, we expect strong Times are changing. But political support for offshore wind in the UK, we are clear: especially in the speeding evolution same for energy journalism. to continue. But this support in with technology evolution, such as we must continue to demonstrate principle must turn into a vision for the regulation to support a smarter and that industrialised economies can sector beyond the mid-2020s which more flexible electricity grid. decarbonise and grow at the same recognises its potential scale. A new These next five years will also answer time. industrial strategy in the UK could be the main questions about Britain’s By investing in our world-leading – Read it first at www.rechargenews.com an opportunity to provide this vision, new relationship with Europe, as offshore wind industry, the UK can RECHARGE linked to the UK’s Climate Change Act negotiations to leave the EU begin. We have the low-carbon energy system it

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