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Live longer and prosper TRENDING ON offshore, say financiers Offshore wind developers must place Teamwork essential a greater focus on what happens to LIVE@ WE 2019 projects at the end of their lifetimes when looking to secure finance. p2 Consortium to search for EU for greening of grid wind health and safety harmony The European Commission has chosen Wind industry players system operators to drive and DSOs need to “work Poland to pull trigger on a consortium led by Eclareon, The and transmission system infrastructure development hand in hand” to develop 2.5GW onshore tender Renewables Consulting Group and operators must collaborate and utilise existing assets technological solutions and The Polish government is to fire WindEurope to explore health, safety more effectively to ensure more efficiently, she added. “not compete at the interface”. the starting gun on an up to 2.5GW and environment best practice. The electricity grids can handle Associations including Additionally, he said it onshore wind tender later this year. ‘wind harmony’ study will examine an upcoming surge in WindEurope and politicians is crucial for industry to p3 alignment of HSE standards from new renewables capacity, also have a big role to play communicate convincingly construction, through O&M to WindEurope 2019 has heard. to encourage and facilitate the importance of decommissioning, covering both Key sector figures told important conversations. “If decarbonisation to the THE INTERVIEW onshore and offshore sites. delegates on day 2 that time we have the right business general public. “We have to is running out to organise case the technology will win the hearts and minds of UK insurer offers renewables sufficiently to deliver on 2030 follow,” Silva said. the people,” Foley said. Today, Acciona Energy chief executive risk tool targets. “There is no showstopper “They need to see a Rafael Mateo. p4 UK insurer CLS Risk Solutions “Ten years is tomorrow today in terms of what connection between plugging has launched a new product at when you need to innovate technology can do to achieve in an electric vehicle and WindEurope 2019 that will protect around (network) technology,” a very high penetration of how that actually manifests against interruptions to renewable said GE Grid Solutions chief renewables.” in terms of wind power and energy construction projects caused technology officer Vera Silva. Mark Foley, chief executive solar power on the system by third-party interventions such as TSOs need to co-operate of Irish transmission system to make that decarbonised judicial reviews. internally and with distribution operator Eirgrid, said TSOs world work for them.”
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Day 3 highlights offshore, say financiers Offshore wind developers costs. Northam warned will have to accept power A just cause must place a greater focus that pressure on project purchase agreements. In European policymakers set out how the unstoppable on what happens to projects revenue lines would intensify 2017, for example, companies clean energy revolution could deliver opportunities for all. at the end of their lifetimes, as governments move from around the world purchased Auditorium 1, 09.00-10.15 WindEurope 2019 has heard. offering subsidies towards over 460 terawatt-hours of Financiers are increasingly auction-based systems and renewable energy. Whizz kids looking at the latter stages of ultimately to a zero-subsidy “We see that demand Schoolchildren aged 10-15 will build and test model asset life to get more bang for world. Extending the life of growing. So increasingly a PPA turbines in a small wind tunnel with the best team their buck as subsidy support projects could help offset that strategy will be instrumental winning a prize. fades, according to Green pressure, he said. and in fact integral in getting Hall 1, 09.00-17.00 Investment Group head of Additionally, developers projects financed,” he said. Europe Edward Northam. Poster art “It is no longer all about Subsidy-free wind world A chance to view posters, commemorate this year’s capital costs upfront and award winners and meet with all poster presenters to building-stage operations needs new PPA paradigm discuss findings. and maintenance,” he said. A larger pool of off-takers procurement lead Marc Oman. Luxua-Level 3, 10.00-10.45 “It’s increasingly about willing to sign long-term Vattenfall head of portfolio what happens at the back power purchase agreements and transactions Danielle Europe’s next chapter end, evaluating things like is needed before subsidy-free Lane said the wind industry Get insight on market developments in Germany, France, repowering and other wind development becomes needs to look to “innovative Poland, Italy and Lithuania as EU member states work to alternatives.” the global norm, delegates solutions in all markets” to adopt National Energy and Climate Plans. Several large-scale offshore heard on day 2. lock guaranteed power prices Luxua 1, 10.45-12.00 wind projects are approaching “At Google we now into long-term deals. the end of their lives with the consume eight terawatt-hours “There has got to be a Tomorrow’s world rate of decommissionings of renewable energy a year broader system for PPAs A look at opportunities arising from innovations driving set to increase. Repowering but Facebook, Google, Apple that can help developers the wind industry towards higher levels of connectivity is, however, emerging as a and Amazon (alone) can’t access different portions and autonomous operations. realistic alternative thanks to drive the transition,” said the of the market like domestic Auditorium 1, 15.00-16.15 falling offshore development search company’s energy consumers,” she said.
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LINKING THE POWER OF NATURE WITH FUTURE ENERGY DEMANDS LiVE @WINDEUROPE 2019 4 April 2019 03 Romania eyes CfD to fuel 1.3GW wind surge Poland to pull Romania is considering be financed via a Contracts sources by 2030 with an adding an extra 1.3GW of for Difference-style support interim target of 24% by 2020. wind capacity in the next mechanism. Nagy-Bege said the longer- decade, WindEurope 2019 A further 1GW of solar and term goal is “not very the trigger on has heard. 750MW of hydro are also challenging” given the potential Energy Authority vice included in the proposal, he renewables boost. “If we are president Zoltan Nagy- added. proposing another 3GW by 2.5GW onshore Bege said the country’s Romania is currently aiming the end of 2030 I think our energy minister is mulling a to meet 28% of its energy target… will be much closer to tender this year proposal for new projects to consumption from renewable or even higher than 32%.” The Polish government is to is working on an act that fire the starting gun on an creates a subsidy system and up to 2.5GW onshore wind regulatory framework for tender later this year. offshore wind and we expect Janusz Gajowiecki, chief to see it soon.” executive of national wind The government is energy association PWEA, said targeting around 4.6GW of the capacity will make the offshore capacity by 2030 and country “one of the largest the first projects are expected N149/5.X building sites for onshore to be commissioned between wind in Europe”. 2022 and 2025. Projects with final building A partnership between HIGHLY FLEXIBLE SITEABILITY permits and grid connection Equinor and Polenergia has agreements will be eligible to some of the most advanced 5 MW+ POWER OUTPUT bid in the auction, which will plans for development, UP TO 17 % HIGHER AEP offer support for 15 years. Przybylski said. 5.X “Around 1GW secured Equinor’s new energy MW prices of €47 per megawatt solutions hour at the last auction in division vice November, making wind president of the most competitive form Pal Eitrheim of power generation in the told renews country,” Gajowiecki said on on the day 2 of WindEurope 2019. sidelines of Meanwhile, PWEA offshore the event: lead Pawel Przybylski (pictured) “We have taken an early said development in the position in the market and it 5.6 country’s Baltic Sea acreage is an important part of our MW will soon hit top gear. future plans for offshore “The Energy Ministry development in Europe.” Argentina coming back for more Argentina is working on a new Renewable Energy Sebastian renewable energy tender, Kind. Specifics of the so-called the fourth undertaken by the RenovAr process including Latin American nation since precise timing and the 2017, a senior official told amount of support on offer 5.1 delegates in Bilbao. have yet to be detailed. MW “We are combining the Argentina recently launched transmission side and the its third renewables tender generation side together offering 400MW of capacity in a new round that will for small projects up to 10MW hopefully come soon,” in size. Bids are due by the said Undersecretary for end of May, Kind said. German check-up for GE’s Cypress GE Renewable Energy has will start in August and last for contracted the Fraunhofer one year. EVEN MORE FLEXIBILITY. Institute for Wind Energy GE has meanwhile opened Systems in Germany to test a new operations centre the drive train of its new 5MW in Barcelona capable of EVEN MORE POWER. Cypress onshore wind turbine monitoring more than 2000 platform. turbines. The base brings The next step in the evolution of Delta4000 Tests designed to the total number of onshore validate the capability of and offshore wind, solar nordex-online.com the technology in everyday and energy storage units operating environments, as monitored around the world well as extreme conditions, to more than 15,000. LiVE @WINDEUROPE 2019 4 April 2019 04
Setting the scene at WindEurope 2019, senior THE INTERVIEW industry figures talk to renews about the vital issues shaping the sector. Today it’s the turn of Acciona Energy chief executive Rafael Mateo (left)
How do you see the prospects for the aligned and have enough resources to guarantee the Spanish government’s Strategic Framework for QSpanish onshore wind industry for both the development in an adequate timeframe is also vital. Energy and Climate contains good ideas that could short and long term? help the sector move forward steadily. What measures can policymakers and Spain is a country with several areas of very Qgovernments introduce to support the Has the sector convinced policymakers/ Agood resource and a clear need for clean, Spanish wind sector over the coming years? Qgovernments and persuaded public opinion sustainable, competitive power. Given the current that it can be a big part of the future energy signs from regulators, we expect a promising short- Policymakers need to establish clear goals and mix? to-medium term market, which will be very much Aobligations to guarantee the sustainability of dependent on the deployment of current plans. our energy system, including electrification targets Thanks to the good resource and advances in Furthermore, taking into account Spanish for transport, buildings and industry. Atechnology, onshore wind is part of the best renewables targets, we foresee the market will grow European targets should demand a higher solution to help Spain meet its climate targets while in the long term too, provided adequate regulation percentage of renewables consumption for all providing very competitive electricity. is in place. players in the market. That would help not just the However, we still have a long way ahead until wind industry but also the sustainable development our electricity mix reaches the optimal point of What are the major challenges facing the of our country. A clear sign could be urging all economic competitiveness, security of supply and QSpanish onshore sector development and public energy consumption to have a renewable sustainability. how can these be overcome? origin. Although some policymakers and some sections Beyond that, a clear roadmap for renewables of public opinion understand electrification The most necessary thing for the correct capacity installation together with well-organised combined with renewables is the best option to Adeployment of wind power is clear, adequate and timely tenders can provide the right clarity for move forward, we still need to work with all those and stable regulation that helps the sector power plant investments. unconvinced in order to debunk some of the myths. understand how to develop its activity in Spain and Other tools like hybrid tenders and repowering For example, some people still think we are provides investors with the necessary trust. It is also can also play a role. Hybrid tenders are especially expensive even when we are the cheapest source very important to guarantee connection capacity for interesting in terms of grid resource optimisation of power in the world today. We will keep providing all projects awarded and reinforcement of the grid benefiting the whole system. facts and working hard with policymakers. We are in order to absorb all new capacity. Mechanisms such as a carbon tax could support convinced more will share our vision everyday. Ensuring all regional administrations are renewable power and we believe the first draft of Photo: Acciona Energy
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