IEA WIND 2012 Annual Report Executive Committee of the Implementing Agreement for Co-operation in the Research, Development, and Deployment of Wind Energy Systems of the International Energy Agency July 2013 ISBN 0-9786383-7-9 Message from the Chair Welcome to the IEA In 2013, we expect to approve Recommended Wind 2012 Annual Re- Practices on social acceptance of wind energy proj- port of the coopera- ects, on remote wind speed sensing using SODAR tive research, develop- and LIDAR, and on conducting wind integration ment, and deployment studies. The 12 active research tasks of IEA wind will (R,D&D) efforts of our offer members many options to multiply their na- member governments and tional research programs, and a new task on ground- organizations. IEA Wind based testing of wind turbines and components is helps advance wind en- being discussed for approval in 2013. ergy in countries repre- With market challenges and ever-changing re- senting 85% of the world's search issues to address, the IEA Wind co-operation wind generating capacity. works to make wind energy an ever better green In 2012 record ca- option for the world's energy supply. Considering pacity additions (MW) these accomplishments and the plans for the coming were seen in nine member countries, and coop- years, it is with great satisfaction and confidence that erative research produced five final technical re- I hand the Chair position to Jim Ahlgrimm of the ports as well as many journal articles and confer- United States. ence papers. The technical reports include: • IEA Wind Task 19 State-of-the Art Report off Wind Energy in Cold Climates • Design and operation of power systems with largee amounts of wind power: Final summary report, IEA Wind Task 25, Phase two 2009–2011 • The Past and Future Cost of Wind Energy, IEA Wind Task 26 Work Package 2 Report, HHannele l HHolttinen ltti • Final Report IEA Wind Task 28 on Social Accep- Chair of the Executive Committee, 2011 to 2012 tance of Wind Energy Projects 2008–2011 • Final report of IEA Wind Task 29, Mexnext (Phase 1): Analysis of MEXICO wind tunnel measurements. In 2012, we approved another IEA Wind Recommended Practice, RP 13 Wind Energy Proj- ects in Cold Climates, which contributed to reduc- ing the risks of projects in cold climates, where the wind resource is so abundant. We held Topi- cal Experts Meetings on advances in wind turbine and component testing, social acceptance of wind energy projects, and wind farm control methods. Moving forward, we approved a new research task to share results on environmental assessment and monitoring techniques for wind developments on land and offshore. Jim Ahlgrimm Chair-Elect of the Executive Committee Contents Chapter 1 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 2 The Implementing Agreement ........................................................................................................................... 18 IEA Wind and Research Task Reports Chapter 3 Base Technology Information Exchange – Task 11 ............................................................................................23 Chapter 4 Wind Energy in Cold Climates – Task 19 ......................................................................................................... 26 Chapter 5 Design and Operation of Power Systems with Large Amounts of Wind Power – Task 25 ..................................28 Chapter 6 Cost of Wind Energy – Task 26 ........................................................................................................................ 32 Chapter 7 Development and Deployment of Small Wind Turbine Labels for Consumers (2008–2011) and Small Wind Turbines in High Turbulence Sites (2012–2016) – Task 27 .......................................................35 Chapter 8 Social Acceptance of Wind Energy Projects – Task 28 ....................................................................................... 38 Chapter 9 Mexnext: Analysis of Wind Tunnel Measurements and Improvement of Aerodynamic Models – Task 29 .......... 41 Chapter 10 Offshore Code Comparison Collabaration (OC4) Project – Task 30 .................................................................45 Chapter 11 WAKEBENCH: Benchmarking of Wind Farm Flow Models – Task 31 ............................................................ 48 Chapter 12 LIDAR: Lidar Systems for Wind Energy Deployment – Task 32 ....................................................................... 51 Chapter 13 Reliability Data: Standardizing Data Collection for Wind Turbine Reliability, Operation, and Maintenance Analyses – Task 33 ............................................................................................... 54 Chapter 14 Assessing Environmental Effects and Monitoring Efforts for Offshore and Land-Based Wind Energy System – Task 34 ...................................................................................................... 57 COUNTRY REPORTS Chapter 15 Australia ............................................................................................................................................................ 60 Chapter 16 Austria .............................................................................................................................................................. 64 Chapter 17 Canada ............................................................................................................................................................. 68 Chapter 18 Chinese Wind Energy Association (CWEA) ..................................................................................................... 74 Chapter 19 Denmark .......................................................................................................................................................... 78 Chapter 20 The European Union/European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) .................................................................84 Chapter 21 Finland ............................................................................................................................................................. 90 Chapter 22 Germany .......................................................................................................................................................... 96 Chapter 23 Greece .............................................................................................................................................................102 Chapter 24 Ireland .............................................................................................................................................................104 Chapter 25 Italy .................................................................................................................................................................108 Chapter 26 Japan ................................................................................................................................................................114 Chapter 27 Republic of Korea ...........................................................................................................................................118 Chapter 28 Mexico ............................................................................................................................................................122 Chapter 29 The Netherlands ..............................................................................................................................................126 Chapter 30 Norway ...........................................................................................................................................................132 Chapter 31 Portugal ...........................................................................................................................................................136 Chapter 32 Spain ...............................................................................................................................................................140 Chapter 33 Sweden ............................................................................................................................................................146 Chapter 34 Switzerland ......................................................................................................................................................150 Chapter 35 The United Kingdom ......................................................................................................................................154 Chapter 36 The United States ............................................................................................................................................160 APPENDICES Appendix A The Executive Committee (photo) ................................................................................................................166 Appendix B List of Executive Committee Members, Alternate Members, and Operating Agents .......................................167 Appendix C Currency Conversion Rates 2012 ..................................................................................................................170 Appendix D Abbreviations and Terminology ......................................................................................................................171 IEA Wind 3 1 Executive Summary Source: PWT Communications