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Wind policy in Germany – r emoving the bottlenecks for a continuing success story

Wind policy in Germany – r emoving the bottlenecks for a continuing success story. Dania Röpke, Policy Advisor German Wind Energy Association 2011|03|16. Agenda. Agenda. The target: contrasting the g overnment‘s and industry‘s targets. Government’s estimations below industry’s

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Wind policy in Germany – r emoving the bottlenecks for a continuing success story

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  1. Wind policy in Germany – removingthebottlenecksfor a continuingsuccessstory Dania Röpke, PolicyAdvisor German Wind EnergyAssociation 2011|03|16

  2. Agenda

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  4. The target: contrasting the government‘s and industry‘s targets Government’s estimations below industry’s • NREAP target non-binding • Targets to be achieved by national measures only Development ofinstalled wind capacityunderestimated

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  6. The policy: high investment security through the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) Main features • Fixed initial and basic tariff for 20 years • Priority access to the power grid, transmission and distribution • Obligation for grid operators to optimize, boost and expand the grid • Frequent changes between FIT and direct sales possible Close up: Remuneration levels • Onshore • Initial tariff: 9.02ct/kWh | 1%/a degression • Boni for repowering and system services of 0.5 ct/kWh each • Offshore • Initial tariff: 13 ct/kWh + 2 ct/kWh for projects before end of 2015 | 12 years • Basic tariff: 3.5 cent/kWh • Degression: 5%/a for new installations starting in 2015

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  8. The results: total installed wind capacity in Germany

  9. The results: marketsharesofturbineproducers in Germany Other Other Source: BWE/DEWI.

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  11. Onshore wind energy: removingthebottlenecks • Increase new commissioned sites • Loosen rules for turbine height and rules for minimum distances from communities • Kick-off repowering • Speed up grid expansion • Reduce temporal political insecurity

  12. Challengesandopportunities offshore wind • Governmenttargets: 10 GW until 2020 | 20 - 25 GW until 2025/2030 • Offshore in 2011: Alpha ventus: 60 MW| Baltic 1: 48,3 MW | BARD 1: 400 MW Challenges • Sites in large distancefromshoresand in highwaterdepths • Capital intensive projectfinance • Gridconnection Overcomingthechallenges • Experience gainedwithpilotprojects • Tailoredfinancingconcepts • Gridconnectionresponsibilityofthe TSO

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  14. Outlook: EEG amendment • EEG 2012 entersintoforce on 2012|01|01 Key topics EEG amendment • Continuityof wind regulationsexpected • System andmarketintegration Key demands German Wind EnergyAssociation • MaintaintheEEG‘smainfeatures • Market integration: optional market premium | renewables in balancing services market • System integration: consistency bonus for virtual power plants

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  16. Conclusion • Large potential for onshore and offshore wind – underestimated by the government • High investment security through the EEG • Stalled onshore wind capacity growth due to structural bottlenecks and investment insecurity caused by political uncertainty • Offshore wind capacity growth picked up: experience gained “offshore” and innovative financing concepts • Key demand for amendment to the EEG: maintain framework conditions and hence investment security of EEG 2009

  17. More information: www.eeg-aktuell.de

  18. The German Wind EnergyAssociation BWE • Largest renewable energy association worldwide • 20.000 members: manufacturers, suppliers, operators, experts etc. • About 40 staff • Contact #1 for politics and media • Activities • Political communication and lobbying on the federal, state and regional level as well as on the intl./EU level (member of EWEA, GWEC, EREF und WWEA) • Public relations • Seminars, workshops, conferences • Wind market overviews • Publisher of the leading professional renewable energy journal “neueenergie” and “new energy”

  19. Thankyouforyourattention. German Wind Energy Association (BWE) Tel.: +49 30 28482 179 E-Mail: d.roepke@wind-energie.de

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