WIND ENERGY R&D TOPICS FOR THE COOPERATION BETWEEN EU AND LATIN AMERICAN ENTITIES.

WIND ENERGY R&D TOPICS FOR THE COOPERATION BETWEEN EU AND LATIN AMERICAN ENTITIES. Emilien Simonot Technical secretariat stecnica@reoltec.net Rio de Janeiro, 31/08/2011

- PRESENTATION OVERVIEW - 1- Context of the presentation. 2- Am-Lat wind energy market overview. 3- R&D cooperation between LATAM and EU Countries.

1- Context of the presentation: Frame: Collaboration of REOLTEC to the Eularinet project, ordered by MICINN. Task: Identify the strategic R&D priorities shared by both EU and LATAM wind energy sector. Objective: Produce a draft document to initiate the debate on the orientation of R&D cooperation in the wind energy sector between LATAM and EU countries. Doc.: “Wind Energy R&D topics for the cooperation between EU and Latin American entities.” Time schedule:

2- Am-Lat wind energy market overview. Source: BTM, Elaboration: AEE-REOLTEC

3- R&D cooperation between LatAm and EU Countries. WTG manufacturing processes & operation Wind conditions Seven cooperation areas around wind energy. Wind energy integration Environment & Deployment Offshore deployment Small Wind Turbines Formation and training

3- R&D cooperation between LatAm and EU Countries. • Why did we choose these areas? • Mutual basis & mutual interest. • Specific WTG R&D programs are lead by the main WTG manufacturers/designers and laboratories (located in EU, USA and Asia). • Wind farm development in LATAM may require some specific technology adaptation in those areas due to different conditions. • Possibility to define “best practices list” learning from EU experience.

3- R&D cooperation between Am-Lat and EU Countries. WIND CONDITIONS: Critical in a system of tender 3 strategic objectives

3- R&D cooperation between Am-Lat and EU Countries. WIND CONDITIONS: Research topics proposal

3- R&D cooperation between Am-Lat and EU Countries. WTG MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND OPERATION: 1- Manufacturing processes Context: Industrial requirements (regulatory framework): - Industrial plans - Requirements for local contents in the installed equipments Objective: optimization of logistic and production processes Research topics: - Logistic: new transport and lifting tools adapted to local road conditions. Wind turbines assembly strategy under high wind conditions. - Production facilities: Reduce € & m2 / produced MW for example through automated manufacturing processes.

3- R&D cooperation between Am-Lat and EU Countries. WTG MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND OPERATION: 2- Wind farm operation and maintenance Context: Regulatory framework: - Tenders  need for production cost optimization and control - Lack of consistent wind data  risk on production prevision (see Wind Conditions) - Uncertainty on long term WTG behavior. - O&M organization in larger and spreader wind farms. Objective: adapted and optimized O&M strategy. Research topics: - Increase WTG availability at the lowest cost. - Big spare-parts management (shared stocks).

3- R&D cooperation between Am-Lat and EU Countries. SMALL WIND TURBINES: Renewable Energy Focus WIND FARMS LARGE SCALE WINDPOWER Distributed Generation INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS MID-SIZE WINDPOWER DOMESTIC APLICATIONS MINI WINDPOWER

3- R&D cooperation between Am-Lat and EU Countries. SMALL WIND TURBINES:

3- R&D cooperation between Am-Lat and EU Countries. WIND ENERGY INTEGRATION: MAIN OBJECTIVE: LARGE-SCALE INTEGRATION OF WIND POWER SMALL-SCALE INTEGRATION. DISTRIBUTED GENERATION WITH WIND POWER High penetration (> 20%) Low integration costs System reliability Smart grid concept • Concerns: • Wind farms. • Wind farm clusters. • Large scale integration into power systems (regional to international level) • Concerns: • Domestic applications • Industrial applications It is better to count with the participation of distribution system operators. Compulsory: the R&D process mustinvolve systems operators.

3- R&D cooperation between Am-Lat and EU Countries. WIND ENERGY INTEGRATION: Research topics proposal

3- R&D cooperation between Am-Lat and EU Countries. OFFSHORE WIND DEPLOYMENT • Context: • No clear market perspective yet. • Offshore wind energy will need strong investments that could be reduced or mitigated if planned with sufficiently in advance. • Learning from EU experience in offshore deployment. • Issues to be considered: • Training and health & safety. • Environmental issues: Offshore Strategic Environmental Assessment. • Harbour infrastructures: offshore wind has to be taken into account in the planning process for new infrastructures. • Electrical infrastructures.

3- R&D cooperation between Am-Lat and EU Countries. FORMATION, TRAINING AND R&D SYSTEM:

3- R&D cooperation between Am-Lat and EU Countries. ENVIRONMENT & DEPLOYMENT:

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Emilien Simonot Technical secretariat stecnica@reoltec.net

WIND ENERGY R&D TOPICS FOR THE COOPERATION BETWEEN EU AND LATIN AMERICAN ENTITIES.