1. European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition 2007 9 May 2007, Milan 1 Jens Bömer Consultant for International Aspects of Wind Energy on behalf of the Federal Environment Ministry, Germany Joint Action by Member States for a future with Offshore Wind Power Outcomes from the 2007 EU Policy Workshop in Berlin

2. European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition 2007 9 May 2007, Milan 2 Where are we today? 2006 Installed Capacity (MW) Installed Capacity (%) Produced electricity (%) Onshore47,14998.296.7 Offshore8781.83.3 Total48,027100 Offshore end of 2006: -Denmark (398 MW) -United Kingdom (304 MW) -Netherlands (136 MW) -Ireland (25 MW) -Sweden (23,3 MW) Source: www.offshorewindenergy.org Source: EWEA

3. European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition 2007 9 May 2007, Milan 3 Where do we go? Installed Capacity (MW) 201020202030 Onshore75,000120,000150,000 Offshore5,00060,000150,000 Total80,000180,000300,000 Source: www.offshorewindenergy.org Source: EWEA EWEA targets

4. European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition 2007 9 May 2007, Milan 4 Challenges Today High costs Little technology experience Complicated consenting procedures Tomorrow Grid integration Rules for cross-border trade Cumulative environmental effects Source: REpower Systems AG

5. European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition 2007 9 May 2007, Milan 5 EU Policy Workshops Egmond 2004“Egmond Declaration” Copenhagen 2005“Copenhagen Strategy” Berlin 2007“Berlin Declaration” Sweden 2009? “Informal cooperation between EU member states to foster Offshore Wind Power Deployment”

6. European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition 2007 9 May 2007, Milan 6 Outcomes from Berlin 2007 Exchange of information, networking Put EU Energy Package in more concrete terms Bring joint initiatives on the way Communication to the EU Energy Council in June 2007 Source: REpower Systems AG

7. European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition 2007 9 May 2007, Milan 7 Structure Market and Policy Research and Development Grid Integration Environmental Impacts Source: HOCHTIEF Construction AG Source: Hero Lang, Bremerhaven

8. European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition 2007 9 May 2007, Milan 8 Market and Policy (Selection) Those Member States with coastlines on the North, Baltic, Black and Mediterranean Seas and the Atlantic Ocean are encouraged to make use of their enormous resource of offshore wind energy in order to achieve their respective sectoral targets for electricity and to quantify this expected contribution in their National Action Plans. Participants call upon the Commission to consider a project identifying risks and barriers to the large scale development of offshore wind power in Europe. The results of this project should be used to create a European Action Plan for offshore wind power in Europe as proposed in the Copenhagen Strategy. This plan could include targets for capacity of offshore wind in 2020. Source: WIND-projekt GmbH

9. European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition 2007 9 May 2007, Milan 9 Research and Development (Sel.) The Steering Committee of the recently established European Wind Energy Technology Platform (TP Wind) is asked to set up a specific working group on offshore wind power. […] The Commission should give high priority to research on technology, grid integration and environmental aspects of offshore wind power within its 7 th Framework Programme, intensively covering environmental as well as technical questions. Offshore wind R&D should also constitute a key priority of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan which the Commission is developing. Source: REpower Systems AG

10. European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition 2007 9 May 2007, Milan 10 Grid Integration (Selection) Participants generally supported the designation of a European coordinator on grids for northern European offshore wind power plants as indicated in the Priority Interconnection Plan. Grid operators, regulators and licensing authorities are asked to accelerate the implementation of projects on European interconnectors. It is recommended that a general study on cross-border offshore grids as specially related to necessary regulation is carried out, taking into account the results of the ongoing studies EWIS and TradeWind. Source: BLICKFANG Design-Büro

11. European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition 2007 9 May 2007, Milan 11 Environmental Impacts (Sel.) It is agreed to promote the concept of a major scientific meeting with commissioned syntheses of the latest European and other data in early 2008, to be hosted by the UK with an international steering committee. […] It is agreed to initiate a programme of technical workshops using the “Informal, International, Innovative” model; the first in the series will be on bird studies using radar, to be hosted in 2007 by Germany. United Kingdom, Netherlands and Sweden will develop a proposal for a workshop of Member States’ wind farm licensing authorities to share examples of consenting procedures and identify opportunities for streamlining […]. Source: BMU / Christoph Edelhoff Source: MINOS-Studie

12. European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition 2007 9 May 2007, Milan 12 Future steps EU Energy Minister Council in June Action Plan on Offshore Wind Power 4th European Policy Workshop in Sweden 2009

13. European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition 2007 9 May 2007, Milan 13 Find out more! Thank you for your attention! If you want to find out more, please go to http://www.erneuerbare-energien.de/inhalt/38773/4591/ Jens Bömer jens.boemer@bmu.bund.de phone +49 30 18305-3631