EWEC 2006, Athens1Jan Rispens Wind Energy Agency Bremerhaven/Bremen (Bild: Enron Wind) The WAB Industry Network in Northwest-Germany Profile and R&D-Activities Jan Rispens

EWEC 2006, Athens2Jan Rispens Outline Profile of WAB Focus on Offshore Wind Outline of Regional R&D Strategy R&D Project Examples Conclusions

EWEC 2006, Athens3Jan Rispens Wind Energy Agency Bremerhaven/Bremen Association with 140 members from industry, services and science from Bremen and surrounding coastal region Companies from a broad industry spectrum Partly funded by the Federal State of Bremen Branch office in Bremerhaven

EWEC 2006, Athens4Jan Rispens Members of the WAB Wind sector Energy sector, supply, components Maritime industry Science & education Logistics

EWEC 2006, Athens5Jan Rispens Goals of WAB Support regional innovative structures for wind energy Strengthen wind energy network in Northwest-German coastal region Initiate and facilitate research, development and demonstration project for on- and offshore wind energy Facilitate cooperation between wind and maritime industry - Offshore Initiate and coordinate qualification and education projects Identification of necessary structures and ressources for offshore wind

EWEC 2006, Athens6Jan Rispens Wind energy in Bremen/Oldenburg region Annual turnover approx. 500 Million € Employees (direct) approx. 1,000 Suppliers of: turbines towers/foundations rotor blades project developers specialized services maritime & offshore services

EWEC 2006, Athens7Jan Rispens Activities of WAB Organisation of conferences, seminars Facilitation of technical working groups Project management Representation of company network at trade fairs Reports and sector analysis Lobby & media work

EWEC 2006, Athens8Jan Rispens Presentation outline Profile of WAB Focus on Offshore Wind Outline of Regional R&D Strategy R&D Project Examples Conclusions

EWEC 2006, Athens9Jan Rispens Licensed wind farms in the North Sea WAB members

EWEC 2006, Athens10Jan Rispens Applications for offshore wind farms 9 licences have been granted by the federal licensing authority BSH in the North Sea Max. 80 Turbines per wind farm 3.5 – 5 MW turbines proposed 2,000 – 3,000 MW rated power, depending on turbine size Value: 3 – 6 Billion €

EWEC 2006, Athens11Jan Rispens Offshore Issues Prototyping 5 MW class turbines onshore needed Development, design and serial production of tripod foundations for water depths >25 meter Operation logistics & transport due to port distance Improved reliability

EWEC 2006, Athens12Jan Rispens Presentation outline Profile of WAB Focus on Offshore Wind Outline of Regional R&D Strategy R&D Project Examples Conclusions

EWEC 2006, Athens13Jan Rispens Political R&D Strategy Strategy by the Federal State of Bremen developed in 2002 Focus on offshore needs Industry network building Wind Energy Agency Bremerhaven/Bremen fk-wind: additional scientific network Infrastructure development for prototyping and offshore serial production Support program of R&D-Projects

EWEC 2006, Athens14Jan Rispens R&D program support characteristics Supported projects need to be strong business driven Projects relatively close to market needs and realisation € funding per project 50% funding limit for businesses 75% funding limit for scientific institutes Focus on offshore-related projects

EWEC 2006, Athens15Jan Rispens R&D supported projects : More than 60 projects Overall funding: approx. XYZ Million € Main project focus was on offshore (as intended) Many developments also suitable for onshore use

EWEC 2006, Athens16Jan Rispens Presentation outline Profile of WAB Focus on Offshore Wind Outline of Regional R&D Strategy R&D Project Examples Conclusions

EWEC 2006, Athens17Jan Rispens Example 1: Turbine development Multibrid Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH Multibrid M5000 Turbine 5 MW, specially designed for offshore use Single stage robust planetary 1:10 gear Special air conditioning system using tower as overpressure „chimney“ Comparatively „low“ nacelle weight of approx. 300 tonnes Operating since December 2004 Research on operation, materials, climate influences

EWEC 2006, Athens18Jan Rispens Example 2: Tripod-Foundations Optimised tripod design Weight reduction Serial manufacturing Cost optimisation Combination with concrete elements Corrosion protection Installation possibilities Will be installed onshore with 2nd Multibrid M5000 Prototype in 2006 WeserWind GmbH Offshore Construction Georgsmarienhütte

EWEC 2006, Athens19Jan Rispens Example 3: Infrastructure „Luneort“ Development of industrial harbour site „Luneort“ for offshore wind development Full logistical analysis of offshore value chain Simulation of logistical processes on-site Development of a tailor- made concept for area development BIS, Bremerhaven economic development agency

EWEC 2006, Athens20Jan Rispens Example 4: Output power forecasting Optimized offshore wind farm power prediction model Using physical turbine characteristics Forecast of offshore turbine loads for O&M Improved forecast of power output for grid operators 15 minutes resolution of forecast Meteocontrol GmbH / Energy & Meteo Systems GmbH

EWEC 2006, Athens21Jan Rispens Example 5: Dynamic foundation loads Meteorological mast „Amrumbank West“ Built by Hochtief AG and WeserWind GmbH 90 meters high,22 meters water depth Commissioned by Essent Wind Deutschland GmbH, E.ON R&D project by Windforce GmbH WAVEMON dynamic load monitoring system Glass fibre fast load analysis Installed in foundation to analyse wave loads

EWEC 2006, Athens22Jan Rispens Outline Profile of WAB Focus on Offshore Wind Outline of Regional R&D Strategy R&D Project Examples Conclusions

EWEC 2006, Athens23Jan Rispens Conclusion Succesfull regional R&D programme Focus on „near-market“ industry needs is decisive in this stage of offshore wind development Inclusion of other regional sectors expertise (aircraft, material research, maritime) necessary to reach critical mass and to create added value The R&D program created strong links between industry and (a distributed) scientific community Financial project size fits industry needs well Clear view on overall regional business innovation developments needed in advance

EWEC 2006, Athens24Jan Rispens WAB Offshore Conference: windforce06 29th and 30th of June 2006, Bremerhaven Compact overview of offshore developments in Germany (and Europe) Simultaneous translation available

EWEC 2006, Athens25Jan Rispens Thank you for your attention Windenergie-Agentur Bremerhaven/Bremen e.V. (WAB) Schifferstrasse Bremerhaven Germany