1. Offshore Wind Energy in Schleswig-Holstein Lessons Learnt and Perspectives
Dirk Scheelje
Executive Board Member
Heinrich-Böll-Foundation Schleswig-Holstein
Kiel, Germany
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2. Schleswig-Holstein in Europe
between North Sea and Baltic Sea
Kiel Canal
north of Hamburg
one of 16 German Federal States
area: 6,120 sq miles (15,800 km²)
population: 2,83 Mio.
Main Industries
Agriculture and Food Processing
Shipbuilding and Maritime Economy
Logistics
Health and Tourism
Renewables
 WTSH
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3. Offshore Plans and Facts in Europe
United Kingdom, Denmark, Belgium and Germany are the big players today
2012: 5 GW installed
2020: 33 GW planned
 Emerging Energy Research
 windcomm Schleswig-Holstein
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4. Offshore Plans and Facts in Germany
 Stiftung Offshore Windenergie
Today: 280 MW installed in 3 offshore parks (North Sea: alpha ventus 60 MW,
BARD I 160 MW and Baltic Sea: Baltic 1 50 MW)
60 offshore parks planned, approved resp. under construction
2020: 10 GW
2030: 25 GW
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5. Offshore Harbors in Germany
Big Components and Assembling
Service (Reaction and Supply)
R&D, Test, Trainee
 ZDS Zentralverband der deutschen Seehafenbetriebe e.V.
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6. Offshore Harbors in Schleswig-Holstein  Rendsburg, Kiel Canal
 Enge-Sande: Trainee Park
Brunsbüttel Harbor
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7. Renewable Energy Strategy Schleswig-Holstein
2020: 13 GW Onshore, 3 GW Offshore, 2 GW PV, 0,2 GW Biomass
Renewable Electricity Proportion of Gross Electricity Consumption
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8. Renewable Energy Companies in Schleswig-Holstein and South Denmark – FURGY - Region
Renewable energy industry geographically identified on various maps:
wind energy (250)
solar energy (100)
energy from biomass (140)
geothermal energy (50)
energy efficiency (100).
By clicking the separate icons corresponding information is displayed.
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9. Renewables and Jobs Germany in 2011: 381.600 / Wind Energy: 101.000
Main Focus in Schleswig-Holstein:
Building of Big Components (Towers and Foundation)
Assembling and Logistics
Service and Maintenance
Special Shipbuilding
Special Services (Ramming, Diving, Geotechnics)
R&D
Education and Further Training (academic and job-related)
 WAB/PwC Report
Regional spread of supplier industries in Germany
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10. Regional Value Added (1)
Shareholder of German Offshore Wind Energy Capacitiies
 Stiftung Offshore Windenergie 2012
1/3 „The Big Four“ German Energy Supplier
no private ownership
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11. Regional Value Added (2)
50.5 % private ownership
6.5 % „The big 4“
public participation
raising acceptance
decentralized added value
regional wealth 
Ownership of Renewables in Germany
 trend:research
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12. Factors of Success / Challenges
Grid Connection Costs/Financing Technology
Maritime Economy Environmental Friendliness
 Stiftung Offshore Windenergie
 S. Werner
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13. Factor: Grid Connection
new: Offshore Grid Development Plan: coordination of plant construction and grid connection  security of investment , damage claim against grid operator
new: allocation of damage claims on electricity rate possible
 Stiftung Offshore Windenergie
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14. Factor: Financing
from business to project financing
credits by German and European business development banks (European Investment Bank, Reconstruction Loan Corporation – KfW)
Feed-in Tariff: €Cent/kWh year: 15 €Cent/kWh start-up before 2018: year: 19 €Cent/kWh additional charge >12 sea miles, >20m deep
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15. Factor: Technology development of wind energy plants 3rd generation
development of foundation more cost efficiency
German Energy Research Program with focus on offshore technology and grid connection
FINO 3 Test platform in the North Sea as basis for research and development of technology
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16. Factor: Maritime Economy
fostering cooperation by launching a working committee in May 2010 carried by the Federal Ministry of Economics and the German Offshore Foundation
 BVG Associates
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17. Factor Environmental Friendliness
Environmental Impact Assessments obligatory for all offshore wind parks with more than 20 turbines
reduction of noise level while ramming (235 dB measured, 190 dB tip noise level aimed)
no marine mammals in 750 meter radius while ramming
 S. Werner
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18. Conclusions
 Offshore Wind Energy is an important pillar for Green Economy but only in connection with other low hanging fruits like Onshore Wind Energy
Thank you for your interest!
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