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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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Schleswig-Holstein in Europe
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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
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Offshore Plans and Facts in Europe
United Kingdom, Denmark,
Belgium and Germany are the
big players today
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2012:
5 GW installed
2020:
33 GW planned
 windcomm Schleswig-Holstein
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Offshore Plans and Facts in Germany
 Stiftung Offshore Windenergie
Today:
2020:
2030:
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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
10 GW
25 GW
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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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Offshore Harbors in
Schleswig-Holstein
 Rendsburg, Kiel Canal
 Enge-Sande: Trainee Park
Brunsbüttel Harbor
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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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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.
www.furgy.eu
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Renewables and Jobs
Germany in 2011: 381.600 / Wind Energy: 101.000
in 2020: 500.000
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)
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 WAB/PwC Report
Regional spread of supplier
industries in Germany
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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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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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Factors of Success / Challenges
Grid Connection
Costs/Financing
Technology
Maritime Economy Environmental Friendliness
 Stiftung Offshore Windenergie
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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
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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:
3.5 €Cent/kWh
1.-12. year: 15 €Cent/kWh
start-up before 2018:
1.-8. year: 19 €Cent/kWh
additional charge
>12 sea miles, >20m deep
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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
www.fino3.de/en/
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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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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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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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