Andreas Wagner, Managing Director at the German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation on the industry's persepective on offshore grid development.
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Last year, 156 new offshore wind turbines with an overall capacity of 818 megawatts fed their power into the German grid for the first time. This brought the total number of turbines on grid by the end of 2016 to 947, with a total capacity of 4,108 megawatts. In all positive figures according to the Working Group for Offshore Wind Energy (AGOW), the German Wind Energy Association (BWE), the Offshore Wind Energy Foundation, VDMA Power Systems and the WAB Wind Energy Agency. The amount of power generated by offshore wind turbines was around 13 terawatt-hours in 2016. This represents an increase of almost 57 per cent compared to the 8.3 terawatt-hours generated in 2015. This consolidates offshore wind power’s position in the German power mix, supplying around 3 million households with electricity.
The German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation was created in 2005 to promote envi- ronmental and climate protection. The main objective is to promote the use of wind energy at sea, and to improve research. The Foundation has since established itself as a nonpartisan, multiregional, independent institution supporting offshore wind en- ergy in Germany and Europe.
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Andreas Wagner, Managing Director of the German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation on the role of the Renewable Energy Act and impacts on offshore wind energy
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PROMOTioN seeks to develop meshed HVDC offshore grids on the basis of cost-effective and reliable technological innovation in combination with a sound political, financial and legal regulatory framework.
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Andreas Wagner, Managing Director at the German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation on the historical development of offshore wind energy in Germany.
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Andreas Wagner, Managing Director of the German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation on offshore wind energy market developments in Germany (and Europe) and cost reduction potential
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This study analyses the effects of the construction of eight offshore wind farms within the German North Sea between 2009 and 2013 on harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). It combines porpoise monitoring data from passive acoustic monitoring using Porpoise Detectors (POD data 2010-2013) and aerial surveys (2009-2013) with data on noise levels and other piling characteristics. These data were analysed in detail in connection to pile driving activities, most of which occurred with application of noise mitigation techniques in order to reduce disturbance effects.
In the first six months of 2016, 43 new offshore wind turbines were connected to the grid, with an overall capacity of 258 megawatts. By 30 June 2016 there was a total of 835 offshore wind turbines feeding 3,552.2 megawatts of power into the grid. Another 54 turbines, with a capacity of 324 megawatts have already been erected and are due to go on grid shortly. Foundations have been erected for a further 142 turbines. The industry anticipates that in the course of the year new offshore wind turbines will feed a further 700 megawatts into the grid in Germany.
The wind industry associations welcome the initiative taken by the ministers from the North Seas countries and stand ready to contribute to regional cooperation. By taking a step-by-step approach, based on the actual challenges experienced by the wind industry, substantial gains can be made. Success can be ensured by close collaboration between the government authorities and the industry stakeholders including the national associations in the governance of the renewed regional cooperation in the North Seas. Furthermore, they would welcome in the not so distant future a similar development in the Mediterranean. The German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation has realeased a statement together with the Danish Wind Industry Association, the Hellenic Wind Energy Association, the Irish Wind Energy Association, the Netherlands Wind Energy Association, the Norwegian Wind Energy Association, NOW Ireland and RenewableUK.
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