FUTURE FOR OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY IN SPAIN

Félix Avia ArandaWind Energy Department

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POWER INSTALLED POWER ACCUMULATED

Total wind power installed in Spain at the end of 2006 was 11,615 MW. Spain does not yet have any

offshore wind power plant.

•Promoters are focused in the installation of wind farms onshore. Onshore wind resources have the potential to cover the maximum wind power allowed to be integrated in the present Spanish grid.

•Spanish waters are generally deeper than those on the North European cost.

•Regulations for permission installation are complex and not friendly application.

•Last but not least, same feed-in price that for on onshore wind farms.

EXISTING POTENTIAL - 2050

AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY

POTENTIAL (GW)

GALICIA 17.67 ASTURIAS 13.09

CANTABRIA 3.12 PAÍS VASCO 2.40 CATALUÑA 11.67 VALENCIA 30.10

MURCIA 0.70 ANDALUCIA 16.36

TOTAL 95.11 GW

OFFSHORE PROJECTS IN PLANNING STATE

31 projects presented for permission on the cost of Galicia (7), Andalucia (17), Cataluña (4), Valencia (3)

and Murcia (1) for a total of 2,800 MW

ROYAL DECREE FOR OFFSHORE WIND FARMS REGULATION

In December 2005 a draft Royal Decree (RD) was submitted by the Spanish Government to the main players and lobby groups to define the procedures, conditions and criteria that are to govern the authorizations for the construction and extension of the wind farms. The minimum power capacity of an offshore wind farm it is fixed at 50 MW. Six Ministers are involved in the process for authorization of a wind farm. The objective of this new RD is to establish a simplified procedure for offshore wind installations, being the General Direction for Energetic Policy and Mines (DG PEM), depending of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, the responsible that operates as the central institution in relationship to the many interests connected to the establishment of offshore wind power projects.

Expression of interest for a offshore site allocation (Promotor)

Pre-qualification for the site(DG PEM )

Call for project tenders(DG PEM )

Granting of an Agreement for Lease(Assessment Committee)

Viability Studies(Promotor)

Request for the administrative authorization(Promotor)

Official Consent for Construction(DG PEM )

Project Installation(Promotor)

ROYAL DECREE FOR OFFSHORE WIND FARMS REGULATION

FEED-IN TARIF FOR WIND ENERGY

Subsidy € Cents/kWh

Maximun€ Cents/kWh

Minimun€ Cents/kWh

ONSHORE 2.9291 8.4944 7.1275

OFFSHORE Up to 8.43 16.4

The draft of the up-dated Royal Decree that regulates the activities of electricity production using renewable energies (RD 346), included for first time the regulation for the feed in price for the electricity produced by offshore wind farms

That figures make attractive the future Spanish offshore market!

Wind resource assessment.Meteodata:

Wave models Wind

Foundations and support structures.Wind Turbine Customising:

Protection High Feasibility Environmental

Sea Buried Cables and electrical substation.Offshore Wind Farms Logistic.Scientific And Technological Test Fields.

R+D necessities for Offshore Wind Technology

6. New Technological Concepts for Floating Structures

1. Environmental Impact Assessment

8. Methodologies for O&M of Offshore Wind Plants

9. Commercial Fisheries and Offshore Wind Farms

5. Offshore Support Structures/foundations for Deep Waters

3. Electrical Infrastructure: Infield cables, substations, shore link cables, etc

7. Logistic tools: Installation and Access vessels

Activities and Research lines

4. New WT concepts for Offshore Wind Power Plants

10. Options for Offshore Wind Plants: Desalination, Hidrogen Production, etc

“EOLIA Project”-C.D.T.I. (2007-2011)

2. Methodologies for Sites Assessment on Deep Waters

Wind resource assessment

Wind turbine design

Support structure desing

Electrical connection

R&D at CENER on OFFSHORE WIND

Thank you for your attention!

Conclusion:

Future seems attractive for Offshore Wind Farms in Spain!