Copenhagen Strategy European Policy Seminar on Off-shore Wind Power (follow up on Egmond Declaration) Introduction Thank you for the opportunity to speak at this conference. First I will give you a brief overview the Danish electicity supply system with focus on renewables. Next I give some insights on solar-activities in Denmark. I will then present the Danish wind power development with a focus on resent policy developments. Finely an introduction to off-shore wind power activities is given. Steffen Nielsen Head of Section Danish Energy Authority Ministry of Transport and Energy

Copenhagen Strategy on Offshore Wind Power Deployment The purpose is to identify obstacles to the development of offshore wind with the focus on the possibilities for solutions, approaches and structural co-operation between parties: Market Development Grid access, infrastructure and system integration Environment

Stakeholders EU Commission Member States - energy and environment authorities Wind Power Sector Transmission System Operators R&D institutions Financiers NGO´s

Market Development Principle industry objective: Establish initial market volume Copenhagen Strategy Cost-price reduction Demonstration programmes and onshore prototype tests sites Streamline procedures: One-stop shop approach Incorporating the EU dimension: European Action Plan on offshore wind power deployment. Levelling the playing field

Grid access, infrastructure and system integration Main Industry objective: Grid availability Copenhagen Strategy issues: Long term grid planning to enable offshore wind energy on a large scale Grid connections or reinforcements: issuing of permits and timely involvement of TSO’s and authorities Short gate closure times to allow trades close to real time Guarantee the transmission and distribution of RE electricity System integration analyses from a European perspective

Environment Principal Industry objective: More efficient procedures Main issues in the Copenhagen Strategy: Improve the evaluation and assessment process for the impacts of offshore wind power on the marine environment Establishment and use of marine spatial planning instruments EIA data: Improved transparency Sharing of information between governments and industry Cumulative impact assessment tool

Participants recognise The importance of more efficient procedures which bulid on past experience and are in proportion to the scale of the project and the precieved impact The need for an enhanced public awareness of the eventual environmental benefits and technological possibilities of offshore wind power e.g. by increasing transparency of existing knowledge on affiliated benefits and possibilities for co-ownership. Good quality assessment, especially when dealing with sensitive areas, and further develop methodologies for such assessment

COD Substantial negative environmental impact so far has not been demonstrated Further development of off-shore wind power in practice will increse the body of knowledge on nature and environment and consequently also on the possibilities for mitigating measures