WIND POWER EU RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE 2006 EWEC Athens, Greece Thierry Langlois d’Estaintot New and Renewable Energy Sources Unit DG Research, European Commission

 Energy and EU policies  Wind power – EU status & prospects  EU funded R&D activities  Past = FP5  Today = FP6  Tomorrow = FP7 Presentation structure

The Lisbon Strategy … A European energy policy is needed to offer a real internal market, to maximise the benefits of energy efficiency and renewables, and to safeguard supply inside EU borders and beyond. "Time to Move Up A Gear“ The European Commission's 2006 Annual Progress Report on Growth and Jobs

Although EU citizens like Renewables Question: Which of the following should the Government mainly focus on the years to come? Special Eurobarometer 247 – « Attitudes towars Energy » - Jan. 2006

EU Research Policy Creating a “single market” in research: integration as opposed to fragmentation; increased investments in research Raising the spending on RTD to 3% of the EU GDP, of which 2% should come from the private sector ü Significant increase for the 7th Framework Programme ( ) budget

Installed wind power capacity in the European Union (in MW) Source: EurObserv’ER 2005

Sustainable Energy Europe : A European campaign to raise awareness and change the landscape of energy Wind achievable benchmarks for 2008 Source: Sustainable Energy Europe MW new capacities of wind turbine are needed

Wind energy research support  Research projects (Sustainable Energy Systems, DG Research)  Demonstration projects (Sustainable Energy Systems, DG Energy and Transport)  Support to overcoming non- technical barriers (Intelligent Energy Europe Programme)  Technology Platform (to be confirmed)

FP5 Wind Brochure Publication European Wind Energy at the dawn of the 21st century Preface from Commissioner Potočnik Synthesis of results from FP5 projects Summaries of projects with contract and contact data Published in August

FP6 projects – DG Research POW’WOW – Prediction Of Waves, Wakes and Offshore Wind CA – Funding 1,0 Mio€ Start: 1/10/2005 Duration: 36 months UPWIND – Integrated Wind turbine Design IP – Funding 14,3 Mio€ Start: 1/3/2006 Duration: 60 months

FP6 projects – DG TREN HISP – Hogsara island demonstration project STREP – Funding 1.7 Mio€ Start: 26/4/2004Duration: 24 months DownVind – Distant Offshore Windfarms with no visual impact in deepwater IP – Funding 6.0 Mio€ Start: 14/9/2004Duration: 60 months StandIce – Standardisation of Ice Forces on Offshore Structures Design SSA – Funding 243,400€ Start: 1/6/2004Duration: 24 months

Nine Thematic Priorities: 1. Health 2. Food, agriculture and biotechnology 3. Information and communication technologies 4. Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies 5. Energy 6. Environment (including climate change) 7. Transport (including aeronautics) 8. Socio-economic sciences and the humanities 9. Security and space Cooperation Collaborative research

Wind energy in FP7 Cost of electricity driven down Wind Energy Increased conversion efficiency Enhanced reliability Reduced environmental impact will be supported in the Energy FP7 “Thematic Priority” under Renewable Electricity Generation

The concept of Technology Platforms

Technology Platforms characteristics  Bottom-Up Approach with Industry in Lead  Wide Stakeholder Involvement  Flexibility: No ‘One Size Fits All’  EU Role: Facilitating and Guiding but not Leading or Owning

Example of a possible Technology Platform structure National Programme Mirror Group Steering Committee Secretariat Policy & Instruments Group Market Deployment Group Science, Technology & Applications Group Group on …

Interaction with other Initiatives WIND Hydrogen and Fuel Cells SmartGrids EUREKA/COST

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