1. GLOBAL WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL
Colin Palmer

2. THE MARKET

3. Global Wind Energy Capacity

4. 2006 Capacity by Country

5. Total Capacity by Country

6. SUMMARY
20GW/yr by 2008
>100GW total by 2008
Increasing diversity
Less reliance on Europe

7. And in the UK? 2 GW total < 3% global capacity
Offshore to the rescue?
10GW pipeline
304MW built

8. THE INDUSTRY

9. VESTAS
£3.0 bn/yr sales
12,000 employees
30% market share
20GW to date

10. OTHERS
Enercon
Gamesa
RePower
Suzlon
Consolidation

11. TURBINE DESIGN
3 blade upwind
1.5MW to 5MW
Onshore and offshore
Reliable and proven
Incremental advance

15. It’s the policies, stupid
ISSUES
Supply shortages
Connection
Permitting
(Intermittency)
It’s the policies, stupid

16. DENSITY
Germany
60 kW per sq km
= 14 GW in UK
Spain
Denmark UK
France

17. DEALS BEING DONE Gamesa/Iberdrola Texas loop
£1.5 bn supply over two years
Texas loop
4,200 MW connection
$1.5 bn

18. SUPERGRID