LEAD TIME AND PROCEDURAL BARRIERS FOR WIND PARK DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE EU Sune Strøm, Danish Wind...

LEAD TIME AND PROCEDURAL BARRIERS FOR WIND PARK DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE

EUSune Strøm, Danish Wind Industry Association &

Emilien Simonot, Spanish Wind Energy Association

Tuesday, 20th April

European study of lead time and barriers regarding administrative and grid connection processes• Objective of the project

– Obtain precise information on the administrative and grid access barriers that obstruct wind energy investment

– Give recommendations to the EC on how to overcome the identified barriers and shorten the lead times

• Data for the project has been collected through a survey where developers from 22 countries have responded representing 3,900 MW onshore and 1,800 MW offshore of new capacity connected in the period from 2006 – 2009, primarily 2008

• The results reflects the process of obtaining the needed permits and connections faced by the developers

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180Month Total lead time

C&SE: Central & Southeastern European countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary & RomaniaB&N: Baltic & Nordic countries: Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania & Sweden

Patience is a key competence for being a wind power developer throughout Europe!

EU-27 mean: 55 month

EIA, spatial plans and environmental issues are the main barriers together with insufficient grid capacity

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Complying with spatial plans

Scope for EIA

Approval of EIA

Fulfilling technical requirements

Answering comments from NGO's

Lawsuits against the project

Concession for energy production

Approval of modifications

EU-27, onshore

Serious threats Caused a delay

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Too high expenses to other issuesOverload by inactive projects

Undetermined cable routeInsuffiecient grid capacity

Too high connection expensesSpatial planning

Enviromental conditionsPolitical reasons

Insecure/ instable frameworkPublic resistance/ law suitsNegative political changes

Inacceptable authority demands

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Non finalized projects stuck due to

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Complying with spatial plans

Scope for EIA

Approval of EIA

Fulfilling technical requirements

Answering comments from NGO's

Lawsuits against the project

Concession for energy production

Approval of modifications

EU-27, offshore

Serious threats Caused a delay

Social acceptance and positive attitude are also crucial for a wind farm project

• 30% of all stuck projects seem to be stuck (partly) due to public resistance and/or law suits against the project

• In some countries almost all stuck projects seem to have got stuck to a great extent due to public resistance and/or law suits against the project

• More than 20% of the connected wind farms in EU-27 experienced delays and/or serious threats caused by law suits or answering questions from NGO’s

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Attitude of the authorities(1: Very negative - 5: Very supportive)


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EU-27, onshore

Planning Early development

Maturation Construction

Share knowledge, fight myths and extend the grid in combination with the “good” decision-making process

• The planning authorities need to be ready with both long term spatial planning and efficient planning and decision-making process for the individual wind farm applications, including the requirements of EIA’s

• The TSO’s and DSO’s need to extend and enforce the grid taken the potential wind power development into consideration

• Establish the “good” process of decision-making by creating a well-defined process pinpointing e.g. the opportunities and framework for interaction between the local citizens, NGO’s etc. and the authorities/TSO’s/DSO’s

• Make public access across the EU-27 to environmental studies for wind farms and experiences regarding “good” practice for the decision-making process regarding both the wind farm development and grid connection/extension

The lead time is not all – the decision-making process also depends on transparency, attitude, deadlines etc.

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Overall performance(1: Bad performance, 5: Best performance)


Partners in the Wind Barriers:

EWEA, Dorina Iuga (project manager): [email protected] Wind Energy Association, Andrea Kirsci: [email protected] Polish Wind Energy Association, Jacek Tukaj: [email protected] Spanish Wind Energy Association, Emilien Simonot: [email protected] Wind Industry Association, Sune Strøm: [email protected]

Austrian Wind Power: Günther Clauss, [email protected] DONG Energy: Charlotte Boesen, [email protected] Iberdrola Renewables: Matilde Gonzales Balaca: [email protected]

Thank you for your attention

The Wind Barriers partners welcome you to join our side eventThursday, 22 April, 14:00 – 18:00Room D, Hall 4

Sune Strøm, EconomistDanish Wind Industry [email protected]+45 33 73 03 32+45 22 62 22 40

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