2. 2
At present, technology is at a sufficient enough
level for the commercial deployment of offshore
wind power installations
Onshore Cost Offshore Cost
These differences are reflected in greater investment
and a different cost structure in offshore wind energy
Offshore wind energy is undergoing rapid development, with ever more demanding
requirements and potential for its implementation than onshore wind power.
Advantages Requirements
✓ Improved
load
factor
✓ Turbines
and
farms
of
greater
capacity
✓ Greater
areas
of
availability
✓ No
visual
impact
or
noise
restrictions
o New
technological
challenges
o Problems
of
grid
connection
o Installation
and
O&M
costs
o Need
for
new
contractual
models
to
reduce
risk
and
CAPEX
Offshore wind energy is a renewable source of great potential…
Expected LCoE* evolution
with the increase of offshore wind cumulative capacity
*LCoE: Levelized Cost of Electricity
Source: “Wind in our sails”. EWEA, Indra BC analysis
10%
2%
80%
6%
2%
5%
10%
30%
29%
26%
• Turbine
• Project management
• Grid connection
• Foundation, civil works
and installation
• O&M and Decommissioning
3. 3
…focusing on Europe as the beginning of its worldwide expansion
Source: GWEC, WindEurope
European project pipeline five year outlook
• United Kingdom
• Germany
• Belgium
• France
• Denmark
• Netherlands
Installed
capacity
(MW)
Global cumulative offshore wind capacity in 2016 by country
Overall,
there
is
now
14,384
MW
of
installed
offshore
wind
power
capacity.
A total of 2,219 MW was installed globally in 2016, and although numbers
were down 31% from 2015 record, the future looks promising, with a 5-‐year pipeline in Europe that will double current cumulative capacity.
At the end of 2016, nearly 88% (12,631 MW) of all offshore wind installations were located in waters off the coast of ten European countries. The
remaining
12%
of
the
installed
capacity
is
located
largely
in
China,
followed
by
Japan,
South
Korea
and
the
United
States.
4. The
Basque
Country,
located
in
the
south
of
Europe
and
in
the
north
of
Spain,
extends
over
7,000
sq.
Km.
and
has
over
2
million
inhabitants. It represents one
of the largest industrial concentrations in Spain and its quality levels place it at
the forefront of Europe.
!
Wind power activity in the Basque Country, data 2015
Wind power
companies
Overall
Employment
Outlay in
R&D
Employment
in R&D
Overall
turnover
The Basque Country is a top player through its experience in onshore wind…
The region has developed a strong industrial framework in the wind power
sector thanks to the driver effect of leading international companies such as
Iberdrola and Siemens Gamesa, playing
a
prominent
role
in
technological
and
market
development
(with
over
22
GW
installed
in
Spain
since
the
outset
in
the
mid
1990s
as
a
pioneering
country
at
an
international
level).
!
The overall figures of activity of Basque companies in this field clearly show
the competitiveness and the level of development which has been reached,
both industrially and technologically.
Source: SPRI, EVE, Basque Energy Cluster
4
112
7,527M€
15,203
1.022
101.2M€
5. Maritime sector
companies
Overall
Employment
Outlay
in R&D
Export ratio
Overall
turnover
150
2,300 M€
80%
225M€
Source: The Basque Maritime Forum
5
…accompanied by a shipbuilding industry and marine activities firmly planted in the region
The
maritime
sector
in
the
Basque
Country
figures
highly
in
the
economic
and
industrial
development
of
the
Basque
Country.
Furthermore,
the
maritime
sector
in
Euskadi
is
a
world
benchmark
thanks
to
its
knowhow
in
the
construction
of
high
technology
vessels
and
manufacture
of
equipment
and
products
of
high
added
value.
The
sea
serves
as
a
natural
habitat
for
local
companies
and
their
experience
in
sectors
such
as
oil
and
gas
makes
them
necessary
players
for
the
development
of
offshore
wind
power,
as
they
are
able
to
offer
solutions
both
in
the
design
process
and
the
construction
of
the
wind
farm
and
its
equipment
both
during
operation
and
maintenance
and
its
subsequent
disassembly:
•Installation
and
maintenance
vessels
•Foundations
(fixed
and
floating)
•Manufacture
and
integration
of
electrical
substations
•Other
elements
(cranes,
elevators,
interiors,
anchoring
devices,
towers,
transition
pieces)
Maritime sector activity in the Basque Country, data 2015
14,935!
6. 6
Rotor
Nacelle
• Main
shaft
• Axis
• Signal
lights
• Gearbox
• Refrigeration
system
• Braking
system
• Anemometer
• Shell
• Coupling
• Yaw
system
• Crane
system
Power conversion
• Generator
• Convertor
• Transformer
Grid connection
• Submarine
inter-‐array
cable
• Submarine
export
cable
• Connectors
• Offshore
substation
Tower
• Tower
structure
• Elements
of
joints
and
fixing
• Interior
elements
• Elevator
Foundation
• Transition
piece
• Elements
of
fixation
to
seabed
• Floating
structures
• Anchorage
lines
An offshore wind farm incorporates numerous components and systems…
• Blade
• Blade
support
• Pitch
system
• Hub
• Cone
Telemetry and control
• Monitoring
of
the
turbine
• Turbine
controller
• SCADA
wind
farm
control
• Meteorological
station
7. 7
PROMOTION AND PROJECT
DESIGN AND
MANUFACTURE OF WIND
FARM ELEMENTS
OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE
• Wind
farm
development
• Socio-‐economic
analysis
of
potential
locations
• Environmental
impact
evaluation
• Technical
support
studies
• Basic
design
of
offshore
wind
farms
• Civil
works
engineering
project
• Project
management
and
processing
• Logistical
planning
for
wind
farm
construction
• Turbine
• Foundation
• Electrical
grid
connection
• Offshore
substation
• Telemetry
and
control
systems
• Design
and
construction
of
vessels
for
cable,
turbine
and
foundation
installation
,
and
other
auxiliary
vessels
(jack-‐up
barges,
platforms
etc.)
• Services
for
transport
and
installation
of
submarine
cable
• Services
of
transport
and
installation
of
turbine
and
foundation
• Offshore
substation
installation
• Offshore
civil
work
• Auxiliary
services
for
the
facilities
(transport,
handling
equipment,
maritime
safety,
etc.)
• Design
and
construction
of
vessels
for
offshore
wind
farm
maintenance
• Services
for
wind
farm
operation
and
control
• Meteorological
services
• Maintenance
and
repairs
(electrical
and
mechanical)
• Auxiliary
services
for
operational
and
maintenance
activities
(transport
of
material
and
personnel)
• Recycling
and
disassembly
OFFSHORE WIND FARM SUPPLY CHAIN
...and its complete supply chain includes different kinds of activities…
INSTALLATION
8. … which are integrally covered by Basque industry…
WIND FARM!
DEVELOPMENT!
AND PROJECT
DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF OFFSHORE!
WIND FARM ELEMENTS
WIND TURBINE
ASSEMBLY
INSTALLATION OF OFFSHORE!
WIND FARMS
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE!
OF OFFSHORE WIND FARMS
GRID CONNECTION AND OFFSHORE SUBSTATIONS
TELEMETRY AND CONTROL
R&D ENTITIES
SERVICE AND MARITIME EQUIPMENT
VESSEL MANUFACTURE AND DESIGN
MARITIME SERVICES
ENGINEERING
ROTOR TOWER NACELLE ENERGY CONVERSION
FOUNDATION
9. … with widespread international activity (345 delegations worldwide)
* Includes productive and commercial establishments only of companies with headquarters in the Basque Country
9
117
America
130
Europe
24
Africa
74
Asia & Oceania
Countries with Basque wind energy company presence
# Number of delegations
1-9 delegations
10+ delegations
Basque companies in the wind energy sector
enjoy a strong international presence in both
developed and emerging markets
11. 11
… and boosting the creation of advanced manufacturing and validation infrastructures
www.clusterenergia.com/windbox
• Driven
by
the
Basque
Government
and
SPRI
within
the
framework
of
the
Advanced
Manufacturing
Strategy,
and
with
the
support
of
Gipuzkoa
Provincial
Council,
eight
wind
energy
sector
companies
created
WINDBOX
in
January
2015,
an
advanced
testing
center
for
the
integration
and
validation
of
wind
subsystems,
coordinated
by
the
Basque
Energy
Cluster.
• WINDBOX
is
an
open
access
center
that
provides
fully
equipped
test
benches
to
support
the
development
of
highly
reliable
wind
power
systems
and
components,
as
well
as
the
improvement
of
design
and
manufacturing
processes.
• The
center
includes
five
test
benches,
which
simulate
the
operating
conditions
of
a
wind
farm
and
are
specially
oriented
to
validate
wind
turbine
systems
for
offshore
environments.
!
HYDRAULIC PITCH TEST BENCH
AIMED
AT
TESTING
AND
OPTIMISING
WIND
TURBINES
PITCH
ACTUATION
SYSTEMS
AND
THEIR
COMPONENTS
!GENERATOR SLIP RING TEST BENCH
AIMED
AT
TESTING
AND
OPTIMIZING
WIND
POWER
GENERATOR
SLIP
RINGS
!BLADE BEARING TEST BENCH
AIMED
AT
CONDUCTING
TESTS
ON
THE
HUB,
THE
BLADE
BEARINGS
AND
THE
BEARING-‐HUB
AND
THE
BLADE-‐BEARING
JOINTS
!
YAW TEST BENCH
AIMED
AT
TESTING
AND
VALIDATING
THE
YAW
SYSTEM
