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Wind Energy Trends in Norway

Wind Energy R&D Seminar | Dublin, 26 May, 2014 David Edward Weir Adviser Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE)

Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat

Overview Norwegian Energy System

Installed wind power 2013

Production 2013

Renewables targets

Trends

Contents


Electricity production in 2013

Total Electricity Production: 134,2 TWh 100%

Electricity consumption: 129,2 TWh

Wind power production: 1,9 TWh 1,5%

Renewables (hydro+wind) : 130,8 TWh 97,5%

Net power export: 5,0 TWh


Status Wind Deployment | 2013


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O

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E

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I

A

N

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I

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D

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R

M

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Total installation 2013: 811 MW

Total number of turbines 2013: 356

22 wind farms (> 0.4 MW)

New capacity in 2013: 97,5 MW

Average turbine size: 2.3 MW

Deployment in 2013


Total capacity end of year: 811 MW

Availability*: 96,3 %

Total Production 2013: 1898 GWh

Capacity Factor*: 29 %

Production Index: 101 %

*Availability and Capacity factor calculated only for wind farms

in operation the entire year

Production in 2013


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D

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3


28. mai. 2014

■ EUs Renewable Energy Directive

■ Swedish-Norwegian Certificate Market

■ Target of 26,4 TWh/yr new renewable

generation by 2020

■ Scheme is country-neutral and technology

neutral

■ Each country finances 13,2 TWh

Political Targets for Renewables


One scenario for new generation 2012 - 2020

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2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Norway Sweden

Hydropower

Windpower

Bioenergy

TWh

Source: Gemensamt elcertifikatsystem med Norge, Energimyndigheten (2010)


Redemtion of Certificates in 2013

11

Sweden

~15 TWh

Norway

~ 1 TWh


So far good progress toward goal!

12

+3,2 TWh

+6,2 TWh

+26,4 TWh


45 MW under construction

3064 MW

licensed but not

built

Additional test centres

licenced

7 offshore

4 onshore

Status | Licenses i Norge (1 January 2014)


14

+3,2 TWh

+6,2 TWh

+26,4 TWh

Technology trends in Norway


Status Wind Deployment | 2013


Rotor Diameter

17

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

2006-2008 2011-2013

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rbin

e R

oto

r D

iam

ete

r (m

)

Year

average


Hub height

18

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

2006-2008 2011-2013

Tu

rbin

e H

ub

He

igh

t (m

)

Year

average


Wind Speeds

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

2006-2008 2011-2013

Ave

rag

e A

nn

ua

l W

ind

Sp

ee

d (

m/s

, 8

0m

)

Year

average


IEC Classes

20

0 %

20 %

40 %

60 %

80 %

100 %

2006-2008 2011-2013

Tu

rbin

e IE

C C

las

s (

% o

f To

tal F

or

Ye

ar)

Class 3

Class 2/3

Class 2

Class 1/2

Class 1


Turbine Specific Power

21

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

2006-2008 2011-2013

Tu

rbin

e S

pe

cif

ic P

ow

er

(W/m

2)

Year

average


Capacity Factors

22

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

2006-2008 2011-2013

Ca

pa

cit

y F

ac

tor

Fu

ll L

oa

d H

ou

rs

Year

generation-weighted average


Thank you for your attention!

■ David E. Weir

■ [email protected]

■ +47 22 95 93 52

Photo courtesy of Stein Erik Gilje

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