perspectives of offshore wind energy development in marine areas of lithuania, poland and russia

PERSPECTIVES OF OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN MARINE AREAS OF LITHUANIA, POLAND AND RUSSIA, 2007-12-13, PALANGA

PERSPECTIVES OF OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN MARINE AREAS OF LITHUANIA, POLAND AND RUSSIA

N. BlaN. Blažauskas,žauskas,

Coastal Research and Planning InstituteCoastal Research and Planning Institute, KU, KU

NEIGHBOURHOOD PROGRAMMELITHUANIA, POLAND AND KALININGRAD REGIONOF RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Perspectives of the offshore wind energy Perspectives of the offshore wind energy development in Lithuanian EEZdevelopment in Lithuanian EEZ

PROJECT PART-FINANCED BYTHE EUROPEAN UNION


Principles of offshore-wind-potential study

Wind speed

Sea bottom

Demand of renewable energy

Marine spatial planning

Legislation

Potential


Following the commitments to the EU, Lithuania has to increase the total amount of energy generated from renewables up to 7% by 2010.

To satisfy these obligations, it is foreseen that to that time 200 MW will be installed in WPP.

Demand of renewable energy

By the end of 2006 total installed WP capacity was 7 MW.

Today in Lithuania total installed capacity is almost - 55 MW.

145 MW in 3 years - missing

Ignalina NPS produces 1500 MW

After 2010 - the deficit of energy production


Wind speed

Average wind speed in 10 m height

Average wind speed in 100 m height

WT – 3.6 MW:

The nominal capacity is reached at WS 15-27 m/s – 429 hs/year (4.9%)

More than 50% of power achieved when WS – 10-27 m/s – 2387 hs/year (27,2%)

The operational WS is 4-27 m/s 7313 hs/year (83%)


Sea bottom: bathymetry

Environmental limitations: 0-20 m depths excluded;

Technological limitations: 20-40 m depths suitable;

Additional capabilities: 40-50 m depths;


Sea bottom: geology

Favorable conditions for bottom instalations


Sea bottom: obstacles

Wrecks Cables


Restricted areas

Dumping

Sea bottom: obstacles


Marine spatial planning

Navigation

Restricted areas

Protected areas

Natural resources

Suitable for WP

Suggested for WP


Offshore wind energy potential


Marine spatial planning: needs for improvement

363 km2

295 km231 km2

Additional 689 km2

Restricted areas


Offshore wind energy potential


Shipping routs

Width = 4 nm

Width = 1 nm

Marine spatial planning: needs for improvement


Technical limitations

Today – max depths 30 m

Tomorrow – max depths 50 m

Day after tomorrow – unlimited depths

Limited availability of turbines !

The equipment will be given to the best price offering countries


EC Directive 2001/77:

Member States (MS) are obliged to reduce the regulatory and legislative framework for authorization procedures, with a view to:

Legislation

•reducing the regulatory and non-regulatory barriers to the increase in electricity production from renewable energy sources,

•streamlining and expediting procedures at the appropriate administrative level, and

•ensuring that the rules are objective, transparent and non-discriminatory, and take fully into account the particularities of the various renewable energy source technologies.


Main limitations for offshore wind energy production:

NOs:

No offshore wind energy development program;

No standards for evaluation of environmental and other impacts;

No other guiding documents;

No stimulation for production of wind electricity above 250 kW;

No one-desk policy;

No tendering system


YEASs:

Favorable wind conditions;

Enough place in suitable depths

3 scenarios of interconnection models

Economically feasible

Minimum environmental conflicts

Growing interest by investors


CONCLUSIONS

NEIGHBOURHOOD PROGRAMMELITHUANIA, POLAND AND KALININGRAD REGION

OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION

LONG TERM:

To compensate the deficit of the energy production after NPS is closed – very perspective.

SHORT TERM:

145 MW in 3 years – no perspective.

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