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UK Offshore Wind: Leading the Way. Bruce Valpy Director, BVG Associates & Head of Business Development, bruce.valpy@ukrenewables.com. Agenda. Introductions UK Offshore: Status update Ports Manufacturing Technology Collaboration. BVG Associates. UK Renewables Service.
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UK Offshore Wind: Leading the Way Bruce Valpy Director, BVG Associates & Head of Business Development, bruce.valpy@ukrenewables.com
Agenda • Introductions • UK Offshore: Status update • Ports • Manufacturing • Technology • Collaboration
UK Renewables Service Trade promotion and supply chain development service to: “support the growth of a world-scale UK renewable energy industry with increasing global market share, and capabilities sufficient to support the achievement of the UK’s 2020 renewable energy targets”
UK Renewables Service • Inform, coach, support and champion UK businesses • Focus on excellence • Respond to requests : • Wind industry • Market entrants • UK enabling bodies • Host UK stands at global events • Proactively create opportunities for UK: • Supply & innovation • Inward investment &joint ventures
Inward Investment & Joint Ventures • Connect you to UK: • Ports • Suppliers • Innovators • JV collaborators • Funders / enablers • Customers • Work with you to: • Explain how UK works • Smooth your journey • Help you collaborate with UK
Status Update • 3.8GW operating (800MW+ offshore #1 globally) • 6.9GW consented (3.6GW offshore) • Best wind resource in Europe • Most to catch up to meet 2020 RE targets • 2009 1st GW+ year • 2020 #2 in EU; offshore #1 globally
Legend Round 1 Offshore Wind Farm Round 2 Offshore Wind Farm Proposed sites in Scottish territorial waters Potential Round 3 Development Zone Status Update • Progress (since EWEC09) • Round 1: All consentedRhyl Flat, Robin Rigg & Gunfleet I generated 1st power • Round 2: W. Duddon consented Gunfleet Sands II generated 1st power • Round 1 and 2 Extensions: Simplified process started • Construction Work: • Round 1 – Rhyl Flats, Robin Rigg (270MW) • Round 2 – Greater Gabbard, Thanet (804MW)
UK Ports • Much activity: • Sites available • Understanding growing • Dialogue deep • Focus East Coast • Government commitment strong • Prospectus updated • Key to success is to collaborate to find new solutions
UK Manufacturing • Big companies getting involved • Reaching out to parallel sectors • Aerospace, oil and gas, marine engineering • Government committed to jobs • Strong case for industrialisation in the UK • Best market, sustained long-term • Strong, flexible skills base (not experienced in wind turbine technology) • Globally recognised innovators, business leaders & finance providers • Want to collaborate more with overseas excellence
Technology • DECC • National Wind Turbine Test Centre • Environmental Technology Fund (£20m+) • The Carbon Trust • Offshore Wind Accelerator (£50m+) • Energy Technologies Institute • 3-4 wind turbine designs (£10m phase 1) • Condition monitoring (£5m) • The Crown Estate • Supporting demonstration of new technology • Want to collaborate more with overseas excellence
In Summary • UK is leading in offshore wind • UK wants economic benefit not just to meet targets • UK wants to collaborate more to deliver • UK Renewables is here to help make it happen • bruce.valpy@ukrenewables.com