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Status and O utlook for the W ind Sector

Giles Dickson

11/2019

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60

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28% 

24% 

12% 

10% 

9% 

6% 6% 19% 

18% 

41% 

21% 

7% 

10% 

7% 

9% 

9% 

6% 

GW installed

Wind share of demand 

194 GW

14%of 2018 EU

power demand

0.4

Capacity by H1 2019

W ind energy in Europe

W ind the cheapest form of new pow er generation

Capacity factors 1983-2018

Source: IRENA (2019)

W ind the no. 1 pow er source in the EU by 2027

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200

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600

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1400

GW

2018 W indEurope 2030 W indEurope2050 European Com m ission (P2X)

Sources: WindEurope, European Commission

W ind capacity 2018 to 2050

O ffshore w ind the no. 1 pow er source in the EU by 2040

NECPs are not sufficient to reach targets

NECPs are not sufficient to reach targets

Do people w ant w ind?

75% 80% 86%

A m ajority of people living close to w ind farm s are happy w ith them

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Engage com m unities

Grid Transm ission projects under construction

Grid Transm ission projects in perm itting

Grid Transm ission projects planned but not yet perm itted

Grid Transm ission projects under consideration

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60

Denmark France Germany Italy Netherlands Spain United‐Kingdom

Capa

city (G

W)

0‐5 years 5‐10 years 10‐15 years 15‐20 years 20‐25 years 25‐30 years 30‐35 years N/A

W ind farm s ageing

The grow th of onshore turbines

Source: BWE

Repow ering potential

Source: Enercon

Repow ering possible

Repow ering m ight be possible in the future

Repow ering not possible

W here it’s possible to repow er w ind farm s in Germ any, Septem ber 2019

June

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The w ind value chain is everyw here

Jobs in construction

Eem shaven, NetherlandsLeading O ffshore W ind Logistics and O &M services

Jobs in ports

24

Jobs in offshore installations

25

Jobs in logistics

Jobs in danger

>300,00038,000

WindEurope, Rue d’Arlon 801040 Brussels, Belgium

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