2011 WIND INDUSTRY in gERMany - Wind-Energy-Market

Offshore wind farms in Europe · as at June 2010, data in MWfarms to the grid on land with the minimumof effort.There are currently four wind farms in operationin the German North Sea and one inthe Baltic. The Federal Maritime and HydrographicAgency (BSH) has already approveda further 27 offshore wind farms. There arealso plans for 62 new wind farms off theGerman North Sea and Baltic coasts. Multimegawattturbines of between 3.6 and6 MW are being developed and built bymanufacturers in Denmark and Germany,with the key components coming predominantlyfrom Germany.United Kingdom1.040 in service1.636 under construction2,610 approved 4Ireland25 in service0 under construction1,575 approvedBelgium30 in service165 under construction651 approvedNorway2 in service0 under construction350 genehmigtFrance0 in service0 under construction105 approvedSweden163 in service0 under construction1,420 approvedFinland24 in service0 under construction0 approvedNetherlands247 in service0 under construction3,250 approved 3Comment:1 Includes currently planned plant type or plant type as per licence,if no more recent information available2 Concession (fully licensed) tendered3 So far only two projects with an overall total of 600 MW have received funding approval; altogether up to 950 MW should be funded by the“Besluit stimulering duurzame energie productie (sde)” compensation system.4 Includes only projects fully approved in the UK; 49 GW already have pre-consentDenmark664 in service207 under construction400 approved 2Germany72 in service448 under construction8,056 approved 1Source: KPMG-AnalyseWind industry in Germany19