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<strong>atw</strong> Vol. 65 (2020) | Issue 4 ı April<br />

Did you know...?<br />

Wake Effect Constraints on the Build-up of Offshore Wind Capacity<br />

in the German North Sea<br />

The recent study “Making the Most of Offshore Wind – Re-Evaluating<br />

the Potential of Offshore Wind in the German North Sea” comissioned<br />

and published by the German think tank Agora Energiewende and<br />

issued by Technical University of Denmark, Department of Wind<br />

Energy DTU Wind Energy and Max Planck Institute <strong>for</strong> Biogeochemistry,<br />

Biospheric Theory and Modeling gives an anlysis of the<br />

wake effect on a regional scale with respect to the expansion of<br />

offshore wind energy in the German part of the north sea. Taking<br />

account of the capacity requirements of European and German<br />

decarbonization scenarios (see graphs below) the study concludes<br />

that the wake effect could have a significant impact on the capacity<br />

factor of wind turbines in the German Bight and needs to be considered<br />

<strong>for</strong> future planning.<br />

The wake effect is more important <strong>for</strong> wind energy offshore than<br />

onshore because the densiy of prospective installed capacity is much<br />

higher (10 MW/km² offshore vs below 0.5 MW/km² <strong>for</strong> German<br />

onshore in average) and because stronger air turbulence over land<br />

leads to a better recovery of energy in the air flow. In comparing the<br />

scenario of 28 GW installed capacity on 2.800 km² in the German<br />

Bight with 72 GW on 7.200 km² the study concludes that the capacity<br />

factor with 28 GW will remain about the same 41 per cent as<br />

today with 8 GW installed capacity, but that the expansion<br />

to 72 GW in the same region would reduce the over all capacity<br />

factor to some 35 per cent. The additional 44 GW capacity<br />

thus would add only 120 TWh to the 100 TWh produced by 28 GW<br />

installed capacity instead of some 160 TWh as would be expected<br />

with a constant capacity factor. The authors of the study then propose<br />

to extend the installation of additional capacity over a larger area<br />

in cooperation with Germany's neighbours. Furthermor they suggest<br />

to investigate the regional aspect of the wake effect <strong>for</strong> onshore<br />

wind turbine deployment too, as well as the possible effects of<br />

offshore expansion on the capacity factors of onshore wind turbines<br />

in general.<br />

For further details<br />

please contact:<br />

Nicolas Wendler<br />

KernD<br />

Robert-Koch-Platz 4<br />

10115 Berlin<br />

Germany<br />

E-mail: presse@<br />

KernD.de<br />

www.KernD.de<br />

DID YOU EDITORIAL KNOW...? 185<br />

Offshore wind capacity assumed in EU climate target scenarios <strong>for</strong> 2050 in GW<br />

1,000<br />

800<br />

500<br />

p<br />

specifically dedicated<br />

to renewable hydrogen<br />

production<br />

600<br />

400<br />

396<br />

451<br />

510<br />

200<br />

0<br />

1.5LIFE<br />

1.5TECH<br />

Optimized Gas<br />

EC (2018c),<br />

Navigant (2019)<br />

Ranges of necessary wind power generation by 2050 in 95% decarbonization scenarios <strong>for</strong> Germany<br />

in TWh<br />

2019 2050<br />

700<br />

750<br />

600<br />

500<br />

400<br />

470<br />

520<br />

300<br />

200<br />

100<br />

0<br />

126<br />

Wind Onshore<br />

+ Offshore<br />

Wind Onshore<br />

+ Offshore<br />

220<br />

Onshore<br />

180<br />

280<br />

Offshore<br />

Acatech et al. (2017),<br />

Agora Energiewende<br />

(2020), BDI (2018),<br />

BMU (2015) MWV<br />

(2018); figures are<br />

rounded;<br />

Acatech et al. models<br />

a 90% GHG emission<br />

reduction by 2050<br />

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