Renewable UK's Nick Medic, Director of Offshore Renewables, shows how the industry has gone from 32 turbines in 2004 to 1075 in 2014

1. Offshore Renewables in the UK:
Funding and developing offshore wind projects
Nick Medic
Director of Offshore Renewables, RenewableUK
March 2014

2. RenewableUK: key roles
“The voice of wind and marine energy”
founded in 1978 as the British Wind Energy Association
Roles:
 industry forum
 representative body
 media resource
 public campaign
Offshore Renewables Team:
Nick Medic, Director of Offshore Renewables
Dee Nunn, Wave and Tidal Development Manager
Filippo Locatelli, Offshore Wind Development Manager
Clare Daly, Offshore Wind Relations Manager

3. Structure of today’s presentation
Funding offshore wind projects:
 Historical perspective and key statistics
 Project funding and future challenges
 Development of offshore to 2020 and beyond
 Supply chain and socio-economic markers
 Role of statutory nature conservation bodies
Presentation running time: 25 - 30 minutes (approx.)

4. Offshore renewables in UK: key past trends
Growth in UK Deployment
March 2004: 32 turbines deployed
March 2008: 149 turbines deployed
March 2014: 1075 turbines deployed
Over the last 6 years a turbine went
up in UK waters on average every 48
hours!

5. UK offshore scorecard: summary
Current offshore wind status:
 Number of turbines: 1,075
 Installed capacity: 3,653 MW
 No. of wind farms built: 22
 In construction / planning approval: 12
 Contribution to UK electricity supply: 4%
More info: UKWED
at renewableuk.com

6. Development : Round 1 & Round 2
Round 1
Announced: April 2001
Average site: 90 MW
Distance: Near shore
Water depths: up to 15 m
Round 2
Announced: December 2003
Average site: 400 MW
Distance: approx 15 km
Water depths: 5 m to 30 m

7. Round 3: a full 30% of UK’s electricity
Round 3
• Announced January 2010
• Zones instead of wind farms
• Total capacity: 32,000 GW
• Contribution: 30% of UK supply
• Distance: 150+ km
• Surface: 27,000 km2
• Construction start: 2015
• Estimated turbines: 6,000

8. Two Rounds in: UK leads the sector

9. UK position: future trends
In the UK:
 Within 5 years
10% of UK net electricity
 By 2023
10GW+ deployed
 By 2030
Chief renewable technology
on the grid
A global industry:

10. Financing offshore wind: policy measures
Due to cost offshore wind developed under three financial
support mechanism:
Non-fossil Fuel Obligation: now phased out
Renewable Obligation: phased out in 2017, grandfathered until 2037
Contracts for Difference: inaugurated by Energy Act 2013, coming
into force in 2014

11. Renewable Obligation key elements:
 Renewable Obligation Certificates
 unconstrained development
 RO demand ahead of supply
 renewable energy specific
Conclusion: very successful,
but more needed on
 value to consumer
 return on investment
 other technologies.
RO vs CfD: compare and contrast

12. £7.6 billion spending cap
contracts for difference
allocations/auctions
RO vs CfD: compare and contrast
£7.6 bn
Key elements of new system:

13. UK offshore wind: the investors

14. Offshore wind: deployment trends
Project Timelines: Quantifies
Industry appetite

15. Offshore: Potential for jobs growth
Growth in
Employment
2008: first survey of
employment in the wind
energy sector (Bain & Co.)
Total: 700 offshore wind
2013: follow on survey
(Cambridge Econometrics)
Total: 6,830 offshore wind

16. Future employment: trends

17. Consenting process: key to sector success
Offshore consenting policy
overseen by the Consents and
Licensing Group (C&LG)
Two focus areas:
 Fit-for-purpose legislation
 Operational readiness
Aim: ‘A robust and efficient
offshore consenting system’

18. Consenting offshore: current projects
Consenting Preparedness for Round 3:
Project commissioned by RenewableUK, carried out by consultants
PMSS is looking at challenges and resource requirements of Round 3.
Coping Strategy:
Understanding and accelerating solutions for strategic issues associated
with Round 3 development – through collaboration.

19. Thank you
Questions?
Nick Medic, Director of Offshore Renewables
nick.medic@renewableuk.com