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2nd Scientific Conference on the Use of Offshore Wind Energy
Title: | 2nd Scientific
Conference on the Use of Offshore Wind Energy |
Funding: | Federal
Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear
Safety |
Project
Leader: | Prof. Dr. Wolfgang
Wende Prof. Dr. Johann Köppel [1] |
Duration: | 01.09.2008
- 01.09.2011 |
Workshop: | 20.02.2007 und
21.02.2007 - TU-Berlin |
Processing: | Dipl.
Ing. Leena Morkel |
Student
Cooperation: | cand. Ing. Alexandra
Toland cand. Ing. EstherPusch cand. Ing. Kerstin Wippel |
The German government is
striving to significantly increase the amount of renewable energy in
Germany's total energy supply. On the one hand renewable energies
shall contribute to Germany's goals of climate protection. On the
other hand the use of renewable energies can gradually reduce the
dependency on expensive and limited fossil fuel resources. Of all
renewable energies, wind energy has the biggest potential for
intermediate-term development. The use of wind energy is increasing
at an exponential rate worldwide.
Germany is leading the
way in the use of wind energy, currently satisfying about five
percent of its power consumption demands with wind energy. The
construction of several offshore wind farms in 2006 has generated a
greater dynamic for the use of offshore wind energy throughout Europe.
Germany has made a great contribution towards this recent trend. The
first 5-Megawatt wind energy plants that can be used offshore have
been developed in Germany. The German offshore wind energy test site
located in the North Sea (Borkum West) will start operations in 2008.
It will be used for the first testing of the operation of twelve
5-Megawatt wind energy plants in deep waters and at a great distance
from the coast. Moreover, permits for 15 other pilot projects have
been granted and especially suitable areas for the use of wind energy
have been designated in areas of the North and Baltic Seas.
Through the promotion of research and development projects, the
Federal Ministry of the Environment contributes to the expansion of
wind energy. Important objectives include the gradual reduction of
costs for the production of wind power, and sustaining Germany's
competitive position in the wind industry. Furthermore, the expansion
of offshore wind energy is to be carried out in a manner compatible
to nature and the environment. The accompanying ecological research
analyses the influences of offshore wind farms on the marine
environment in interdisciplinary and cross-border projects. It
promotes the development of adequate strategies for the avoidance or
mitigation of environmental impacts. With the construction and
operation of research platforms in the North and Baltic Seas, a solid
pool of information will be created for the future expansion of
offshore wind energy as well as the design of power plants and
foundations suitable for use in the ocean.
At the
„1st Scientific Conference on the use of Offshore Wind
Energy" in 2004, the Federal Ministry of the Environment
presented results of sponsored projects dating back to 2001.
The "2nd Scientific Conference on the Use of
Offshore Wind Energy" took place on the 20th and
21st of February 2007 in Berlin. The Technical University
was commissioned to organize and administrate the conference.
Scientists presented their latest project results. Natural
conditions in marine ecosystems have been described as they relate to
wind energy use. Furthermore, new technical methods were demonstrated
to identify environmental impacts. New ideas were presented on how to
implement the use of offshore wind energy in an environmentally
compatible manner. The presentations showed an enormous progress of
relevant knowledge.
The conference also introduced the
possible focus on developing competent networks within the scope of
the operation of the wind energy test site Borkum West. Questions
dealing with wind performance of power plants, grid properties of
wind farms, optimisation of wing units, monitoring and machine
maintenance will be addressed. Furthermore, the conference showed
developments on the use of offshore wind energy in neighbouring
countries.
Proposals from the presentations and results from
the discussions may influence further research as well as research
politics, and it could potentially have an influence on the
development of the political framework for the use of offshore wind
energy.
Results of the conference have been taken into
consideration in a "EU Policy Workshop on Offshore Wind Power
Deployment" for advancement of the framework for the use of
offshore wind energy in Europe. This workshop took place directly
after the scientific conference.
Around 200 international
audience of researchers and representatives of the wind industry,
politics, non-governmental organizations and governmental
administrations from 12 countries have been visiting the conference.
The conference proceedings are in preparation and will be ready for
download in the next weeks (end of August / beginning of
September).
Report
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