PRESS BRIEFING

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WIND POWEREU RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE
2006 EWECAthens, Greece
Thierry Langlois dEstaintotNew and Renewable
Energy Sources Unit DG Research , European
Commission
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Presentation structure

• Energy and EU policies
• Wind power EU status prospects
• EU funded RD activities
• Past FP5
• Today FP6
• Tomorrow FP7

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The Lisbon Strategy
A European energy policy is needed to offer a
real internal market, to maximise the benefits of
energy efficiency and renewables, and to
safeguard supply inside EU borders and
beyond. "Time to Move Up A Gear The European
Commission's 2006 Annual Progress Report on
Growth and Jobs
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Although EU citizens like Renewables
Question Which of the following should the
Government mainly focus on the years to
come? Special Eurobarometer 247  Attitudes
towars Energy  - Jan. 2006
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EU Research Policy

• Creating a single market in research
  integration as opposed to fragmentation
  increased investments in research
• Raising the spending on RTD to 3 of the EU GDP,
  of which 2 should come from the private sector
• Significant increase for the 7th Framework
  Programme (2007-2013) budget

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Installed wind power capacity in the European
Union (in MW)
Source EurObservER 2005
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Wind achievable benchmarks for 2008

• Sustainable Energy Europe
• 2005-2008
• A European campaign to raise awareness and change
  the landscape of energy

15 000 MW new capacities of wind turbine are
needed
Source Sustainable Energy Europe 2005-2008
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Wind energy research support

• Research projects (Sustainable Energy Systems,
  DG Research)
• Demonstration projects (Sustainable Energy
  Systems, DG Energy and Transport)
• Support to overcoming non-technical barriers
  (Intelligent Energy Europe Programme)
• Technology Platform (to be confirmed)

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FP5 Wind Brochure Publication European Wind
Energy at the dawn of the 21st century

• Preface from Commissioner Potocnik
• Synthesis of results from FP5 projects
• Summaries of projects with contract and contact
  data
• Published in August 2005

• http//europa.eu.int/comm/research/energy/pdf/eu_w
  ind_energy_en.pdf

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FP6 projects DG Research

• POWWOW Prediction Of Waves, Wakes and Offshore
  Wind CA Funding 1,0 Mio
  Start 1/10/2005 Duration 36 months
• UPWIND Integrated Wind turbine Design IP
  Funding 14,3 Mio Start
  1/3/2006 Duration 60 months

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FP6 projects DG TREN

• HISP Hogsara island demonstration project
  STREP Funding 1.7 Mio
  Start 26/4/2004 Duration 24 months
• DownVind Distant Offshore Windfarms with no
  visual impact in deepwater IP Funding 6.0
  Mio Start 14/9/2004 Duration 60 months
• StandIce Standardisation of Ice Forces on
  Offshore Structures Design SSA Funding
  243,400 Start 1/6/2004 Duration 24 months

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Cooperation Collaborative research

• Nine Thematic Priorities
• Health
• Food, agriculture and biotechnology
• Information and communication technologies
• Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new
  production technologies
• Energy
• Environment (including climate change)
• Transport (including aeronautics)
• Socio-economic sciences and the humanities
• Security and space

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Wind energy in FP7
Cost of electricity driven down
Wind Energy
Increased conversion efficiency Enhanced
reliability Reduced environmental impact
will be supported in the Energy FP7 Thematic
Priority under Renewable Electricity Generation
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The concept of Technology Platforms
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Technology Platforms characteristics

• Bottom-Up Approach with Industry in Lead
• Wide Stakeholder Involvement
• Flexibility No One Size Fits All
• EU Role Facilitating and Guiding but not Leading
  or Owning

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Example of a possible Technology Platform
structure
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Interaction with other Initiatives
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
SmartGrids
WIND
EUREKA/COST
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Staying informed

• CORDIS
• http//www.cordis.lu/fp6/
• EUROPA
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/research/index_en.ht
  ml
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/research/energy/index_en
  .html
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/energy/index_en.html
• INCO and Marie Curie
• http//www.cordis.lu/inco/home.html
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/mariecurie-
  actions/indexhtm_en.html
• Renews
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/research/energy/pdf/rene
  ws3.pdf
• Information days and similar events, conferences
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/research/energy/gp/gp_ev
  ents/action/article_2790_en.htm