1. Wind Energy Trends in Norway
Wind Energy R&D Seminar | Dublin, 26 May, 2014
David Edward Weir
Adviser
Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE)

2. Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat
 Overview Norwegian Energy System
 Installed wind power 2013
 Production 2013
 Renewables targets
 Trends
Contents

3. Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat
Electricity production in 2013
 Total Electricity Production: 134,2 TWh 100%
 Electricity consumption: 129,2 TWh
 Wind power production: 1,9 TWh 1,5%
 Renewables (hydro+wind) : 130,8 TWh 97,5%
 Net power export: 5,0 TWh

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Status Wind Deployment | 2013

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 Total installation 2013: 811 MW
 Total number of turbines 2013: 356
 22 wind farms (> 0.4 MW)
 New capacity in 2013: 97,5 MW
 Average turbine size: 2.3 MW
Deployment in 2013

7. Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat
 Total capacity end of year: 811 MW
 Availability*: 96,3 %
 Total Production 2013: 1898 GWh
 Capacity Factor*: 29 %
 Production Index: 101 %
*Availability and Capacity factor calculated only for wind farms
in operation the entire year
Production in 2013

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28. mai. 2014
■ EUs Renewable Energy Directive
■ Swedish-Norwegian Certificate Market
■ Target of 26,4 TWh/yr new renewable
generation by 2020
■ Scheme is country-neutral and technology
neutral
■ Each country finances 13,2 TWh
Political Targets for Renewables

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One scenario for new generation 2012 - 2020
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Norway Sweden
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Windpower
Bioenergy
TWh
Source: Gemensamt elcertifikatsystem med Norge, Energimyndigheten (2010)

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Redemtion of Certificates in 2013
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Sweden
~15 TWh
Norway
~ 1 TWh

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So far good progress toward goal!
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+3,2 TWh
+6,2 TWh
+26,4 TWh

13. Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat
 45 MW under
construction
 3064 MW
licensed but not
built
 Additional test centres
licenced
 7 offshore
 4 onshore
Status | Licenses i Norge
(1 January 2014)

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+3,2 TWh
+6,2 TWh
+26,4 TWh
Technology trends in Norway

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Status Wind Deployment | 2013

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Status Wind Deployment | 2013

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Rotor Diameter
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2006-2008 2011-2013
TurbineRotorDiameter(m)
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Hub height
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TurbineHubHeight(m)
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Wind Speeds
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2006-2008 2011-2013
AverageAnnualWindSpeed(m/s,80m)
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IEC Classes
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100 %
2006-2008 2011-2013
TurbineIECClass(%ofTotalForYear)
Class 3
Class 2/3
Class 2
Class 1/2
Class 1

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Turbine Specific Power
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2006-2008 2011-2013
TurbineSpecificPower(W/m2)
Year
average

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Capacity Factors
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2006-2008 2011-2013
CapacityFactor
FullLoadHours
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generation-weighted average

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Thank you for your attention!
■ David E. Weir
■ dwe@nve.no
■ +47 22 95 93 52
Photo courtesy of Stein Erik Gilje