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WIND ENERGY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME - UK 2010-2020

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Introduction/Overview Summary Of Contents List of Contents & Tables  
       

CONTENTS and LIST OF TABLES & CHARTS 

1. INTRODUCTION 6
2. SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 7
3. WIND ENERGY MARKET IN THE UK 11
3.1INTRODUCTION TO WIND ENERGY IN THE UK 11
3.1.1Wind Power Technology 12
3.2WIND POWER PROVISION IN THE UK 13
3.2.1Onshore Wind Energy 13
3.2.2Offshore Wind Energy 14
3.3CURRENT ENERGY SUPPLIES IN THE UK 16
3.4FUTURE ENERGY SUPPLIES AND RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY 18
3.4.1Future Energy Supplies 18
3.4.2Climate Change and Carbon Emissions 19
3.4.3Security and Availability of Future Energy Supplies 21
3.4.4Renewable Sources of Energy 22
3.5THE FUTURE OF WIND POWER IN THE UK 25
4. ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY IN DETAIL 27
4.1MARKET OVERVIEW & WIND CAPACITY BUILD RATE TO 2020 27
4.2OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY 29
4.2.1Market Overview 29
4.2.2Offshore Wind Energy Projects in the UK 29
4.2.3Offshore Wind Energy Technology 39
4.3ONSHORE WIND TECHNOLOGY 40
4.3.1Market Overview 40
4.3.2Onshore Wind Energy Projects in the UK 41
4.3.3Onshore Wind Technology 42
4.4WIND ENERGY COSTS 43
4.4.1Capital Costs 44
4.4.2Operational Costs 48
4.4.3Development Finance for Wind Projects 49
5. FACTORS AFFECTING THE WIND ENERGY MARKET 53
5.1PLANNING 53
5.1.1Consenting Process for Wind Farms 53
5.1.2Planning Delays 54
5.1.3Planning Legislation and the new Coalition Government 57
5.2TECHNICAL ISSUES 57
5.2.1Turbine Shortage 57
5.2.2Turbine Manufacturers 58
5.2.3Grid & Transmission Issues 65
5.2.4Foundations 67
6. CONSTRUCTION & MANUFACTURING MARKET SUPPLY IN THE WIND ENERGY SECTOR 69
6.1VALUE OF THE WIND POWER SECTOR TO THE SUPPLY CHAIN 69
6.2WIND ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN 70
6.2.1UK Turbine Manufacturing 71
6.2.2Other Sectors of the Wind Power Supply Chain 72
6.3ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY AND EXPERIENCE IN THE UK WIND ENERGY SECTOR 76
6.3.1Key Contractor/Consultant Profiles 76
6.4KEY CLIENTS IN THE WIND ENERGY SECTOR 83
TABLES AND CHARTS
CHART 1CUMULATIVE WIND POWER INSTALLATIONS BY GLOBAL REGION IN 2010 AND 2014 (GW) 7
TABLE 2OPERATIONAL WIND FARMS IN THE UK 2010 – MIX BY ONSHORE / OFFSHORE, NO. OF PROJECTS AND MW CAPACITY 11
TABLE 3ONSHORE WIND FARM CAPACITY STATISTICS 2010 – OPERATIONAL, UNDER CONSTRUCTION, CONSENTED, IN-PLANNING 13
CHART 4ONSHORE WIND – ANNUAL CAPACITY INSTALLED IN THE UK 2004 – 2010 14
TABLE 5OFFSHORE WIND FARM STATISTICS 2010 – OPERATIONAL, UNDER CONSTRUCTION, CONSENTED, IN-PLANNING 15
CHART 6OFFSHORE WIND – ANNUAL CAPACITY INSTALLED IN THE UK 2004 – 2010 16
CHART 7ELECTRICITY GENERATION MIX – SHARE BY FUEL TYPE 2009 – GAS, OIL, COAL, NUCLEAR, RENEWABLES 17
CHART 8POSSIBLE FUTURE ELECTRICITY GENERATION MIX BY FUEL TYPE 2020 (GAS, NUCLEAR, RENEWABLES, COAL, OTHERS) 19
CHART 9FOSSIL FUEL RESERVES-TO-PRODUCTION RATIOS (YEARS) – BY FUEL AND REGION (OECD, FSU, EME AND REST OF WORLD) 22
CHART 10ELECTRICITY GENERATION FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES (%) (WIND, BIOFUELS, HYDRO, PHOTOVOLTAICS ETC) 23
CHART 11POSSIBLE FUTURE ELECTRICITY GENERATION MIX BY RENEWABLE ENERGY TYPE 2020 (ONSHORE, OFFSHORE, WAVE& TIDAL, HYDRO, BIOENERGY, OTHERS) 26
CHART 12 WIND ENERGY – CUMULATIVE CAPACITY INSTALLED (MW) 2009 - 2020 28
TABLE 13UK OFFSHORE WIND FARMS - ROUND 1 CURRENT STATUS (AS AT JUNE 2010) – PROJECTS, CAPACITY, DEVELOPER. 30
TABLE 14UK OFFSHORE WIND FARMS - ROUND 2 CURRENT STATUS (AS AT JUNE 2010) – PROJECTS, CAPACITY, DEVELOPER 31
TABLE 15UK OFFSHORE WIND FARMS – ROUND 1 & 2 EXTENSIONS 32
TABLE 16UK DEVELOPER ACTIVITY - OFFSHORE ROUNDS 1 & 2 (MARKET SHARE BY MW CAPACITY) 33
TABLE 17ROUND 3 WIND FARMS - ZONES 34
CHART 18UK DEVELOPER ACTIVITY - OFFSHORE ROUND 3 (MARKET SHARE BY MW CAPACITY) 35
TABLE 19CROWN ESTATE OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ROUND 3 – ESTIMATED TIMESCALE FOR DELIVERY – 2007-2015 (TENDER PROCESS, FINANCIAL AND CONSTRUCTION PHASES) 37
TABLE 20SCOTTISH TERRITORIAL WATERS OFFSHORE WIND FARMS ZONES AND DEVELOPERS 38
CHART 21OFFSHORE WIND FARMS – PROJECT TURBINE SIZE 2005 - 2015 40
TABLE 22LEADING ONSHORE WIND FARMS BY MW OF CAPACITY OPERATING IN THE UK (AS AT JUNE 2010) – LOCATION, CAPACITY, DEVELOPER, OPERATIONAL DATE 41
TABLE 23LEADING ONSHORE WIND FARMS BY MW OF CAPACITY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE UK (AS AT JUNE 2010) – LOCATION, CAPACITY DEVELOPER 42
CHART 24ONSHORE WIND FARMS – CHANGES IN PROJECT TURBINE SIZE (UP TO 1 MW, 1-1.5, 1.5-2, 2-3, 3MW+) – OPERATIONAL, UNDER CONSTRUCTION, CONSENTED, IN PLANNING 43
CHART 25ONSHORE WIND FARMS – CAPITAL COST BREAKDOWN (TYPICAL 5MW PROJECT) – TURBINES, CIVIL WORKS, ELECTRICAL, CONNECTIONS ETC) 45
CHART 26OFFSHORE WIND FARMS – CAPITAL COST BREAKDOWN (TYPICAL 5MW PROJECT) 45
TABLE 27ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE WIND FARMS – COST BREAKDOWN BY COMPONENT/SERVICE (TYPICAL 5MW PROJECT) 47
TABLE 28COST OF GENERATING ELECTRICITY BY ENERGY SOURCE 2010 – CAPITAL & OPERATING COSTS OF COAL, NUCLEAR, GAS, ONSHORE / OFFSHORE WIND (£/KW/YR) 49
CHART 29WIND FARMS ACROSS THE UK – CURRENT CONSENTED CAPACITY (MW BY COUNTRY) 55
CHART 30WIND FARMS ACROSS THE UK – PROJECTS IN PLANNING (MW BY COUNTRY) 55
CHART 31ONSHORE WIND ENERGY – PLANNING REFUSALS 2005 -2010 BY CAPACITY (MW) AND NO. OF PROJECTS 56
CHART 32LEADING TURBINE MANUFACTURERS – GLOBAL MARKET SHARES (ONSHORE & OFFSHORE WIND) 2009 59
TABLE 33LEADING GLOBAL TURBINE MANUFACTURERS – INSTALLED CAPACITY IN 2009 (MW) & TURBINE SIZES 60
CHART 34LEADING TURBINE MANUFACTURERS – UK MARKET SHARES BY NEW INSTALLATIONS IN 2009 61
CHART 35GRID CONNECTION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UK 2009-10 66
CHART 36NEW ONSHORE/OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS – ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE BY SECTOR TO THE SUPPLY CHAIN TO 2020 69
TABLE 37CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY CHAIN IN THE WIND ENERGY SECTOR – KEY TIERS AND PLAYERS 75
CHART 38KEY WIND FARM CLIENTS – FUTURE WIND POWER CAPACITY (GW) 2010 - 2015 84
CHART 39UK WIND ENERGY COMPANIES – CURRENT PORTFOLIOS AS AT JUNE 2010 (UNDER CONSTRUCTION, CONSENTED AND PLANNING) BY CAPACITY MW 85

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