Offshore wind energy and Industrial Development in IrelandThe Consultation Document and Targets analysed
Low Scenario for 2005 to 2020: 978 MW in 2010 and 1633 MW in
High Scenario for 2005 - 2020: 1533 MW in 2010 and 2003 MW i
Barriers and opportunities
Planning and Procedures for offshore wind farms
The Electricity Market in Ireland
Introduction
Wind Power in a Liberalised Market Context
The Consequences of High Shares of Wind Power in the Power S
Wind Power and Prices at the Spot Market
The Need for Regulating Wind Power
The Cost of Regulating Wind Power into the Power Market
The Electricity Grid
Reactive power and voltage control in transmission system
Distribution system restrictions
Introduction
Larger Projects – utilities and leading energy companies ent
Up-scaling of wind turbines – rapid change of size segments
Off-shore wind farms: A growing market segment
Expected growth of the market until 2008
The regional UK and Irish market
The UK market
The Irish market
The National Irish Market
Market size and conditions
Size of turbines required for the Irish market 2004 to 2020
Total investment for the scenario’s until 2010 and 2020
Offshore Technology
Danish legal framework and planning
Present technology
Marine support facilities
Future development
Industrial Development
Project preparation
Others
Share of cost within the value chain (% of total cost)
Employment potentials
Control systems for operation of offshore wind farms
Profile of Irish Industry’s competences
Project preparation
Control systems and maintenance
Policy Options
Feed-in Tariff
Objectives of the Study
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