Abstract
AMA Research have published the 1st Edition of the Wind Power Construction Programme - UK 2008-2020, which provides a comprehensive and easy to use review of the commercial wind energy sector.
Key areas in the report:
- An overall review of the commercial wind energy market in the UK and its contribution to renewable energy in the UK - worth over £60 billion up to 2020 at current estimates alone.
- An in-depth analysis of the onshore and offshore wind markets including technology, costs, operational wind farms, projects in development and planning
- Detailed assessment of future energy needs, including renewable sources of energy
- Analysis of Government plans to build an additional 33 GW of offshore and 14 GW of onshore wind capacity by 2020 including estimated costs and timetable for construction and key players involved
- A review of the key issues affecting the wind energy market including the planning system, capital & operational costs, supply chain issues, turbine availability, grid & transmission issues
Areas of particular interest:
- Review of complex supply chain, including planning, environmental impact assessment, meteorology, electrical engineering, electricity trading, component and turbine manufacturing, transport, assembly and general construction.
- The new wind farms with a potential value of around £64bn will make the wind energy sector one of the fastest growing markets and create substantial construction opportunities
- Market opportunities ahead for the construction industry and the wider supply chain.
- The UK is set to overtake Denmark as leader in the offshore wind sector, with projects now in construction approaching half of the current global installed offshore capacity
- Given the trend towards larger turbine sizes in both offshore and onshore projects, the successful completion of many projects will be increasingly influenced by wind turbine availability.
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
3. THE WIND ENERGY MARKET IN THE UK
- 3.1 INTRODUCTION TO WIND ENERGY IN THE UK
- 3.1.2 Wind Power Technology
- 3.2 WIND POWER PROVISION IN THE UK
- 3.2.1 Onshore Wind Energy
- 3.2.2 Offshore Wind Energy
- 3.3 CURRENT ENERGY SUPPLIES IN THE UK
- 3.4 FUTURE ENERGY SUPPLIES AND RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY
- 3.4.1 Future Energy Supplies
- 3.4.2 Climate Change and Carbon Emissions
- 3.4.3 Security & Availability of Future Energy Supplies
- 3.4.4 Renewable Sources of Energy
- 3.5 THE FUTURE OF WIND POWER IN THE UK
4. ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY IN DETAIL
- 4.1 MARKET OVERVIEW
- 4.2 OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY
- 4.2.1 Market Overview
- 4.2.2 Offshore Wind Energy Projects in the UK
- 4.2.3 Offshore Wind Energy Technology
- 4.3 ONSHORE WIND ENERGY
- 4.3.1 Market Overview
- 4.3.2 Onshore Wind Energy Projects in the UK
- 4.3.3 Onshore Wind Energy Technology
- 4.4 WIND ENERGY COSTS
- 4.4.1 Capital Costs
- 4.4.2 Operational Costs
5. FACTORS AFFECTING THE WIND ENERGY MARKET
- 5.1 PLANNING
- 5.1.1 Consenting Process for Wind Farms
- 5.1.2 Site Selection
- 5.1.3 Planning Delays
- 5.1.4 Planning Legislation
- 5.2 TECHNICAL ISSUES
- 5.2.1 Turbine Shortage
- 5.2.2 Turbine Manufacturers
- 5.2.3 Grid & Transmission Issues
- 5.2.4 Foundations
- 5.2.5 Installation
- 5.3 SUPPLY CHAIN
- 5.3.1 Supply Chain Constraints
6. CONSTRUCTION MARKET SUPPLY IN THE WIND ENERGY SECTOR
- 6.1 VALUE OF THE WIND POWER SECTOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
- 6.2 WIND ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN
- 6.3 CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE IN THE UK WIND ENERGY SECTOR
- 6.3.1 Key Contractor/Consultant Profiles
- 6.4 KEY CLIENTS IN THE WIND ENERGY SECTOR
TABLES AND CHARTS
- CHART 1 WIND POWER INSTALLATIONS BY COUNTRY IN 2007 AND 2010 (MW)
- TABLE 2 OPERATIONAL WIND FARMS IN THE UK
- TABLE 3 ONSHORE WIND FARM CAPACITY STATISTICS 2008 - OPERATIONAL, UNDER CONSTRUCTION, CONSENTED, IN-PLANNING
- CHART 4 ONSHORE WIND - ANNUAL CAPACITY INSTALLED IN THE UK 2004 - 2008
- TABLE 5 OFFSHORE WIND FARM STATISTICS 2008 - OPERATIONAL, UNDER CONSTRUCTION, CONSENTED, IN-PLANNING
- CHART 6 OFFSHORE WIND - ANNUAL CAPACITY INSTALLED IN THE UK 2004 - 2008
- CHART 7 ELECTRICITY GENERATION MIX - SHARE BY FUEL TYPE 2007
- CHART 8 POSSIBLE FUTURE ELECTRICITY GENERATION MIX BY FUEL TYPE 2025 (GAS, NUCLEAR, RENEWABLES, COAL, OTHERS)
- TABLE 9 CARBON EMISSIONS OF GENERATING TECHNOLOGIES -WIND, NUCLEAR, BIOMASS, NATURAL GAS, COAL AND LIGNITE
- CHART 10 FOSSIL FUEL RESERVES-TO-PRODUCTION RATIOS (YEARS) - BY FUEL AND REGION (OECD, FSU, EME AND REST OF WORLD)
- CHART 11 ELECTRICITY GENERATION FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES (%)
- CHART 12 POSSIBLE FUTURE ELECTRICITY GENERATION MIX FROM ALTERNATIVE RENEWABLE SOURCES IN 2020 (%)
- CHART 13 WIND ENERGY - ANNUAL CAPACITY INSTALLED (MW) 2004 - 2020
- TABLE 14 UK OFFSHORE WIND FARMS - ROUND 1 CURRENT STATUS
- TABLE 15 UK OFFSHORE WIND FARMS - ROUND 2 CURRENT STATUS
- CHART 16 LOCATIONS FOR OFFSHORE WIND FARMS - CROWN ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS ROUNDS 1-3
- TABLE 17 CROWN ESTATE OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ROUND 3 - ESTIMATED TIMESCALE FOR DELIVERY - 2008-2018. (TENDER PROCESS, FINANCIAL AND CONSTRUCTION PHASES).
- CHART 18 OFFSHORE WIND FARMS - PROJECT TURBINE SIZE 2005 - 2015
- TABLE 19 LEADING ONSHORE WIND FARMS BY MW OF CAPACITY OPERATING IN THE UK
- TABLE 20 LEADING ONSHORE WIND FARMS BY MW OF CAPACITY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE UK
- CHART 21 ONSHORE 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
- CHART 22 ONSHORE WIND FARMS - CAPITAL COST BREAKDOWN (TYPICAL 5MW PROJECT)
- CHART 23 OFFSHORE WIND FARMS - CAPITAL COST BREAKDOWN (TYPICAL 5MW PROJECT)
- TABLE 24 ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE WIND FARMS - COST BREAKDOWN BY COMPONENT/SERVICE (TYPICAL 5MW PROJECT)
- TABLE 25 COST OF GENERATING ELECTRICITY BY ENERGY SOURCE 2007 - OPERATING COSTS OF COAL, NUCLEAR, GAS, ONSHORE / OFFSHORE WIND (£/MW/H)
- CHART 26 WIND FARMS ACROSS THE UK - CURRENT CONSENTED CAPACITY (MW BY COUNTRY)
- CHART 27 WIND FARMS ACROSS THE UK - PROJECTS IN PLANNING (MW BY COUNTRY)
- CHART 28 ONSHORE WIND ENERGY - PLANNING REFUSALS 2004 -2008 (MW)
- CHART 29 LEADING GLOBAL TURBINE MANUFACTURERS - MARKET SHARES (MW OF CAPACITY INSTALLED IN 2007)
- TABLE 30 LEADING GLOBAL TURBINE MANUFACTURERS - INSTALLED CAPACITY, TURBINE SIZES & KEY MARKETS
- CHART 31 GRID CONNECTION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UK
- CHART 32 NEW ONSHORE/OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS - ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO 2020
- TABLE 33 CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY CHAIN IN THE WIND ENERGY SECTOR - KEY TIERS AND PLAYERS
- CHART 34 KEY WIND FARM CLIENTS - FUTURE WIND POWER CAPACITY (GW) 2007 - 2012
- TABLE 35 UK WIND ENERGY COMPANIES - CURRENT PORTFOLIOS AS AT JUNE 2008 (OPERATIONAL, CONSTRUCTION, CONSENTED AND PLANNING) BY OUTPUT CAPACITY.
