Offshore wind consultancy OWC has completed a project for the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) to analyse and assess wind conditions for a future German offshore wind tendering site.
OWC assembled a team of internal experts and external cooperation partners, including Fraunhofer IWES and ProPlanEn, to assess the historic wind potential across the N-6.7 site in the German Exclusive Economic Zone in the North Sea.
The study’s outcome has now been published by BSH within the scope of the site before the bid date on 1 August 2023.
The data can be utilised by developers, energy suppliers and banks in conjunction with the project financing of offshore wind farms.
Global head of wind & site at OWC Okan Sargin said: “Leveraging our extensive expertise in offshore wind resource modelling, horizontal scanning lidar technology and data evaluation, our team of seasoned professionals collaborated effectively to overcome the project challenges and delivered the most robust solution for all stakeholders.”
The German Offshore Wind Energy Act (Windenergie-auf-See-Gesetz) for offshore wind energy has set an adjusted target of 30GW by 2030 and 70GW by 2045.
This goal is to be achieved through tenders in accordance with the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz).
The BSH plays a central role in the tendering process as it draws up site development plans for the sites to be auctioned.
Preliminary investigations are carried out for suitable sites and their results are published as part of the tenders.
As part of the bid calculation, the bidder needs as detailed information as possible about the wind conditions in the target site to design a wind farm and create a yield forecast on this basis.