Die globale Offshore-Windindustrie schließt sich mit dem Carbon Trust zusammen, um nachhaltig zu dekarbonisieren und zu expandieren

(WK-intern) – Elf Offshore-Windentwickler – bp, EnBW, Fred Olsen Seawind, Ørsted, Parkwind, RWE, Scottish Power Renewables, Shell, SSE Renewables, Total Energies und Vattenfall – arbeiten mit dem Carbon Trust zusammen, um die Zukunft der Offshore-Windenergie nachhaltiger zu gestalten .

Die Entwickler planen, bauen und betreiben Windparks weltweit, darunter in Europa, Nordamerika und Asien, und repräsentieren zusammen etwa ein Viertel der weltweit installierten Kapazität.

Sie werden im Rahmen des neuen Offshore Wind Sustainability Joint Industry Program mit dem Carbon Trust zusammenarbeiten, um die erste von der Industrie unterstützte Methodik und Anleitung zu entwickeln, um die mit Offshore-Windparks verbundenen Kohlenstoffemissionen während ihres gesamten Lebenszyklus zu messen und anzugehen, einschließlich der Emissionen aus der Herstellung von Materialien und Installation von Windparks.

Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, die globale Offshore-Windindustrie dabei zu unterstützen, so nachhaltig wie möglich zu skalieren und ihren wichtigen Beitrag zur Erreichung des weltweiten Netto-Null-Ziels bis 2050 und zur Begrenzung der extremsten Auswirkungen des Klimawandels fortzusetzen. Eine standardisierte Methodik stellt sicher, dass der erforderliche Installationsumfang auf kohlenstoffarme Weise bereitgestellt wird, und fördert die Vergleichbarkeit zwischen Entwicklern und Anlagen.

Dieses Programm ist die fünfte Erweiterung der Innovationsplattform für erneuerbare Energien des Carbon Trust, die aus einem Portfolio von F&E-Aktivitäten besteht, darunter der Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), das Floating Wind Joint Industry Programme, der Integrator und das Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme.

Bis Ende 2021 wurden weltweit 55 GW Offshore-Windkapazität installiert, wobei über ein Drittel davon innerhalb des Jahres 2021 installiert wird.[1] Laut IEA müssen jedoch ab 2030 jährlich weitere 70-80 GW installiert werden, um Net Zero bis 2050 zu erreichen. [2]

Da die Nachfrage nach erneuerbarer Energie wächst, muss die Offshore-Windindustrie schnell wachsen, um dieses ehrgeizige Ziel zu erreichen, und dies muss auf nachhaltige Weise erfolgen. Aufbauend auf den Dekarbonisierungsbemühungen auf der Ebene einzelner Windparks wird eine gemeinsame Anstrengung der Industrie entscheidend sein, um einen konsistenten Ansatz zur Berücksichtigung der CO2-Auswirkungen zu schaffen, die Transparenz der Emissionen in der Lieferkette zu erhöhen und das Engagement in der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette zu beschleunigen. Dies wird die Bereitstellung des erforderlichen Installationsumfangs unterstützen, mit dem Vorteil eines umfassenden Verständnisses der CO2-Emissionen während des gesamten Lebenszyklus.

Während die Erzeugung von Offshore-Windenergie einen deutlich geringeren CO2-Ausstoß hat als fossile Brennstoffe, muss der Sektor auch zusammenarbeiten, um seine eigene Wertschöpfungskette von CO2- und ressourcenintensiven Produktions-, Bereitstellungs- und Betriebsmodellen abzukoppeln und wichtige Hotspots wie Stahl, Zement und Brennstoffe.

Jan Matthiesen, Director, Offshore Wind beim Carbon Trust, sagte: „Die globalen Klimaziele können nicht erreicht werden, ohne die Erzeugung erneuerbarer Energien zu steigern, und Offshore-Wind ist besonders wichtig für den weltweiten Übergang von fossilen Brennstoffen. Unsere Erfahrung in der Zusammenarbeit mit der Industrie durch verschiedene gemeinsame Industrieprojekte ist ein Beweis dafür, dass Zusammenarbeit der Schlüssel ist. In den letzten vierzehn Jahren haben wir uns darauf konzentriert, den Offshore-Windmarkt durch unsere gemeinsamen Industrieprogramme wie den Offshore Wind Accelerator und das Floating Wind Joint Industry Programme auszubauen.“

„Jetzt ist es an der Zeit, unsere Aufmerksamkeit auf die Unterstützung von Innovationen und eine nachhaltige Skalierung zu richten, um eine widerstandsfähigere und wettbewerbsfähigere Branche zu schaffen. Wir freuen uns, mit einer so globalen Gruppe von Entwicklern zusammenzuarbeiten, deren gemeinsame Stimme das Potenzial hat, die Branche auf die nächste Stufe zu heben.“

Das erste Projekt, das im Rahmen des Offshore Wind Sustainability Joint Industry Program durchgeführt wird, wird:

Entwicklung der ersten standardisierten Methodik, die es Entwicklern ermöglicht, die Lebenszyklusemissionen ihrer Offshore-Windanlagen zu berechnen, einschließlich ihrer vorgelagerten Lieferkettenemissionen, der Bauphase und der Betriebsphase.
Arbeiten Sie mit der Branche zusammen, um die Datenqualität und -verfügbarkeit zu verbessern und eine größere Transparenz der Lieferkette zu fördern.
Identifizieren Sie die wichtigsten CO2-Emissionstreiber und Hotspots in der Offshore-Wind-Wertschöpfungskette und im Lebenszyklus von Windparks.

Das Programm startet offiziell im Januar 2023, wobei die Methodik voraussichtlich bis 2025 für den branchenweiten Einsatz freigegeben wird.

Global offshore wind industry joins forces with the Carbon Trust to decarbonise and scale up sustainably

31 January 2023: Eleven offshore wind developers – bp, EnBW, Fred Olsen Seawind, Ørsted, Parkwind, RWE, Scottish Power Renewables, Shell, SSE Renewables, Total Energies and Vattenfall – are partnering with the Carbon Trust to make future offshore wind more sustainable.

The developers design, build and operate wind farms globally, including across Europe, North America and Asia, and collectively represent around a quarter of global installed capacity.

They will work in collaboration with the Carbon Trust as part of the new Offshore Wind Sustainability Joint Industry Programme to develop the first industry-backed methodology and guidance to measure and address the carbon emissions associated with offshore wind farms throughout their lifecycle, including emissions from the manufacturing of materials and installation of wind farms.

The aim of this work is to help the global offshore wind industry scale as sustainably as possible and continue its important contribution towards meeting the world’s Net Zero target by 2050 and limiting the most extreme impacts of climate change. A standardised methodology will ensure the scale of installation needed is delivered in a low carbon way and encourage comparability across developers and assets.

This programme is the fifth addition to the Carbon Trust’s renewable energy innovation platform which consists of a portfolio of R&D activities including the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), the Floating Wind Joint Industry Programme, the Integrator and the Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme.

By the end of 2021, 55GW of offshore wind capacity was installed globally, with over a third of this being installed within 2021.[1] However, according to the IEA, an additional 70-80GW will need to be installed every year from 2030 in order to achieve Net Zero by 2050. [2]

As demand for renewable energy grows, the offshore wind industry needs to scale up rapidly to meet this level of ambition, and this must be done in a sustainable way. Building on the decarbonisation efforts at an individual wind farm level, a collaborative industry effort will be key to creating a consistent approach to account for carbon impacts, increase transparency of supply chain emissions and accelerate engagement across the value chain. This will support the delivery of the scale of installation needed, with the benefit of a strong understanding of lifecycle carbon emissions.

While offshore wind energy generation has a significantly lower carbon impact than fossil fuels, the sector must also work collaboratively to de-couple its own value chain from carbon and resource-intensive models of production, deployment and operation, addressing key hotspots such as steel, cement and fuels.

Jan Matthiesen, Director, Offshore Wind at the Carbon Trust said, “Global climate targets cannot be met without stepping up renewable energy generation, and offshore wind is particularly crucial to the world’s transition away from fossil fuels. Our experience working with the industry through various joint industry projects is proof that collaboration is key. Over the last fourteen years, we have been focused on scaling up the offshore wind market through our Joint Industry Programmes, such as the Offshore Wind Accelerator and the Floating Wind Joint Industry Programme.”

“Now it’s time to turn our attention to supporting innovation and scaling up sustainably in order to create a more resilient and competitive industry. We are delighted to be collaborating with such a global set of developers, whose collective voice has the potential to take the industry to the next level.”

The first project delivered as part of the Offshore Wind Sustainability Joint Industry Programme will:

Develop the first standardised methodology to enable developers to calculate the lifecycle emissions of their offshore wind assets, including their upstream supply chain emissions, the construction phase and the operation phase.
Engage with the industry to improve data quality and availability and promote greater supply chain transparency.
Identify key carbon emission drivers and hotspots in the offshore wind value chain and wind farm life cycle.

The programme officially kicks off in January 2023 with the methodology expected to be released for use across the industry by 2025.

Further quotes:

Matthias Bausenwein, senior vice president offshore wind, bp: “At bp, we aim to reduce to net zero the carbon intensity of the energy products we sell by 2050 or sooner. We are delighted to be collaborating with the Carbon Trust and our industry colleagues to help drive a common approach to quantifying carbon intensity within the offshore wind value chain and to help accelerate decarbonisation.”

Catrin Jung, Head of Business Unit Offshore, BA Wind Vattenfall: “We want to accelerate fossil free living with the power of renewables. And within that we aim to be sustainable in everything we do, including the full value chain – how to achieve that? That is the challenge we are working on and we are ready to take it up! The Carbon Trust initiative will support us in our ambition and will also bring industry players from different parts of the value chain together to jointly achieve the goal of decarbonisation.”

Holger Grubel, Head of Portfolio Development Offshore Wind, EnBW: “EnBW is the third largest German energy supplier and has a strong position in offshore wind in Germany with roughly 1 GW in operation and 1 GW in a late development stage. In the UK, EnBW are in a Joint Venture with bp developing 3 offshore wind projects named Mona, Morgan and Morven, totaling 2.9GW. EnBW is proud to participate in this valuable collaboration to create a standardised, verifiable, industry-supported best practice for carbon measurement.”

Lars Bender, Chief Executive Officer, Fred. Olsen Seawind: “SUS JIP will help decarbonise the offshore wind supply chain and increase the application of sustainability principals across the offshore wind industry. Fred. Olsen Seawind places sustainability at the core of our work and we see it as imperative that increased action is taken to address barriers to sustainability within Offshore Wind. By joining SUS JIP, we want to support the industry through active collaboration with our industry partners to enable sustainability and accelerate decarbonisation action to achieve a net-zero electricity system.”

Ingrid Reumert, Senior Vice President and Head of Global Stakeholder Relations, Ørsted: “Energy still accounts for 73% of global emissions which makes a fast transition from fossil fuels to renewables the single most important climate action. As our industry prepares for a massive and necessary build out of offshore wind farms, we must also pay attention to driving down emissions from supply chains and operations. This common methodology will help us do that as well as increasing transparency for governments, investors and suppliers, and enabling comparability across developers and assets.”

Sven Utermöhlen, CEO, RWE Offshore Wind GmbH: “Sustainability is at the heart of RWE’s delivery of offshore wind; we follow a clear sustainability strategy with targeted initiatives and innovations in order to provide sustainable energy solutions globally. Across the company we are investing more than €50 billion by 2030 to expand our global green generation capacity and to decarbonize our business. This Carbon Trust initiative will take a critical step towards establishing consistency and transparency in the measurement of carbon emissions, and finally enabling a common pathway for CO2 reduction around the world.”

Paul Cooley, Director of Offshore Wind (Global), SSE Renewables said: “SSE Renewables is building more offshore wind than any other company in the world right now, with plans to increase our renewables output fivefold by 2031. As we accelerate growth in the years ahead, it’s crucial we’re doing so in a way that’s truly sustainable for people and planet. We won’t achieve our sustainability goals alone, which is why this industry collaboration through the Carbon Trust is a critical step towards ensuring a fair, just, and genuinely green transition to a net zero world.”

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[1]  GWEC Global Offshore Wind Report 2022

[2] Net Zero by 20250 – A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector

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