Renewable energy in

the Basque Country

The Basque Country.

Key figures

BASQUE

COUNTRY SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS

Socio-economic data

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Area7,234 sq km

Population 2,164,311

Population density 399 per sq. km

Official languages Basque and Spanish

GDP €64,295 BN

GDP per capita €29,683

GDP in R&D 2.19%20124

2014

BASQUE

COUNTRY ENERGY DATA

Energy consumption

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2014Primary energy demand came to

6. million toe…

...and final energy consumption

5 million toe

Figures: Energy balance of the Basque Country 2014, EVE

Coal1%

Oil43%

Natural gas35%

Renewables

7%

Electricity14%

Industry42%

Transport37%

Tertiary20%

Primary1%

BASQUE

COUNTRY ENERGY DATA

Renewable energy

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In 2014 433,000 toe of renewables was harnessed

Figures: Energy balance of the Basque Country 2014, EVE

Biomass68%

Biofuels15%

Hydro9%

Wind6%

Solar1%

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400

600

800

1.000

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2010 2015 2020

Renewable usage scenario (ktoe)

Energía marina

Solar

Energíageotérmica

Hidro

Eólica

Biocarburantes

Biomasa

Biomasa57,2%

Biocarburantes17,6%

Eólica15,1%

Hidro4,3%

Energía geotérmica

1,9%

Solar2,4%

Energía marina1,4%

Renewable energyUse of renewable resources would nearly double to

905,000 toe in 2020, …

… and a 14% share of renewables in final energyconsumption.

Basque Energy Board

The Ente Vasco de la Energía (Basque Energy Agency) is the Basque

Government's energy agency. Its mission is to:

Propose energy strategies for the Basque Country, based on criteria of

supply security, cost competitiveness, technological and business

development and sustainability.

Participate in developing these strategies and contribute to meeting

the targets established in them.

AreasFramed within the Basque Government’s Energy Strategy

Aid programmes

Project promotion

Energy planning and infrastructures

Oil and gas exploration

Strategic guidelines

Zero oil by

2050

Zero fossil

fuels by

2100

30%

renewables

in 2030

40%

alternative

transport in

2030

Industrial policy for theenergyindustry:ENERGYBASQUE

Energy strategy of the Basque

Country3 Fundamental Strategic areas

Technological and industrial development

Consolidate Basque driver companies in the fields of:

• Wind• Solar thermoelectric• Smart grids

Develop activity in emerging ares:

• Wave• Storage

Generate new market opportunities:

• Electromobility• Management of energy

services• Unconventional gas

exploration

Energy markets and supply

Drive the setting up of new facilities for generating electricity from renewable energy sources

Consolidate the supply system and the competitiveness of natural gas

Improve the quality of the electricity system and supply security

Energy-consuming sectors

Improve the competitiveness and sustainability of Basque industry

Reduce energy dependence on oil in the transport sector

Reduce energy consumption and increase the use of energy from renewable sources in buildings

Promote a more energy-efficient and sustainable public administration

Promote efficiency and the use of energy from primary sector waste

Wind

SolarThermoelectric

PowerGrids

EnergyEfficiency inIndustry

Oil & Gas

ElectricTraction

Marine

Strategic areas

44,206M€

A quick look at key figures on the Basque energy sector reveals 350+ Basque companies employing over 24,000 people in the Basque Country.*

356

Basque energy companies

Total turnover

68,625

Total nº. of employees

15,469M€

24,378

… in the Basque Country

… in the Basque Country

324M€

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Scientific and technological agents (universities, research centres, etc.)

Total expenditure on R&D

2,948

Total no. of employeesworking in R&D

188M€

1,905

… in the Basque Country

… in the Basque Country

36%

58%

65%

10

R&D Business Units

Sector energético en Euskadi

CURRENT SITUATION AND TARGETS

Potential resource: 1,100 MW (onshore and offshore)

Wind farms: 5 facilities with total capacity of 153 MW

Small wind: 130 facilities with total capacity of 0.3 MW

2020 target (3E-2020): 783 MW

Renewable energyWind energy

Public-Private collaboration

Basque wind power industry at present

100 Basque companies

3,000 direct jobs

€7.4 billion in turnover

Basque Government + Technology Centres + EVE

Companies in Shipbuilding Industry

Companies in Wind Power Industry

Companies in Capital Goods Industry

Wind Power Capacities

Resource: Medium-high potential (wave energy 24 kW/m)

Low-null potential (tides, currents, gradients, etc.)

Facilities: 2 facilities (Mutriku and bimep)

Installed power capacity: 20.3 MW

2020 target (3E-2020): 60 MW

Marine energy

Current situation and targets

Testing and power generation infrastructure using oscillating water column(OWC Technology) turbine system.

Investment: €2m

Installed capacity: 0.3 MW (16 x 18.5 kW turbines)

Accumulated production (4 years) > 1 GWh

Oscillating water column (OWC)

Fig. 2

Oscillating water column (OWC)

Fig. 1

Mutriku project

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Bimep project

• The Biscay Marine Energy Platform is an

ocean infrastructure for research,

demonstration and operation of offshore

Wave Energy Converters (WEC) on the

open sea, to be extended to provide

services to offshore wind energy.

• Provides wave energy device

manufacturers with ready-to-use facilities to

validate their designs and to test their

technical and economic feasibility.

Biscay Marine Energy Platform

91,5% 8,5%

Basque Energy Agency (Regional Body)www.eve.es

Spanish Energy Agency (National Body)www.idae.es

Testing infrastructure for technologiesfor harnessing wave energy andoffshore wind power (wind turbines,floating platforms, etc.)

Investment: €20m

Available capacity: 20 MW

Bimep project

The Basque coast, and specifically the location of Bimep offthe coast of Bizkaia, offers suitable wave conditions.

Bimep project

◗ CHARACTERISTICS:

Energy flow= 21 kW/m

Area= 5.2 sq km

Depth = 50-90 m

Closest point to land = 1.7 km

Total capacity= 20 MW

7 marker buoys

1 Metocean Buoy (since Feb.

2009)

4 mooring areas and submarine

cables, 13.2kV / 5MW

1 Substation on land

Supervisory control and data

acquisition (SCADA) system

Research centre

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Technological development driver

projects:

To promote and encourage introduction of EVs in the Basque Country as a means of improving energy efficiency in transport and as a motor of new business opportunities in Basque industry.

1. Motor of the automotive industry

2. Adaptation of the legal framework

3. Development of charging point infrastructure

4. Creation of a critical mass

Electric Vehicle

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Technological development driver

projects:Smart Grids

To provide the municipalities of Bilbao and Portugalete

with smart grids to ensure an efficient, secure and

sustainable energy supply, with the possibility of extending

this initiative to other areas of the Basque Country in the

future.

1. Fetting of smart meters

2. Smart transformer stations

3. High voltage substations in rural areas

4. Integration of distributed generation

5. Development and launch of various applications:

smart metering portal, etc.

BIOMASS

Potential resource: industrial sectors and forestry

Energy harnessing 2014: 359,000 toe (including biofuels)

2020 target (3E-2020): 678,000 toe

Resources:

- Bark, black liquors, sawdust, shell

- Straw, vineyard pruning

- Municipal solid waste.

- Wood, splinters, pellets

- Purines

- Sludges

Current situation and targets

Resource: harnessing of heating and cooling for

sectoral processes and activities (industry,

tertiary, etc.)

Technique developed: vertical bores (100 m) and

heat pump

Facilities in operation: 580

Installed thermal capacity: 12 MWt

2020 target (3E-2020): 81 MWt

Geothermal energyCurrent situation and targets

Solar Power

Resource: Roofs of buildings and industrial

pavilions

Facilities in operation: 2,500

Installed capacity: 25 MW

2020 target (3E-2020): 135 MW

“Changes in the regulatory framework and

development of self-consumption”

Solar Photovoltaic

Resource: Roofs of buildings and industrial pavilions

Facilities in operation: 2,360

Installed surface: 61,000 m2

2020 target (3E-2020): 150,000 m2

“Increase in activity in the building industry”

Solar PowerSolar Thermal

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