Public Private Partnership model

for community windpower

Tore Wizelius & ke Pettersson Frykberg

Wind4shore AB, Sweden

Presentation
Tore Wizelius
Writer
Wind Power Projects theory
and practice
Windpower ownership in
Sweden business models
and motives
University teacher
Gotland University
Project developer
Vindform AB
ReWind Offshore AB
Wind4shore AB

Presentation
ke Pettersson Fryberg
Politician
Commissioner
Karlstad city
Business leader
Chairman Karlstad Energi
Project developer
Vindpark Vnern
ReWind Offshore AB
Wind4shore AB

Problem

High risk to invest in windpower project development

Local organizations lack economic resources
They are reluctant to collect funds from citizens which risk
to lose their money if permission to develop a windpower
plant is denied.

Solution:
Public Private Partnership

Partners:
Project developer - know-how
Cooperative local participation
Municipality financing

Vindpark
Vnern

10 x 3MW wind turbines

Owned by
Municipal utilities:
Karlstad Energi 2
Hammar Energi 1
Municipal housing co:
Karlstad Bostder 1
Hammar Bostder 1
Wind cooperatives:
Gsslingen ek fr 1
Kyrkvinden ek fr 1
Local private investors:
Gsungarna AB 3

Marviken - Norrkping

This model is used in Norrkping municipality to develop

windpower projects;
Vindpark Marviken on the rocks 60 MW
Vikboland Vind 60 MW

PPP - organization
Consortium
Wind4shore 50%
Municipal
housing Co
30%
Windpower
cooperative 20%

Cooperation contract
regulates conditions and
financing.
All practical work done by
Wind4shore
External consultants
ornitologists, biologists,
lawyers

Process
Financing of project development
Consortium
Cooperation
contract
Budget

Feasibility
study

Additional
budget
EIA
Permission
application

Permission granted realization of windpower plant

Umbrella
company
New budget
additional
investors

Building

Operation

Advantages & Drawbacks

Advantages

Drawbacks

Less need of capital

for developer
Shared risk
Windpower at cost
price < market price
for partners

Slow decisions
in municipal
companies
Political risk

Kattegatt Vind

Conclusion
Public-Private Partership is a feasible way to organize
windpower project development
Besides competence in windpower development it takes
Political skill i.e. good contacts with local politicians
and knowledge of political processes
The main advantage for the developer is that this helps
to finance the project development process
It enables development of Community

Power

Thank you
for your
attention

Tore Wizelius
ke Pettersson Frykberg