CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

International General Certificate of Secondary Education

MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2013 series

0417 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION

TECHNOLOGY
0417/21

Paper 2 (Practical Test A), maximum raw mark 80

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Offshore Wind Energy

Report by: Candidate Name

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Title
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offshore wind power, with the first

offshore wind farm being installed in
Denmark in 1991. Europe has taken the
A Global Power Source
lead due to strong wind resources, shallow
water in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea,
Wind
power
and Government recognition of the role
harnesses the power
offshore wind will play to meet renewable
of the wind to
energy targets. Countries outside Europe
propel
the blades of
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have
beenlocation
slower to embrace
wind
turbines (6)toformatted centre,
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sans-serif, 14 pt, bold, u/l 1 mark
technology but the industry is now
generate electricity,
growing in North America, Canada and
converting kinetic
Asia.
energy
into
mechanical energy. Offshore wind power
is widely regarded as the future of
renewable energy. Wind provides an
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correct location
abundant
source
ofinrenewable
energy and
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wrap,
aligned
left
top
in the near future wind& energy
will be the
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most cost effective source of electrical
power. It is growing at the rate of 30%
annually and is extensively used in
Europe, Asia and the United States.
From an emerging fuel source twenty
years ago, wind energy has transformed
into a mature
and booming global
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Offshore Wind in the UK

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The
UK
the largest wind energy
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righthas
aligned
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resource in Europe with an offshore wind

potential equal to three times its electricity
demand. Surrounded by a large shallow
continental shelf with good access to
available strong and constant offshore
winds it is ideally placed to exploit the
enormous potential for offshore wind
power and offshore wind farm
development. The sea is relatively shallow
around the land masses allowing for
Onshore wind energy potential is
turbine foundations to be driven into the
concentrated in agricultural and industrial
seabed rather than attempting to
accomplish a complicated floating system
1 markareas of north-western Europe. The largest
1 markoffshore potential is found in low depth
of turbines. To date, 9 offshore wind
1 markareas in the North Sea, the Baltic Seas and
farms have been built around the UK
the Atlantic Ocean, with some local
coastline with 330 offshore turbines,
opportunities
in
areas
of
the
equating to 778.4 MW of installed
Mediterranean and Black Seas. The deep
capacity. The UK has a target of securing
offshore potential is even larger but costs
15% of all its energy needs for electricity,
mean development is slow.
heat and transport from renewable sources
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by 2020. Offshore wind farms in the UK
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producing
MW or more of power are:

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Sea

Capacity

Thanet

North Sea

300

Gunfleet Sands

North Sea

172

Inner Dowsing

North Sea

120

Lynn

North Sea

97

Kentish Flats

North Sea

90

Offshore Wind in Europe

DB extract
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Europe is currently
UK, Operational,
North Seathe leader in offshore
1 mark
wind>=90
power generating 1951.5 MW1 mark
of
Capacity
Descending
order ofHowever
Capacity China is the fastest
1 mark
green power.
Fields
Name, Sea,
Capacity
mark
growing
market
and init order
is predicted 1that

Asia will soon overtake Europe as the

region with the largest capacity.
Europes offshore wind potential is huge
with the technical potential of offshore
wind being six to seven times greater than
projected electricity demand. At the end
of 2010 there were 1,136 offshore wind
turbines installed and connected to the
grid on 45 wind farms in 9 countries with
an operating capacity of 2,396 MW. The 9
European countries with offshore wind
power capacity in 2010 were:

Offshore wind power in Europe

Country
Capacity (MW)
UK
1341
Denmark
854
Netherlands
249
Belgium
195
Sweden
164
Germany
92
Finland
26
Ireland
25
Norway
2.3

Largest Offshore Operations

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place,
2 cols
rows, within
column width
As ofCorrect
January
2011,
the11Thanet
Offshore
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WindTop
Project
in United Kingdom was the
row cells merged
largest
farmand
in centred
the world at
Topoffshore
row onlywind
text bold
300 MW,
followed
by text
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body
rows only
shadedGabbard
grey
MW)Top
in two
Denmark.
Greater
(504

MW) was the largest project under

construction. These projects will be
dwarfed by subsequent wind farms which
are planned, including Dogger Bank at
9,000 MW, Norfolk Bank (7,200 MW),
and Irish Sea (4,200 M).

Higher wind speeds

More often windy

Less turbulence offshore

Minimal visual impact

No noise impact

1 mark
2 marks
The
wind at sea is steadier, more
1 mark
consistent
1 mark and not blocked by obstacles
such
as mountains, trees and buildings,
1 mark
1 markbetter output and more consistent
giving

generation. This results in

electricity yield per wind turbine.

higher

Wind Energy Future

Over the past 10 years global wind power

capacity has continued to grow at an
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average cumulative
Benefits
of Offshore
A4 Landscape
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wind energy technology
Offshore Top
wind& bottom
farms are
generally
larger
margins
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& right 2.5 cmImprovements1in
mark
mean
that
generation
costs have
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widows/orphans,
split
lists/tables,
blank
pages
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mark
than onshore farms and the electricity is
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spacing,
1
cls
below
paras
&
subheads,
dramatically decreased and modern wind
transported not underground or overhead,
above & below extract & table
turbines have1 mark
better power ratings,
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but via undersea cables. The wind is much

more reliable at sea, giving better and
more consistent output and there is far less
public oppositionBullets
to these developments.
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The main benefits
of offshore
wind farms
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spacing
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include:

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efficiency and reliability. Countries all

over the world are setting targets for wind
power. It is estimated that 40,000 wind
turbines will be installed in the next 10
years.

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The European Union has set ambitious

targets to provide 20% of Europes energy
from renewable sources by 2020. As a
proven source of clean, affordable energy,
wind resources have a vital role to play in
realising these goals.

Conventional fuels have a dangerous

impact on the climate and the drive for a
future of cleaner, more sustainable energy
technologies means wind power will go
from strength to strength.

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Power from North and Irish Seas

Country
Belgium
Belgium
Belgium
Belgium
Belgium
Denmark
Denmark

ID
BE06
BE02
BE07
BE04
BE05
DK02
DK05

Germany
Germany
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands
Netherlands
Norway
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom

DE01
DE09
DE10
IE01
NL02
NL01
NR01
UK04
UK10
UK14
UK07
UK11
UK09
UK06
UK08
UK02
UK03
UK05
UK01
UK19
UK21
Walney
Total turbines in operation

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Name
Number Distance
Operational
Capacity
Belwind
66
46.0
Yes
330
Bligh Bank
55
42.0
Yes
165
C-power II
60
27.0
Yes
216
Eldepasco
36
37.0
Yes
216
Thornton Bank
6
27.0
Yes
30
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records
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Horns Rev 1
80
17.0
Yes
160
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Horns Rev 2
91
31.7
Yes
209
Specified fields in correct order
1 mark
and labels all fully visible
1 mark Yes
AlphaData
Ventus
12
56.0
60
Landscape,
1
page
wide
1
mark
Emden
1
0.3
Yes
5
Hooksiel
1
0.4
Yes
5
Arklow Bank
7
10.0
Yes
25
Egmond aan Zee
36
10.0
Yes
108
Princess Amalia
60
23.0
Yes
120
Hywind
1
10.5
Yes
2
Barrow
30
10.0
Yes
90
Beatricee Demonstration
2
23.0
Yes
10
Blyth
2
1.0
Yes
4
Burbo Bank
25
6.4
Yes
90
Search
Gunfleet Sands
48Sea = North
7.0 Sea or Irish Sea
Yes 1 mark 172
Inner Dowsing
30Operational
5.0 = Yes
Yes 1 mark 120
Kentish Flats
30
8.5
Yes
90
Lynn
27
5.2
Yes
97
North Hoyle
30
8.0
Yes
60
Rhyl Flats
25
8.0
Yes
90
Robin Rigg
60
9.5
Yes
216
Calculated Sum of
Number 1 mark
Scroby Sands
30
2.3
Yes
60
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mark
Thanet
100
11.0
Yes
51
1002

14.0

Candidate details on right

Yes
1 mark

184

Height
Sea
117.0
North Sea
117.0
North Sea
130.0
North Sea
130.0
North Sea
157.0
North Sea
110.0
North Sea
Calculated
field
114.5 100% North
Sea
Heading
accurate
Calculated field
150.0
North Sea
Formatted to 1 dp
157.0
North Sea
151.0
North Sea
129.0
Irish Sea
115.0
North Sea
99.0
North Sea
106.2
North Sea
120.0
Irish Sea
170.0
North Sea
95.0
North Sea
137.0
Irish Sea
128.5
North Sea
133.5
North Sea
115.0
North Sea
133.5
North Sea
107.0
Irish Sea
133.5
Irish Sea
125.0
Irish Sea
100.0
North Sea
115.0
North Sea
137.0
Irish Sea

Turbine_Capacity
5.0
3.0
3.6
6.0
5.0
2.0
2.3
1 mark
2 marks
5.0
1 mark
5.0
5.0
3.6
3.0
2.0
2.0
3.0
5.0
2.0
3.6
3.6
4.0
3.0
3.6
2.0
3.6
3.6
2.0
3.0
3.6

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Step 2 & 3 Contact details and distribution list

Step 28 Database field structure

Contact entry Abdul Amar, a.amar@cie.org.uk

Contact entry Hussain Syed, h.syed@cie.org.uk
Contact entry Oliver Johnson, o.johnson@cie.org.uk
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Email
To: Energy Team group
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Cc: design.h@cie.org.uk
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Subject: Offshore wind farms
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The annual report is attached for your information.

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