Moving things forward ETI marine energy activities

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1 Moving things forward ETI marine energy activities All Energy 2012 Wave & Tidal Session 4 Richard Knight, Deputy Chief Engineer, ETI The information in this document is the property of Energy Technologies Institute LLP and may not be copied or communicated to a third party, or used for any purpose other than that for which it is supplied without the express written consent of Energy Technologies Institute LLP. This information is given in good faith based upon the latest information available to Energy Technologies Institute LLP, no warranty or representation is given concerning such information, which must not be taken as establishing any contractual or other commitment binding upon Energy Technologies Institute LLP or any of its subsidiary or associated companies.

2 Overview Brief introduction to the ETI Reflections on the status of the marine energy industry and progress to date The challenges and opportunities ahead What the ETI is doing to drive system-level technology innovation in the sector

3 Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) Addressing the challenges of climate change and low carbon energy Improving energy usage, efficiency, supply and generation Demonstrating systems and technologies Developing knowledge, skills and supply chains Informing development of policy, regulation and standards Enabling the deployment of affordable, secure, low carbon energy systems 138M of major projects underway Around 140M of further projects in development

4 Real progress is being made... Aquamarine Power (photo from aquamarinepower.com) Rolls-Royce TGL (photo from tidalgeneration.co.uk) Wavebob (photo from wavebob.com) Atlantis Resources Corporation (photo from renews.biz) Andritz Hydro Hammerfest (photo from sffe.no) Pelamis Wave Power (photo from pelamiswave.com)

5 Global Annual Installation (MW) The forward trajectory of potential installations is encouraging Wave Tidal There is line of sight for around 180 MW of both tidal and wave installations by late 2016* Between 70% and 80% of these installations would be in UK waters But uncertainty increases beyond ~ * Data source: renews Global Marine 2012 Report, 10 May 2012

6 The political case is clear... Marine renewables have the potential to benefit the UK; there is an abundance of resource; they can provide a more reliable and predictable source of energy than some other types of renewables; they could help cut carbon emissions; and they could provide new jobs and industries The UK should follow the example set by Denmark in the 1980s in establishing a domestic wind power industry but Attracting investment will be key... The priority over the next decade must be to focus on reducing the cost of marine renewables...we recommend that DECC and the LCIG adopt a formal cost of energy target of 14p/kWh by 2020

7 Broader observations On the positive side... Significant progress is being made in real-sea trials Major industrial players are starting to enter the market Governmental support for the industry remains strong The UK is maintaining its leading global position But... Some key technical and deployment challenges remain Through-life cost reduction must be accelerated Further investment in innovation is crucial The UK must keep ahead of the game

8 Aims of the ETI Marine Energy Programme The programme aims to accelerate the development and deployment of commercially viable marine energy technologies that will: Make a material contribution to the future UK energy system Deliver significant greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the UK Contribute to long-term energy security in the UK System demonstrators Modelling projects Industrial Doctorate Centre ETI Marine Energy Programme Total planned spend to 2017

9 ETI / UKERC Roadmap targets UK Deployment FULL-SCALE DEMO SMALL ARRAYS (2-10 MW) LARGE ARRAYS ( MW) RAPID BUILDOUT OF NEW PROJECTS ASSET REPLACEMENT + REDUCING NUMBER OF NEW PROJECTS 1 st GENERATION SYSTEMS 2 nd and 3 rd GENERATION SYSTEMS 0 GW 1 2 GW 6 12 GW 9 18 GW GW ~ MW pa ( units pa) ~ MW pa ( units pa) ~ MW pa ( units pa) ~ MW pa ( units pa) Technology & System Performance CAPEX O&M Costs CURRENT ESTIMATES 4,000 7,000 /kw p/kwh House of Commons Energy & Climate Change 2,500 Committee 4,000 /kw recommendation (February p/kwh 2012) 2,000 2,500 /kw p/kwh 1,500 2,000 /kw p/kwh Array Load Factor Availability % % 14p/kWh target % by % % % % % Overall COE p/kwh 9 18 p/kwh 7 10 p/kwh 5 8 p/kwh

10 Tackling cost of energy innovation focus within ETI projects CAPEX Deployment & retrieval O&M Array yield Availability PerAWaT ReDAPT Wetmate connector Tidal resource modelling TEC array demonstrator WEC array demonstrator

11 New 3.2M tidal array innovation project announced yesterday What? Array-level innovation, design & optimisation project for TEC (10MW+) How? Detailed design & techno-economic evaluations (focus on system-level array innovations) Intention to then demonstrate key innovation elements in a realistic environment Why? To demonstrate the ability of TEC arrays to meet the cost & performance needed to deliver material deployment levels in the UK

12 Wetmate connector (WMC) What? Design, assembly and test of a 11kV WMC for renewable energy applications How? Detailed system design and optimisation Laboratory test to IEC Sea test in UK waters (30 operations) Why? To improve the speed (and hence significantly lower the cost) of TEC and WEC device deployment and retrieval

13 WMC sea testing - October 2011

14 WMC sea testing - October 2011

15 WMC sea testing - October 2011

16 For more information... Stand B70 Stand K28

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