Wave and Tidal Current Energy: Recent updates from a UK perspective.

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1 Wave and Tidal Current Energy: Recent updates from a UK perspective. Wellington, 19th March 2008 Henry F. Jeffrey Institute for Energy Systems University of Edinburgh

2 Background North Sea, Oil and Gas Energy Marine Renewables: World 1 st commercial grid connected project SuperGen Marine UKERC

3 Summary Why UK and Marine Energy UK Technology and Infrastructure Project updates Policy updates Conclusion

4 Summary Why UK and Marine Energy UK Technology and Infrastructure Project updates Policy updates Conclusion

5 Carbon to put ourselves on a path to cut the UK s carbon dioxide emissions Security of supply to maintain the reliability of energy supplies Renewables: and Marine renewables: as a priority area Targets: UK: 10% by 2010 and 20% by 2020 Scotland: 18% by 2010 and 40% by 2020 Competitive markets to promote competitive markets in the UK and beyond Source: DTI

6 PELAMI S ~50 TWh/y or ~15% of UKD ~18 TWh/y or ~5% of UKD Source: DTI

7 Summary Why UK and Marine Energy UK Technology and Infrastructure Project updates Policy updates Conclusion

8 Technology Copyright: OPD, Lunar energy, MCT.

9 LIMPET device Copyright: Wavegen.

10 MCT device Copyright:MCT.

11 Pelamis device Copyright: OPD..

12 Model Scale Test Facilities Model scale testing Combined wave and current Source: Edinburgh University

13 New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC) The Lock offers; Depths of between 1m and 7m Channel width of 6m Flow velocities between 0m/s and 1.8m/s Source: NAREC

14 SMD Hydrovision tests at NAREC Medium scale Testing Small scale test facility Copyright: SMD.

15 EMEC: The Wave Test Site 2km from shore 50m water depth Four berths (5 th ) Atlantic waves regime 25kW/m + energy level 20m+ peak wave New near-shore cable Source: EMEC

16 PELAMIS INSTALLED: EMEC Image Aquatera.co.uk

17 EMEC: Tidal Test Site 5 Berths 10-50m Grid connected 3.5m/s flow Sheltered area Source: EMEC

18 Open Hydro Installed: EMEC Copyright: Openhydro & EMEC.

19 Wave Hub Wave Hub 28m Electrical cable and sub-sea connection point 10 nm offshore for arrays of wave energy devices Oceanlinx OPT Fred Olsen Pelamis 8 km 2 consented and leased area of sea Berths for 4 device developers Source: Wavehub

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21 Summary Why UK and Marine Energy UK Technology and Infrastructure Project updates Policy updates Conclusion

22 MCT Source: MCT

23 MCT Source: MCT

24 MCT, SeaGEN presently undergoing installation in Strangford Lough Source: MCT

25 Scottish Power Norwegian technology company Hammerfest Strøm Hammerfest UK utilising devices of Hammerfest Strøm. 2km off the west coast of the Orkney mainland, Scotland Four Pelamis machines installed at the European Marine Energy Centre 3 MW (4 x 750kW) Source: PWP, Hammerfest Strom and Scottish power

26 Scottish and Southern Energy SSE and Aquamarine ( Edinburgh) 6.3m investment by SSE 1.5 million sigma capital group Aquamarine Power Ltd Under construction in Scotland Deploy at EMEC this year Source: Aquamarine Power

27 Npower Anglesey North Wales 7 x 1.5 MW devices RWE Innogy 10.5 MW Planning and Consents Source: MCT and NPower

28 NPower Source: NPower and Wavegen

29 Supergen Marine 4 year collaborative project To increase knowledge and understanding of the extraction of energy from the sea To reduce uncertainties for future stakeholders in the development and deployment of the technology Supergen Marine: 2 Source: Supergen Marine

30 Supergen 1 Source: Supergen Marine

31 WP1: Appraisal of marine energy resource and interaction between converters and fluid environment Source: Supergen Marine

32 Supergen 2 Source: Supergen Marine

33 WS1: Numerical & physical convergence Numerical modelling, tank testing, part- and full-scale testing will be aligned to provide consistent and confident predictions of performance Copyright: OPD.

34 Marine R&D Road Map For each of Wave and Tidal Technologies, mapped Short term output (2-3 years) Showstoppers, enablers, makefeasible Medium term output (3-10 years) Essential, desirable, ideally available Long term output (10-15 years) Drivers down cost curves Synergies, supply chain opportunities

35 Strategies and Scenarios: Batelle Approach Deployment Scenario Technical Strategy Commercial strategy

36 Deployment Scenario Source: UKERC

37 Current & Future Deployment Progress Source: UKERC N Z Projects

38 Deployment Scenario & Technical Strategy

39 Standards Wave Performance Testing Tank Testing Tidal Performance Testing Environmental Impact Guide Wave Resource Assessment Project Development Grid Interface Design Basis Reliability, Maintainability, and Survivability Health and Safety Guide Tidal Resource Assessment Manufacture and Factory Testing Independent Verification and Validation of Ocean Energy Source: IEC

40 Summary Why UK and Marine Energy UK Technology and Infrastructure Project updates Policy updates Conclusion

41 UK Supporting policy and Funding Renewables obligation Renewables obligation Scotland (MSO) DTI Marine Renewables Deployment Fund (MRDF) Scottish Ministers Scheme DTI, Technology programme Carbon Trust RDA Research councils

42 Renewables Obligation STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2002 No. 914 ELECTRICITY, ENGLAND AND WALES The Renewables Obligation Order 2002 Main support mechanism for renewables in the Uk Requires suppliers to provide evidence of increasing % of sales from eligible renewable sources (ROCS) Made 31st March 2002 Very successful for wind Coming into force 1st April Energy Review, proposed banding Whereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 32(9) of the Electricity Act 1989[1] and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament; Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 32 to 32C of the Electricity Act 1989[2] and having consulted the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council, electricity suppliers to whom this Order applies, generators of electricity from renewable sources and such other persons as she considers appropriate, hereby makes the following Order: - Citation, commencement and extent New legislation, 2009 earliest Proposed 1.75 ROCs for Tide and 2 ROCS for Wave 1. - (1) This Order may be cited as the Renewables Obligation Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.

43 Source: DTI

44 Scottish Ministers' Wave and Tidal Energy Support Scheme ( 13m) Key objectives: To support the early development of wave and tidal technologies To capture key data on the resource, costs and energy performance 13m granted mainly for device deployments at EMEC Copyright: Scottish parliament.

45 Marine Energy Accelerator Up to 3.5m funding available Source: Carbon Trust Focus Device technologies Component technologies Installation, operation & maintenance Objective Development of new device concepts with potential for significantly lower costs than current front-runner devices Research and development into specific component technologies that are common causes of high costs Development of low cost installation, operation and maintenance strategies

46 Marine Supply Obligation Scotland The Scottish Executive sees the MSO as providing a clear, long term market and incentive to invest in first generation commercial wave and tidal arrays around Scotland Source: Scottish Exec and Max Carcus

47 Energy Technologies Institute 50:50 Public Private partnership Up 110m p.a. Up 2 11 core industry partners HMG committed to 550 over 10 years UK lead energy R & D Source: David Clark ETI

48 Energy Technologies Institute TRL: 3-6 3: Experimental critical function 4: System validation in lab 5: Component validation in relevant environment 6: System validation in relevant environment Source: David Clark ETI

49 Energy Technologies Institute Unique features: Scale of funding 5-25m Potential for 100% funding Access to partner capabilities Skill Technology Market access Source: David Clark ETI

50 Not Just the UK and NZ Source: Oceanor and Max Carcus

51 Summary Why UK and Marine Energy UK Technology and Infrastructure Project updates Policy updates Conclusion

52 Conclusion Rapidly progressing sector with international interest Real projects being commissioned and announced Utilities playing a significant role Funding landscape changing Coherence and collaboration are key