Marine Renewables in Canada. Elisa Obermann Atlantic Director

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1 Marine Renewables in Canada Elisa Obermann Atlantic Director

2 Marine Renewables Canada National industry association for marine renewable energy; established 2004 Offices on Pacific and Atlantic coasts Members: Technology and project developers, utilities, researchers, and the energy and marine supply chain Mission: Marine Renewables Canada alignsindustry, academia and government to ensure that Canada is a leader in providing ocean energy solutions to a world market.

3 Tidal Energy Resource Province Potential Tidal Current Energy (MW) Number of Sites (-) Northwest Territories British Columbia 4, Average Size (MW) Quebec 4, Nunavut 30, New Brunswick PEI Nova Scotia 2, Newfoundland TOTAL 42, Bay of Fundy Estimated tidal resource: 370 TWh/yr

4 Wave Energy Resource West Coast near shore: 167TWh/yr, offshore 324 TWh/yr East Coast near shore: 88 TWh/yr, offshore 1284 TWh/yr

5 River Current Resource Integrated Power initial estimates Potential hydrokinetic power by region Image source: National Research Council and Natural Resources Canada. Assessment of Canada s Hydrokinetic Power Potential, CEATI Webinar, 2013.

6 Project Development & Industry Activity Tidal Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) 4 berths for world leading technologies Fundy Tidal Inc. Five community-scale projects under Nova Scotia s COMFIT program Canoe Pass in British Columbia (500 kw) Wave West Coast Wave Initiative in British Columbia: industry/university of Victoria research collaborative Proposals and several technology innovations require market driver/investment River Current Reach beyond coastlines Quebec, Ontario, Northwest Territories, British Columbia Linkages/transferability with in-stream tidal and traditional hydropower Canadian Hydrokinetic Turbine Testing Centre (Manitoba): collaboration between Manitoba Hydro and University of Manitoba 13 projects at various stages of development

7 Technology Development Device Developer Blue Energy British Columbia Clean Current British Columbia Grey Island Energy Newfoundland Idenergie Quebec Jupiter Hydro Inc. Alberta Description Tidal Tidal bridge technology; vertical axis Tidal, River Horizontal axis ducted turbine Wave Point absorber River Tidal, River Quad helical turbines Clean Current in-stream tidal turbine (Image source: Mavi Innovations British Columbia New Energy Corporation Alberta SeawoodDesigns Surf Power British Columbia Verdant Power Ontario Water Wall British Columbia Tidal Ducted cross-flow turbine kw Tidal, River Vertical axis turbine 5W to 250 kw Wave Point absorber River, Tidal Unducted axial-flow turbines Tidal, River Vertical axis turbines New Energy Corporation river current power generation system (Image source:

8 Supports and Enablers

9 Canada s Roadmap National vision and strategy to enable utility-scale commercialization of MRE Generating capacity of 75 MW by 2016, 250 MW by 2020 and 2,000 by 2030 = $2 billion in annual economic value Leadership in technical solutions/services to provide value-added goods or services to 30% of global industry by 2020; 50% by 2030 World-leading developer of integrated, water-towire river current systems by 2020 Vision: To become a global leader in the delivery of wave, in-stream tidal, and river current energy-production systems, technologies, and services.

10 Roadmap Development Pathways Shared infrastructure Marine solutions to meet utility needs Advantage in rivercurrent technologies Critical technology components Skills and experience from other sectors Project design guidelines Support testing activities Support technologies and engage service companies Foster development of global standards Meet needs of electricity system Develop reliable forecast models Facilitate communication between utilities and developers Support and refine river current power system solutions Develop experience in system operations and management Continued development of site-assessment expertise Promote development of Canadian technology Make/buy analysis and strategy Establish information-sharing environment Engage related sectors for technology and experience adaptation Conduct strategic regional environmental assessments Promote regional centresof expertise Engagement to develop standard operating procedures Develop Canadian monitoring systems Understanding of lessons learned through demonstration

11 November 4-6, 2014

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