Marine Energy Supply Chain

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1 Marine Energy Supply Chain Workshop 18 March 2015

2 Wave & Tidal Power Supply Chain Opportunities Agenda Sector overview wave & tidal power Project breakdown what are the opportunities How to get involved who are the players and what do they need Simon Grey AWS Ocean Energy Ltd

3 AWS, Aquatera & Orcades Marine Consortium partners Consortium expertise AWS Ocean Energy Ltd marine energy technology developer, Inverness Aquatera Ltd environmental services consultant, Orkney Orcades Marine Management Consultants marine project management and consultancy Marine energy technology development Renewable energy project development & financing Full service environmental consultancy Market development & strategic advice Marine project management and operations supervision Risk management services Offshore operations management & logistic support

4 Wet renewables sector overview Summary Wave and tidal at different stages but both challenged by high costs and market uncertainty Tidal power Generating technology well developed but not yet proven in commercial projects Several Major OEMs involved but some have retreated Two pre-commercial projects entering construction phase in Scotland with several others in development phase Challenges remain in foundations, installation and maintenance Cost of energy remains high but will begin to reduce as experience and volumes build 80GW ( 200 Bn) market worldwide Wave power Significant technical challenge with survivable and reliable generating technology yet to be demonstrated High costs, uncertain market conditions and slow technology progress have undermined private investor confidence New government sponsored body Wave Energy Scotland established to co-ordinate effort and fund development Recent high-profile company failures and down-scaling First pre-commercial arrays > 5 years away

5 UK Test centres where the action is European Marine Energy Centre World s leading centre for open-sea testing of wave and tidal energy converters based in Orkney Full scale grid connected test berths for wave at Billia Croo and tidal at Falls of Warness Nursery wave test berth in Scapa Flow with prelaid moorings, power dump and data buoy Standards development work and hub of technical excellence in marine energy Test tanks Test tanks, notably FlowWave in Edinburgh and COAST lab in Plymouth are also important facilities Wave Hub Wave power test area off North Cornwall Designed as follow-on from EMEC for first precommercial arrays Now probably hosting first floating wind platforms

6 Test centres rest of the world It s happening there too! Several centres around the world where pre-commercial testing is happening in both wave and tidal

7 Tidal power the basics Key information Power in moving tidal stream converted to electricity High flow rates required - > 6kt Water depth usually > 30m Usually a propellor turns a generator via an epicyclic gearbox Turbines either mounted on fixed structure or on special floating vessel Other designs have been tried oscillating hydrofoils, Archimedes screws and vertical axis turbines Challenges are in installation & maintenance due to high flow rates

8 Tidal power a closer look Summary Leading solutions based on wind, marine propulsion and low-head hydro technology What s involved? Research, development & engineering design Environmental survey, impact assessment & project planning / consents Resource assessment, oceanography, geotech investigation Major mechanical component manufacture Electrical & hydraulic systems integration Major fabrications & foundation construction Offshore operations & support for survey, installation, operation & maintenance Anchors, moorings, sub-sea piling Monitoring & on-shore maintenance

9 Tidal power technology developers Company Project (s) Notes Atlantis Resources Meygen - Inner Sound More to follow! Alstom Sound of Islay, Raz de Blanchard (France) 5 x 1 MW Voith Hydro DCNS Open Hydro EMEC, Korea Paimpol-Brehat (France), Bay of Fundy Andritz Hydro Hammerfest SPR Sound of Islay Meygen Inner Sound 5 x 1MW 1 x 1MW? Nova Innovation Shetland Tidal Array 5 x 100kW, community project Scot Renewables 2.2MW prototype in build for EMEC Integrated floating technology Nautricity Mull of Kintyre Concept demo, now to EMEC Tocardo Texel (NL) Bluewater Texel (NL), Bay of Fundy, EMEC Floating support for turbines

10 Tidal power Project locations & developers Active developers Projects / locations DP Energy Northern Ireland / Islay / Westray Nova Innovation Scottish Power Meygen Bord Gais Minas Energy / Bluewater Shetland Blue Mull Sound Sound of Islay Inner sound Torr Head (NI) Bay of Fundy (Nova Scotia)

11 Wave power the basics Key information Power in ocean waves converted to electricity or fresh water Energetic locations exposed to wide ocean fetch required e.g Atlantic seaboard Wave heights > 2m required for generation Wide variety of technologies from shoreline oscillating water columns to floating articulated structures to submerged flaps and devices that use pressure differences Device designs range from a few kw to several MW Challenge is being strong enough to survive storms whilst cheap enough to be economic

12 Wave power a closer look Summary No proven solution despite 500 million of investment new approaches sought What s involved? Fundamental & applied research Laboratory test & validation services Partial scale prototyping Materials development to resist fatigue Development of new concepts for power take-off and moorings Engineering design & naval architecture Large-scale component manufacture, fabrication & assembly Marine operations for installation, deployment & operation (small & large scale)

13 Wave power a new approach Summary A new Scottish Government body to accelerate the development of wave power in Scotland Aims To bring together the best engineering and academic minds to collaborate on innovative projects that will accelerate the development of wave technologies Retain the IP and know-how from device development in Scotland for future benefit Enable Scotland s indigenous technologies to reach commercial readiness Promote greater confidence in the technical performance of wave energy systems in order to encourage the return of private sector investment. Governance Subsidiary of HIE To be located in Inverness with staff of 10 12, recruitment from March 2015 Industry based advisory panel Budget of 10M+ approved for 2015/16 Long-term ties with UoE, ORE Catapult & Carbon Trust Impact (Almost) the only show in town for funding of wave power development Winners of WES calls are your customers!

14 WES process overview

15 Wave power technology developers Company Technology / stage Location Albatern Multiple small point absorber / prototype Roslin, Scotland Aquamarine Power Oscillating flap / EMEC prototype Edinburgh, Scotland AWS Ocean Energy Submerged point-absorber / scale prototype Inverness, Scotland Carnegie Submerged point-absorber / prototype array W Australia Fred Olsen Surface point-absorber / Scale prototype Hawaii OPT Surface point-absorber / Scale prototype Hawaii Seatricity Surface float / Scale prototype Falmouth, England Trident Energy Linear generator PTO / scale prototype Lowestoft, England Wave Roller Oscillating flap / Large prototype Finland / Portugal Wello Unstable vessel / rotating counterweight Finland / EMEC

16 Marine energy where do you fit in?

17 Getting involved All welcome but you have to bring something to the party! Wave and tidal developers face serious challenges and are looking for new solutions Important to do your research and know your place in the food-chain The Marine Energy Supply Chain Expert Support programme can help you with this Tidal Key actions Identify clearly what your offering is, who it will benefit and why Watch the industry news websites like ReNews, Tidal Today and EMEC Manufacturers, integrators and component suppliers talk to the technology (turbine) suppliers Consultants, service providers and marine operators talk to the project developers Wave power Key actions Identify clearly what your offering is, who it will benefit and why Watch the Wave Energy Scotland website and look out for technology calls & brokerage days Monitor industry news as with tidal Talk to the wave power technology companies ASAP, but be prepared to partner as few have cash!

18 Sources of information There is more out there than you think! Renews online renewables news site Tidal Today online news site dedicated to tidal power EMEC Website includes latest news, projects, developer lists and lots of industry information Renewable UK Website page on wave and tidal, includes interactive projects map Supergen Marine Website for marine energy research programme Wave Energy Scotland Web-page within HIE website WaveHub Website for offshore test facility in Cornwall e-learning tool for aquatic renewable energy technology HIE / SE / SDI