POWER YOUR FUTURE Universidade do Algarve - Faro Wave Energy The experience of wave energy in Portugal Eng.ª Sofia Patrício 7 th September 2007
Topics Wave Energy Resource Wave Energy in Portugal Wave Energy Devices Pilot Zone Wave Energy Centre (WavEC) POWER YOUR FUTURE Faro 7th September 2007 2
Wave energy resource Solar radiation Air heating: Hot air rising Wind Generation Wave propagation POWER YOUR FUTURE Faro 7th September 2007 3
Wave energy resource National and international Energetic Sustainable Development Renewable energy Wave an energetic resource Global wave power distribution in kw/m of crest lenght POWER YOUR FUTURE Faro 7th September 2007 4
Wave Energy - Portugal Potential and Strategy for the development of Wave Energy in Portugal(WavEC, 2004) Principal conflitcs: Enviromental (protected areas); Definition Fishery of possible activity; concession areas Navigation; Hd Hydrocarbon exploration; Submarine cable; Military exercises; Archeologic areas. 250 km of coast with 50 ~ 80 m depth potentially explorable POWER YOUR FUTURE Faro 7th September 2007 5
Conflict Zones Proposed concession areas Proposed concession areas - Portugal POWER YOUR FUTURE Faro 7th September 2007 6
Advantages of Portugal Favourable climatic conditions Medium-high energetic resource in all ocidental coast Depth water near the coast Objective e until 2010 (Resolução do Conselho de Ministros nº 63/2003): Infrastructure near coast (harbours,shipbuilding infrastructures ) Grid connection points 50 MW Wave Energy Technological and scientific background (More than 25 years of R&D activities at the IST and INETI and involvement of 3 European pilot plants Pico, Limpet (Scotland) and AWS POWER YOUR FUTURE Faro 7th September 2007 7
Wave Energy Devices Classification: localization: Shoreline Nearshore (15-20m) Offshore (>50 m) conversion system: Oscillating water column Oscillating Bodies floating or underwater Overtopping POWER YOUR FUTURE Faro 7th September 2007 8
Wave Energy Shoreline and Nearshore Shoreline devices Oscillating water column - PICO Plant Nearshore devices Oscillating water column - Douro Breakwater Waveroller POWER YOUR FUTURE Faro 7th September 2007 9
Wave Energy - Offshore Archimedes Wave Swing (AWS) Povoa de Varzim Pelamis Povoa de Varzim Powerbuoy Wavedragon POWER YOUR FUTURE Faro 7th September 2007 10
Pilot Zone Legislation i creating and regulating the Pilot-Zone approved by the Council of Ministers and sent to the Parliament for approval. By-laws of the company managing the Pilot-Zone approved by the Council of Ministers. POWER YOUR FUTURE Faro 7th September 2007 11
Pilot Zone Objectives: To instal prototypes of power production from waves; To test and monitorize technologies to inject power to the grid; To attract demonstration and industrial development to Portugal; To create a competitive national cluster focused in exportation supported by R&D and Innovation activities; To increase the renewable energy production. POWER YOUR FUTURE Faro 7th September 2007 12
Pilot Zone Area: aprox. 320 km 2 Connection power: 1ª fase: 80 MW 2ª fase: + 250 MW 70 m 22 km 50 m 30 m Ocean bottom: sandy Coastline: sandy beaches and dunes 18 km Also includes cable corridors and onshore infra-structures 15 km POWER YOUR FUTURE Faro 7th September 2007 13
Wave Energy Centre (WavEC) 2003: Foundation of Wave Energy Centre (WavEC): Non-profit association for supporting the development and promotion of ocean wave technologies. Associates: Companies from wave energy technology developers Companies from the industrial sector R&D (research and higher education institutions) Companies from the energy sector POWER YOUR FUTURE Faro 7th September 2007 14
Wave Energy Centre (WavEC)- Associates Wave energy technology developers Industrial sector Research and higher education institutions Projects developers Energy sector POWER YOUR FUTURE Faro 7th September 2007 15
The image cannot be displayed. Your computer may not have enough memory to open the image, or the image may have been corrupted. Restart your computer, and then open the file again. If the red x still appears, you may have to delete the image and then insert it again. The image cannot be displayed. Your computer may not have enough memory to open the image, or the image may have been corrupted. Restart your computer, and then open the file again. If the red x still appears, you may have to delete the image and then insert it again. Wave Energy The experience of wave energy in Portugal Wave Energy Centre (WavEC)- Projects Potential and Strategy of Wave Energy Exploitation in Portugal (2003-2004), 2004) (DGGE), 2003-2004 IEA-OES executive secretariat; since 2004 Co-ordinated Action on Ocean Energy (CA-OE); since 2004 European Research Training Network - WAVETRAIN; since 2004 OWC DOURO Breakwater since 2001 / 2004 AWS 2 MW Monitorization and tests; Autumn 2004 Refurbishment and monitoring of Pico OWC / Azores since 2004 Wave Park Site Selection Study (2005) Involvement in Wave Dragon e no Pelamis; 2005 2006 Technologies Evaluation Study Phases I and II (2006), report confidential POWER YOUR FUTURE Faro 7th September 2007 16
Wave Energy Centre (WavEC)- Projects Wave Energy: State of Art (2007), report prepared for GALP and organization of workshop of technical issues Evaluation of potential sites for exploitation of wave energy in the Portuguese West Coast (2007), report prepared for ENERSIS Development of public policies for wave energy (continuous) Aqua RET: Aquatic Renewable Energy Technologies, EU Project (2007) WAVEPLAM - WAVe Energy PLAnning and Marketing (start in 2007) EQUIMAR - Equitable Testing and Evaluation of Marine Energy Extraction Devices in terms of Performance, Cost and Environmental Impact (2007) WEAM Wave Energy Acoustic Monitoring (2007) POWER YOUR FUTURE Faro 7th September 2007 17
Waves an available resource an energetic source!!the image cannot be displayed. Your computer may not have enough memory to open the image, or the image may have been corrupted. Restart your computer, and then open the file again. If the red x still appears, you may have to delete the image and then insert it again. sofia@wave-energy-centre.org www.wave-energy-centre.org energy POWER YOUR FUTURE Faro 7th September 2007 18