OES Annual Report 2012 - Ocean Energy Systems

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3.3 / ANNEX V: EXCHANGE AND ASSESSMENT OF OCEAN
ENERGY DEVICE PROJECT INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCE
Operating Agent
Roger Bagbey, Cardinal Engineering, under the direction of the United States Department of Energy
(DOE), USA
Duration
This Annex entered into force on October 1, 2011 and is due to run until December 2015.
Participants
OPERATING AGENT
United States Department of Energy
MEMBER COUNTRIES
Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Japan,
Mexico, Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, Republic of Korea,
Spain, United Kingdom
Objective
A wide range of ocean energy technologies and devices are currently in development, for wave, tidal,
and current resources at many disparate sites. Experiences and data currently being collected on ocean
energy projects worldwide can inform ongoing and future projects, and serve to accelerate the realization
of operational marine energy converters as a clean energy alternative. The objective of Annex V is to
accelerate the development and deployment of ocean energy technology through a multi-country exchange
of available ocean project information and experience to allow the participants to understand the current
state of knowledge in the field, and to develop a consistent method of assessing the performance and
cost of ocean energy conversion systems. The sought after data may include information and experiences
from ocean resources, design methods, testing, device performance, and cost of electricity. To accomplish
this information exchange, Annex V is organizing workshops which facilitate the review and assessment of
projects among member countries and provides recommendations on best practices and gaps in the data
that are needed to be accomplished to permit progress of the sector.
Achievements and Progress in 2012
During 2012, Annex V was initiated with a planning meeting in May, where the decision was made for the
subject of the first Workshop to be “Open Water Testing.” The Workshop was then held in October 2012,
with a one and a half day meeting in Dublin, Ireland. Eleven of the fifteen member countries attended
the Workshop, which included three sessions: 1) Operational testing facilities; 2) Planned and underdevelopment
facilities; and 3) Device developers having conducted open water testing. There were 36
participants from thirteen countries at the workshop with presentations on 16 global testing facilities. A
summary report is under development to document issues and recommendations resulting from Workshop
I discussions.
Activities Planned for 2013
Year 2 (2013) of the Annex will include the generation of the summary report from Workshop I, and the
planning and conduct of Workshop II. A planning meeting will we held in April for the next Workshop,
to identify the topic and to generate data requirements for the participants as necessary to permit data
presented in the Workshop to be compared and contrasted. Workshop II will be held in the third or fourth
quarter of the year.
ANNUAL
REPORT 2012