OES Annual Report 2012 - Ocean Energy Systems
OES Annual Report 2012 - Ocean Energy Systems
OES Annual Report 2012 - Ocean Energy Systems
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04 / COUNTRY REPORTS<br />
Demowfloat project as well as EU Seanergy 2020 project and to the development of a new roadmap for<br />
Portuguese offshore energy. The continuous improvement of a Geographical Information System (GIS)<br />
database, developed at LNEG for site selection of wave energy farms, has continued to provide guidance<br />
for installation of wave energy devices in the country.<br />
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) has been active in the development of a spar-buoy oscillating water column<br />
wave energy converter. Model testing at scale 1:16 took place in September and October <strong>2012</strong> at the large<br />
wave tank of The National Renewable <strong>Energy</strong> Centre (NAREC),Northern England, within the framework<br />
of the European programme MARINET. The work also includes topologies for slack mooring systems of<br />
compact arrays. Development work is also being performed at IST on a new type of self-rectifying air<br />
turbine, named Biradial turbine, for wave energy applications. Results from model testing indicate that<br />
the turbine is capable of remarkably good performance. IST is collaborating with the Portuguese company<br />
Kymaner in the design of a prototype of the turbine to be tested at the Pico OWC plant, in the Azores.<br />
Another new concept of a floating wave energy converter (WEC) is under investigation and development.<br />
It is based on a closed asymmetric floater with an internal U-tank partially filled with water and two lateral<br />
reservoirs connected with a tube. During the reporting period improvements have been made on the<br />
numerical model of this WEC.<br />
Instituto Superior Técnico will provide, starting in February 2013, a full one-semester specialization on<br />
<strong>Ocean</strong> Renewable <strong>Energy</strong> (waves, tidal currents, offshore wind), integrated into the three-semester<br />
European Master in Renewable <strong>Energy</strong> organized by the European Renewable <strong>Energy</strong> Research Centre<br />
(EUREC) Agency and involving 11 European Universities.<br />
Participation in Collaborative International Projects<br />
MARINET (2011-2015) - The aim of this project is to coordinate research and development at all scales<br />
(small models through to prototype scales from laboratory through to open sea tests) and to allow access<br />
for researchers and developers into facilities, which are not available universally in Europe. WavEC and IST<br />
are participating in this project.<br />
TROPOS (2011-2015) - “Modular Multi-use Deep Water Offshore Platform Harnessing and Servicing<br />
Mediterranean, Subtropical and Tropical Marine and Maritime Resources”. The aim is to develop a floating<br />
modular multi-use platform system for use in deep waters. WavEC is participating in this project.<br />
SOWFIA (2010-<strong>2012</strong>) – “Streamlining of <strong>Ocean</strong> Wave Farms Impact Assessment”. The aim is to facilitate the<br />
development of European wide, coordinated, unified, and streamlined environmental and socio-economic<br />
Impact Assessment tools for offshore wave energy conversion developments. WavEC is participating in<br />
this project.<br />
FAME (2010-<strong>2012</strong>) - “The Future of the Atlantic Marine Environment” - financed by the EC INTERREG IV<br />
programme, with the aim to link the protection of natural values, specifically biodiversity (avifauna) with<br />
economic activities at the European Atlantic <strong>Ocean</strong>. WavEC is participating in this project.<br />
WAVEPORT (2009-<strong>2012</strong>) - “Demonstration & Deployment of a Commercial Scale Wave <strong>Energy</strong> Converter<br />
with an Innovative Real Time Wave by Wave Tuning System”, with the aim to demonstrate a large scale grid<br />
connected Powerbuoy Technology. WavEC is participating in this project.<br />
DEMOWFLOAT (2011-2014) - The objective of the DEMOWFLOAT project is to demonstrate the longterm<br />
Windfloat performance, operationality, maintainability, reliability, platform accessibility, feasible grid<br />
integration on a modular basis, among several other aspects with an impact on availability of the system<br />
and, therefore, on the cost of produced energy. LNEG and WavEC have been participating in this project.<br />
SEANERGY 2020 (2009-<strong>2012</strong>) - The objective of the SEANERGY 2020 project is to formulate and to<br />
promote concrete policy recommendations on how to best deal with and remove maritime spatial planning<br />
(MSP) policy obstacles to the deployment of offshore renewable power generation. LNEG has been<br />
participating in this project.