OES Annual Report 2012 - Ocean Energy Systems
OES Annual Report 2012 - Ocean Energy Systems OES Annual Report 2012 - Ocean Energy Systems
45 04 / COUNTRY REPORTS SOWFIA – Streamlining Ocean Wave Farms Impact Assessment – Multi-disciplinary multi- partner EU EACI IEE project coordinated by University of Plymouth with objective to develop and improve tools and methods for environmental and social impact assessment of wave farms. UCC is a partner and Work Package Leader. IEC TC114 – Ireland has a mirror committee and contributes experts to TC114 development of standards and guidelines in ocean energy OES – Ireland contributes directly to IEA in terms of EXCO but has also been a key contributor to many of the collaborative annexes International Smart Ocean Graduate Education Initiative – Ireland has a graduate programme co-funded by members of the SmartOcean group which has a mix of Irish and International entities. First round of PhDs starting Ireland, through HMRC, also participates in the European Energy Research Alliance research network, EERA, and is participating in the preparation of an ERA-Net proposal, to deepen collaboration between funding programmes in European countries for OE. Key Statistical Information - level of public and private investment on R&D Public expenditure on R&D in 2012 is estimated to be €2.5m Private investment on R&D in 2012 is estimated to be €4m TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION New Developments UCC Beaufort and IMERC As mentioned in section 3.1 DCENR, IDA, PRTLI, SEAI-OEDU, DAFM, UCC and Bord Gais are funding a new 4,500 sq.m. building to house the National Ocean Test Facility. This UCC Building, designated “Beaufort Research”, is a €16.5m cornerstone and flagship facility housed within the Irish Maritime and Energy Resource Cluster (IMERC). IMERC is a joint venture between UCC, Cork Institute of Technology and the Irish Naval Service. Westwave 5 MW Demonstration Project The WestWave project aims to develop the first wave energy project in Ireland by 2015 by generating 5MW of electricity from the plentiful wave energy resource off the west coast of Ireland. WestWave is a collaborative project being led by ESB International (ESBI) in conjunction with a number of wave energy technology partners including Irish technology developers Wavebob and Ocean Energy and Scottish technology developers Aquamarine Power and Pelamis Wave Power. ESBI, with support from the Sustainable Authority of Ireland (SEAI), is building upon previous supply chain analyses of marine energy to focus specifically upon the requirements of the WestWave Project. Within this supply chain study the project team has assessed, along with four leading technology developers, the requirements to deliver the WestWave project within the timeframe required. The project is currently undergoing feasibility assessment processes involving the European Investment Bank, the Department of communications, Energy and Natural Resources and ESBI. This project received funding approval in December 2012 from the EU NER300 Programme. Lease awards Northern Ireland In 2012 2 companies were awarded rights to develop the tidal renewable energy resource in Northern Ireland. These are: ÌÌ Tidal Ventures Limited for the 100 MW tidal opportunity at Torr Head: a joint venture between Open Hydro Group, a designer and manufacturer of tidal turbines, and Bord Gáis Energy one of Ireland’s leading energy providers. ÌÌ DP Marine Energy Limited with DEME Blue Energy for their 100 MW tidal stream energy project off Fair Head: this project is a consortium comprising Cork based DP Marine Energy Limited and the Belgian marine engineering company DEME Blue Energy.
46 CANADA Tracey Kutney 1 2 , Jonathan Brady 2 and Chris Campbell 3 1 CanmetENERGY, 2 Natural Resources Canada, 3 Marine Renewables Canada INTRODUCTION Canada has one of the largest tidal resources in the world. In 2012, Canada continued to build the enabling environment to develop its marine renewable energy sector. Activities defined in Canada’s Marine Renewable Energy Roadmap, released in November 2011, were undertaken, with the sector focusing on a number of foundational initiatives critical for commercialization of this industry. In the past year, both the federal and provincial governments continued developing supportive policies, shared infrastructure, and strategic research initiatives. The province of Nova Scotia remained the focal-point of activity for marine renewables in Canada. In May, Nova Scotia released its “Marine Renewable Energy Strategy”, which articulates the province’s goal of advancing marine renewable energy beyond resource prospects and technology trials, to a new phase of accelerated development that will facilitate domestic industrial growth, international exports and roughly 300 MW of grid-connected in-stream tidal current energy generated by 2030. Nova Scotia’s Community Feed-In-Tariff (COMFIT) program became the first program in the world to award community-owned tidal projects, with 5 projects awarded to date. Building on the success of the COMFIT program, Nova Scotia is developing a tidal energy Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) program for Developmental Tidal Arrays and devices greater than 500 kW. This new FIT program is expected to be launched in 2013 and will apply to the fourth berth currently tendered at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy. In September, the province of British Columbia signalled its continued interest in supporting the development of the marine renewable energy sector with the signing of a declaration of intent with Nova Scotia to collaborate on in-stream tidal energy research and policy development. At the federal level, the Government of Canada continued to support research, development and deployment initiatives and is examining options for a policy framework to administer renewable energy projects in the federal offshore. OCEAN ENERGY POLICY Strategy and National Targets Canada’s Marine Renewable Energy Technology Roadmap establishes targets whereby the Canadian sector contributes to projects totalling 75 MW by 2016, 250 MW by 2020 and 2 GW by 2030 for installed in-stream tidal, river-current and wave energy generation. Nova Scotia’s Marine Renewable Energy Strategy outlines the Province’s plan to promote innovation and research, establish a regulatory system and encourage the development of market-competitive technologies and an industrial sector. It sets targets to develop marine renewable energy legislation by 2013, the installation of 5 to 60 MW of grid-connected in-stream tidal electricity generation by 2015 and 300 MW of in-stream tidal electricity generation grid connected by 2030. Support Initiatives and Market Stimulation Incentives Over the last six years, Marine Renewables Canada, formerly known as the Ocean Renewable Energy Group, estimates that there has been at least $85 million in federal and provincial support to marine energy development projects. At the provincial level, the Government of Nova Scotia launched the COMFIT program, in September 2011, to encourage the development of local renewable energy projects by: municipalities, First Nations, ANNUAL REPORT 2012
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45 04 / COUNTRY REPORTS<br />
SOWFIA – Streamlining <strong>Ocean</strong> Wave Farms Impact Assessment – Multi-disciplinary multi- partner EU EACI<br />
IEE project coordinated by University of Plymouth with objective to develop and improve tools and methods<br />
for environmental and social impact assessment of wave farms. UCC is a partner and Work Package Leader.<br />
IEC TC114 – Ireland has a mirror committee and contributes experts to TC114 development of standards<br />
and guidelines in ocean energy<br />
<strong>OES</strong> – Ireland contributes directly to IEA in terms of EXCO but has also been a key contributor to many of<br />
the collaborative annexes<br />
International Smart <strong>Ocean</strong> Graduate Education Initiative – Ireland has a graduate programme co-funded<br />
by members of the Smart<strong>Ocean</strong> group which has a mix of Irish and International entities. First round of<br />
PhDs starting<br />
Ireland, through HMRC, also participates in the European <strong>Energy</strong> Research Alliance research network,<br />
EERA, and is participating in the preparation of an ERA-Net proposal, to deepen collaboration between<br />
funding programmes in European countries for OE.<br />
Key Statistical Information - level of public and private investment on R&D<br />
Public expenditure on R&D in <strong>2012</strong> is estimated to be €2.5m<br />
Private investment on R&D in <strong>2012</strong> is estimated to be €4m<br />
TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION<br />
New Developments<br />
UCC Beaufort and IMERC<br />
As mentioned in section 3.1 DCENR, IDA, PRTLI, SEAI-OEDU, DAFM, UCC and Bord Gais are funding a new<br />
4,500 sq.m. building to house the National <strong>Ocean</strong> Test Facility. This UCC Building, designated “Beaufort<br />
Research”, is a €16.5m cornerstone and flagship facility housed within the Irish Maritime and <strong>Energy</strong> Resource<br />
Cluster (IMERC). IMERC is a joint venture between UCC, Cork Institute of Technology and the Irish Naval Service.<br />
Westwave 5 MW Demonstration Project<br />
The WestWave project aims to develop the first wave energy project in Ireland by 2015 by generating 5MW<br />
of electricity from the plentiful wave energy resource off the west coast of Ireland. WestWave is a collaborative<br />
project being led by ESB International (ESBI) in conjunction with a number of wave energy technology<br />
partners including Irish technology developers Wavebob and <strong>Ocean</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> and Scottish technology<br />
developers Aquamarine Power and Pelamis Wave Power. ESBI, with support from the Sustainable Authority<br />
of Ireland (SEAI), is building upon previous supply chain analyses of marine energy to focus specifically upon<br />
the requirements of the WestWave Project. Within this supply chain study the project team has assessed,<br />
along with four leading technology developers, the requirements to deliver the WestWave project within<br />
the timeframe required. The project is currently undergoing feasibility assessment processes involving the<br />
European Investment Bank, the Department of communications, <strong>Energy</strong> and Natural Resources and ESBI.<br />
This project received funding approval in December <strong>2012</strong> from the EU NER300 Programme.<br />
Lease awards Northern Ireland<br />
In <strong>2012</strong> 2 companies were awarded rights to develop the tidal renewable energy resource in Northern<br />
Ireland. These are:<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Tidal Ventures Limited for the 100 MW tidal opportunity at Torr Head: a joint venture between Open<br />
Hydro Group, a designer and manufacturer of tidal turbines, and Bord Gáis <strong>Energy</strong> one of Ireland’s leading<br />
energy providers.<br />
ÌÌ<br />
DP Marine <strong>Energy</strong> Limited with DEME Blue <strong>Energy</strong> for their 100 MW tidal stream energy project off<br />
Fair Head: this project is a consortium comprising Cork based DP Marine <strong>Energy</strong> Limited and the Belgian<br />
marine engineering company DEME Blue <strong>Energy</strong>.