OES Annual Report 2012 - Ocean Energy Systems
OES Annual Report 2012 - Ocean Energy Systems OES Annual Report 2012 - Ocean Energy Systems
79 04 / COUNTRY REPORTS For wave and tidal energy power plants, the total annual capacity (MW) eligible to access to Registries from 2013 to 2015 and so to obtain the incentives is indicated in the below table: Wave and tidal energy 2013 3 2014 2015 0 0 If the total installed capacity in a certain year is less than the capacity to be supported in that year according to the Decree, the residual capacity can obtain the incentives in the following year. The wave and tidal energy rebuilt power plants can only access directly to incentives and their capacity must not be higher than 60 kW. The new Decree does not provide Dutch auction for wave and tidal energy power plants. For new wave and tidal energy power plants entering into operation in 2013, the incentives are defined as follows: SOURCE CAPACITY (KW) CONVENTIONAL PLANT’S LIFE (YEARS) FIXED TARIFF €/MWH Wave and tidal energy 1< P ≤ 5000 15 300 For wave and tidal energy power plants entering into operation in 2014, the value of the fixed tariff is curtailed of 2%. For plants entering into operation in 2015, the tariff is curtailed of 2% compared to that in 2014. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Universities are currently the key players involved in research regarding the exploitation of waves, tidal currents and river currents to produce energy. Government Funded R&D A list of the Italian Government funded R&D projects along with a brief description regarding the objectives of each project is given below: ÌÌ National project “Evaluation of Effective Productivity of a Floating System for Energy Generation from Mediterranean Saw Wave”(2011-2012). Politecnico di Torino (POLITO) and ENEA signed a special contract in the frame of the Italian national agreement between ENEA and Ministry of Economic Development on the National Energy Research Set Plan. The aim of the agreement between POLITO and ENEA is to evaluate the effective productivity of a floating system for sea wave energy conversion. ÌÌ Regional project S.PO.S.DE.T. “Self Powered Floating Device for Sea Traffic Detection and Transmission” - Regione Piemonte (2009-2011). In the frame of the regional research plan, Regione Piemonte financed a project regarding the development of ISWEC, an innovative device (scale 1:8 with respect to the Pantelleria typical wave) for energy generation and sea wave energy conversion. This complex system is currently being tested under the Pantelleria premises and further developments are foreseen. ÌÌ Regional project PROMO - Produzione di Energia da Moto Ondoso - Regione Piemonte (2012-2014). In the frame of the regional research plan of the Regione Piemonte, Politecnico di Torino has obtained a grant for the design, the development and the testing of a full-scale device for sea wave energy conversion. Politecnico di Torino, in cooperation with “Wave for Energy”, is currently working for the device integration in the energy power grid, in order to evaluate the quality of produced energy from renewable sources.
80 Participation in Collaborative International Projects SINGULAR: Smart and Sustainable Insular Electricity Grids Under Large Scale Renewable Integration (FP7-ENERGY-2012) A large share of the recent renewable energy sources (RES) installed capacity has already taken place in insular electricity grids. However, the increasing share of RES in the generation mix of insular power systems presents a big challenge in the efficient management of the insular distribution networks, mainly due to the limited predictability and the high variability of renewable generation, features that make RES plants non-dispatchable, in conjunction with the relevant small size of these networks. The Smart Grid initiative, integrating advanced sensing technologies, intelligent control methods and bi-directional communications into the contemporary electricity grid, provides excellent opportunities for energy efficiency improvements and better integration of distributed generation, including RES technologies such as wind and photovoltaic systems, coexisting with centralized generation units within an active network. POLITO is now studying the possible integration of wave energy production in various applications to grid connected renewable energy generation. TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION The public/private consortium SEAPOWER Scarl, formed by a private company and the University of Naples, thanks to the collaboration between ADAG applied research group of Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Naples “Federico II” and Eng. Nicola Giorgio Morrone, developed one of the most attractive projects of the last period in the field of renewable energy production using marine sources, named GEM: The Ocean’s Kite (see: www.dias.unina.it/adag/ select research, renewables and then GEM) The SEAPOWER public/private consortium will also set up and manage a real field laboratory in the Strait of Messina opened to Italian and to foreign companies for testing their prototypes in the Messina Strait. The laboratory will provide assistance in deploying the devices, data handling and certification for the prototypes installed and tested in the area available to the consortium. The consortium is waiting for the final permit to build the laboratory. Finally, Polytechnic of Turin has developed a small demonstration unit for wave energy production named ISWEC. GEM project The patented concept consists of a submerged floating body linked to the seabed by means of a tether. This hull houses electrical generators and auxiliary systems. Two turbines are installed outside the floating body and are exposed to the external currents. Due to a relatively safe and easy self-orienting behaviour, GEM, The Ocean’s Kite, is a good candidate to solve some problems involved with oscillating and reversing streams, typical of tidal current. An additional advantage of its configuration is related to the possibility of avoiding the use of expensive submarine foundations on the seabed, because these are replaced with a flexible anchorage. Releasing the anchorage cable allows the system to pop-up for easy maintenance. A special diffuser has been designed to increase the output power for very low speed currents. After several numerical investigations, a series of experimental tests on two different models has been carried out in the towing tank of the Department of Naval Engineering at the University of Naples. The models tested were completely instrumented so that a dynamic behaviour and the off-nominal working conditions were investigated. ANNUAL REPORT 2012
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Participation in Collaborative International Projects<br />
SINGULAR: Smart and Sustainable Insular Electricity Grids Under Large Scale Renewable Integration<br />
(FP7-ENERGY-<strong>2012</strong>)<br />
A large share of the recent renewable energy sources (RES) installed capacity has already taken place in<br />
insular electricity grids. However, the increasing share of RES in the generation mix of insular power systems<br />
presents a big challenge in the efficient management of the insular distribution networks, mainly due to<br />
the limited predictability and the high variability of renewable generation, features that make RES plants<br />
non-dispatchable, in conjunction with the relevant small size of these networks. The Smart Grid initiative,<br />
integrating advanced sensing technologies, intelligent control methods and bi-directional communications<br />
into the contemporary electricity grid, provides excellent opportunities for energy efficiency improvements<br />
and better integration of distributed generation, including RES technologies such as wind and photovoltaic<br />
systems, coexisting with centralized generation units within an active network. POLITO is now studying the<br />
possible integration of wave energy production in various applications to grid connected renewable energy<br />
generation.<br />
TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION<br />
The public/private consortium SEAPOWER Scarl, formed by a private company and the University of<br />
Naples, thanks to the collaboration between ADAG applied research group of Department of Aerospace<br />
Engineering, University of Naples “Federico II” and Eng. Nicola Giorgio Morrone, developed one of the<br />
most attractive projects of the last period in the field of renewable energy production using marine sources,<br />
named GEM: The <strong>Ocean</strong>’s Kite (see: www.dias.unina.it/adag/ select research, renewables and then GEM)<br />
The SEAPOWER public/private consortium will also set up and manage a real field laboratory in the Strait<br />
of Messina opened to Italian and to foreign companies for testing their prototypes in the Messina Strait.<br />
The laboratory will provide assistance in deploying the devices, data handling and certification for the<br />
prototypes installed and tested in the area available to the consortium. The consortium is waiting for the<br />
final permit to build the laboratory.<br />
Finally, Polytechnic of Turin has developed a small demonstration unit for wave energy production named<br />
ISWEC.<br />
GEM project<br />
The patented concept consists of a submerged floating body linked to the seabed by means of a tether.<br />
This hull houses electrical generators and auxiliary systems. Two turbines are installed outside the floating<br />
body and are exposed to the external currents.<br />
Due to a relatively safe and easy self-orienting behaviour, GEM, The <strong>Ocean</strong>’s Kite, is a good candidate to<br />
solve some problems involved with oscillating and reversing streams, typical of tidal current. An additional<br />
advantage of its configuration is related to the possibility of avoiding the use of expensive submarine<br />
foundations on the seabed, because these are replaced with a flexible anchorage. Releasing the anchorage<br />
cable allows the system to pop-up for easy maintenance. A special diffuser has been designed to increase<br />
the output power for very low speed currents.<br />
After several numerical investigations, a series of experimental tests on two different models has been<br />
carried out in the towing tank of the Department of Naval Engineering at the University of Naples.<br />
The models tested were completely instrumented so that a dynamic behaviour and the off-nominal working<br />
conditions were investigated.<br />
ANNUAL<br />
REPORT <strong>2012</strong>