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MAKING MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY MAINSTREAMMARTIN McADAM, CEO, AQUAMARINE POWER
IN BRIEFWHY MARINE ENERGY?
• Vast global resource - wave power alone could produce up to 80,000TWh/year (five times global electricity consumption)
• Wave - less intermittent, out of phase and much more predictable than wind
• Tidal – completely predictable• As the renewable energy mix diversifies, issues
of intermittency and stability are reduced
WHERE ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TIDAL ENERGY IN IRELAND?
WHERE ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WAVE ENERGY IN IRELAND?
WHERE ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WAVE ENERGY IN IRELAND?
ATLANTIC SEA
IRISH SEA
KEY REQUIREMENTS OF WAVE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Wave energy technology must be...
•Easy to build•Easy to install•Easy to operate•Easy to maintain•Easy to diagnose•Built to survive•Able to produce power in all weather conditions
WAVE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
OVERTOPPING – Low energy machine
OSCILLATING WATER COLUMN – Huge structure
SNAKE / ATTENUATOR – Huge structure; complexity
HEAVING BUOY / POINT ABSORBER – Energy extraction
DESIGNED SIMPLICITY – OSCILLATING WAVE SURGE CONVERTER
KEY ADVANTAGES OF OYSTER!
Oyster is...
Easy to buildEasy to installEasy to operateEasy to maintainEasy to diagnoseBuilt to surviveAble to produce power in all weather conditions
EMEC: OYSTER 1
Oyster 1 WEC
Onshore hydraulic power conversion
EMEC grid substation
500m pipelines
• Accessible – generation equipment is onshore – accessible 24/7• Reliable – conventional hydro-electric power station – proven, reliable• Survivability – no “survival mode”, naturally ducks under extreme waves and
keeps generating• High capture factor – uniform wave direction, amplified surge forces• Economies of scale – one generator, multiple flaps & low cost fabrication• Low weight to power ratio - compared to alternatives, including offshore wind
OYSTERKEY BENEFITS
MARINE ENERGY IN IRELAND
Ireland has a huge wave resource:
•Potential to meet 75% of Ireland’s current energy demand (7.8GW installed)
•Target of 75MW by 2012 and 500MW by 2020 = around 10% of Ireland’s renewable portfolio
WAVE ENERGY – THE OPPORTUNITY FOR IRELAND
LOCATION OF GLOBAL OYSTER RESOURCE (%)
THE SCALE OF THE OPPORTUNITY
MARINE ENERGYTHE BENEFITS FOR IRELAND
• Clean energy – significant carbon savings• Security of supply (91% of Ireland’s energy supply was imported in 2006)• Creation of a new industry and highly skilled employment in Ireland• Whilst the €220 per MWh costs the consumer, it is likely to reduce the market
price sufficiently to more than offset this cost, as seen with wind• Potential to create export market for Ireland – power, technology, skills, IP
NOT JUST ABOUT THE COST… ITS ABOUT THE BENEFIT
GERMANYREAPING THE BENEFITS
• Creating saving of €6.1bn• Increase in domestic turnover from installation/operation of renewables systems –
increase from €18.1bn in 2005 to around €22.9bn in 2006• Increase in employment in renewable sector – rose from 160,000 in 2004 to over
230,000 in 2006• Creation of export market – over 70% of wind production technology exported• Reduced carbon emissions - CO2 emissions reduced by 100m tonnes in 2006
MARINE ENERGYPOSITIVE STEPS IN IRELAND
• Significant government support for marine energy in Ireland:
• Commitment to REFIT (€220 per MWh feed in tariff)• Development of Belmullet test centre• Establishment of Ocean Energy Development Unit (OEDU)• Establishment of SEI Prototype Development Fund• Smart Bay Project (Galway)
WHAT’S NEXT?THE WAY FORWARD
• Wave power must have at least 500MW of grid capacity allocated to it outside of the gate process
• Urgent streamlining of licensing and leasing the seabed - clear, consistent and proactive policies and processes
• Developer support for MRIA (Marine Renewable Industry Association) and OEDU (Ocean Energy Development Unit)
• Continued commitment to REFIT scheme
MARTIN MCADAMCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AQUAMARINE POWER10 ST ANDREW SQUAREEDINBURGHEH2 2AFUNITED KINGDOM Tel: +44 131 718 6611Fax: +44 131 718 6100Mobile: +44 7590 350100Email: [email protected]: www.aquamarinepower.com