Wave Energy Scotland Lessons Learnt Elva Bannon Senior Research Engineer RenewableUK B4: Learning from Getting Wet: Lessons Learnt for Future LCOE Reduction Innovations 23 February 2017
Content Wave Energy Summit Wave Energy Scotland Objectives Wave Energy Scotland Programme Knowledge Management Lessons Learnt (Knowledge Capture) O&M Model
Wave Energy Summit January 2014 Hosted by First Minister Alex Salmond proving the technology had to be the priority and that the other constraints grid, consents were less pressing structured, collaborative approach was not just a nice to do but essential bring cold industrial logic to the innovative process The summit agreed that a line of sight to market was needed, but that a line of sight on the technology was more important Wave Energy Scotland established November 2014 "With Wave Energy Scotland, we are proposing a fresh and collaborative way to accelerate wave technology development. The best minds in industry and academia will work together to develop technologies that can be commercialised by the private sector. Fergus Ewing, Energy Minister
Wave Energy Scotland - Objectives Seek to retain the intellectual property and know-how from device development in Scotland for future benefit; Enable Scotland s indigenous technologies to reach commercial readiness in the most efficient and effective manner, and in a way that allows the public sector to exit in due course; Ensure that the learning gained from support for wave device development and deployment to date, in particular the learning from Scotland s leading wave technologies, is retained and used to benefit the wave energy industry; Avoid duplication in funding, encourage collaboration between companies and research institutes and foster greater standardisation across the industry; Ensure value for money from public sector investment; and Promote greater confidence in the technical performance of wave energy systems in order to encourage the return of private sector investment.
Wave Energy Scotland - Programme Fully funded by the Scottish Government Deliver objectives through a Research, Development and Innovation Programme Pre-Commercial Procurement - up to 100% of project costs o o o Public Reports IP Availability Commercial Exploitation Acquired IP from Pelamis Wave Power & Aquamarine Power Joint post with Energy Technology Partnership Progressing international standards for the sector
International Collaboration Avoid duplication Encourage collaboration Foster standardisation Common metrics
Metric Topic Areas Controllability Maintainability Acceptability Reliability Installability Energy Capture Energy Conversion Survivability Manufacturability Affordability
WES - Programme Projects o Power Take Off systems (21) o Novel Wave Energy Converters (8) o Aquaculture (1) o Research Landscaping (4) o Structural Materials and Manufacturing Processes (10) o IDCORE (2 EngD students) o Control Systems (future) o Knowledge Capture (5) 49 Contracts Placed/currently being concluded. 112 Companies/Universities involved in the programme Committed to date: 15m
Participants (lead companies)
Knowledge Management System Project public deliverables Landscaping project reports Knowledge capture outputs Academic research Acquired IP/Data Programme reports Knowledge Managemen t System Public Dissemination WES Programme Participants
Knowledge Management System Project public deliverables Landscaping project reports Knowledge capture outputs Academic research Acquired IP/Data Programme reports Knowledge Managemen t System Public Dissemination WES Programme Participants
Knowledge Capture Projects Aquamarine o Offshore Operational Experience o Corrosion & Protection in a Disturbed Water Environment o Supply Chain (marine components) o Tank Testing of WECs o Maintainability Improvements from Oyster 1 to Oyster 800 AWS o Wave Power Development Experience o AWS Technology Description and Status o LCOE Parametric Modelling Tool o Cost of Energy Sensitivity Modelling o Recommendations for Future R&D Work
Knowledge Capture Projects Albatern o The Challenges of Consenting Small Wave Energy Systems o Installing Small Modular, Interconnected Wave Energy Systems o The Economics of Off-Grid Wave Energy & Hybridisation o Power Aggregation Testing Experience o Wave Energy for Aquaculture Lessons Learnt EMEC & Orkney Supply Chain *to be released shortly* o Guidance on Compliance o Guidance on Handling o Guidance on Installation o Guidance on Operations and Maintenance
Operations & Maintenance Model EngD Project (IDCORE) Initially built for Pelamis, adapted for Albatern Working with other developers Allowing more complete estimates of O&M costs More accurate LCoE calculations Better informed maintenance strategy Identify critical components for device design
Wave Energy Scotland - Programme Fully funded by the Scottish Government Deliver objectives through a Research, Development and Innovation Programme Pre-Commercial Procurement offering up to 100% of project costs o o o Public Reports IP Availability Commercial Exploitation LCO E Acquired IP from Pelamis Wave Power & Aquamarine Joint post with Energy Technology Partnership Progressing international standards for the sector
Elva Bannon Senior Research Engineer elva.bannon@hient.co.uk www.waveenergyscotland.co.uk www.researchgate.net/institution/wave_energy_scotland_ltd