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I M P LEM EN TI N G A G REEM EN T O N O C E A N EN ERG Y SYSTEM S

A N N E X I : I N F O R M A T I O N C O L L A T I O N A N D D I S S E M I N A T I O N

Delegates from the member countries of the IEA

Implementing Agreement on Ocean Energy Systems

participated in the 19th Executive Committee (ExCo)

Meeting, in Dublin, Ireland (30 Sept – 1 Oct 2010), and

exchanged information on governmental initiatives,

R&D activities and technology demonstration on ocean

energy.

Annex I of the OES-IA work program is the centralinformation collation and dissemination Annex on the

technical, economic, environmental and social aspects

of ocean energy systems. It also contributes to the

definition of future priorities for the Implementing

Agreement as a whole. This bulletin highlights the

2010 achievements on ocean energy presented in the

19th ExCo meeting.

Indonesia was invited as an observer countr .

IntroductionMember countries

2001 Denmark

Portugal

United Kingdom

2002 Ireland

Japan

2003 Canada

2005 USA

2006 Belgium

2007 Germany

Mexico

Norway

2008 Spain

Italy

New Zealand

Sweden

2009 Australia

2010 Korea

South Africa

October 201 0

MISSION

To facilitate and

co‐ordinate ocean energy

research, development

and demonstration

through international

co‐operation and

information exchange,

leading to the

deployment and

commercialisation of

sustainable,

efficient, reliable,

cost‐competitive and

environmentally sound

ocean energy

technologies.

AustraliaTom Denniss, Oceanlinx

Although there is no government program specifically

for ocean energy in Australia, the Department of

Resources, Energy, and Tourism has expressed a desire

to see an Australian ocean energy industry association

established.

Ocean energy activity in Australia continues to increase:

Ocean Power Technologies is developing a project in

Portland with funding from the Australian Government.

Oceanlinx’s 1:3 scale floating wave energy device - the

MK3PC – was tested for 3 months, in 2010, and

operated successfully until its moorings were damaged

in extreme sea conditions in May. The first ocean

deployment of BioPower Systems technology is planned

to occur near Port Fairy, Victoria, and currently the

conversion modules are being tested in a factory. Wave

Rider Energy Pty Ltd is planning to launch a pilot plant

in South Australia. Carnegie Corporation continues to

develop its 5MW project off Garden Island, in Western

Australia, and has also announced the signing of aMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a three-stage

15MW project on La Reunion in the Indian Ocean.

Perpetuwave has developed a 1:4 scaled concept

prototype, which has been tested in bay type wave

conditions in Australia.

New Zealandohn Huckerby, AWATEA

The New Zealand Government committed to the 4th round of

the Marine Energy Deployment Fund (MEDF), which is expected

to be announced very soon, and is continuing to support the

Aotearoa Wave and Tidal Energy Association. The Government

continues to fund three marine energy projects: The Wave

Energy Technology – New Zealand (WET-NZ) R&D program

conducted by two parties, Industrial Research Limited and

Power Projects Limited, and two other R&D projects

conducted by the National Institute of Water andAtmospheric Research (NIWA) on tidal energy optimization

and on extreme wave statistics.

WET-NZ’s 2 kW 1:4 scale prototype was deployed in late

November 2009. Final design for the 20 kW 1:2 scale

prototype has been completed and building is planned to

start in November. WET-NZ has been granted resource

consents for two sites in New Zealand. Other companies

which have announced plans for consent applications or

received consents include Energy Pacifica, Neptune Power

and Crest Energy Kaipara Limited.

Chatham Islands Marine Energy is waiting for resource

consent. The project consists in a Wavegen LIMPET type

device to be installed on the main Chatham Island (800 km

east of NZ) and was granted NZ$ 2.16 million in the 3rd

Round of MEDF funding in July 2010.



Information Exchange

KoreaKeyyong Hong, KORDI

The ocean energy research activity in Korea has been

increased steeply in recent years mainly because of

investment expansion in renewable energy of Korean

Government. The total 2010 Budget for Ocean Energy

R&D was 14,780 mWon. In Korea, a National Strategy

for Ocean Energy Development Promotion has been

launched based on 3 stages of development for short

(2008-2012), medium (2013-2020) and long term

(2021-2030) projects.

Several wave projects are presently running with

funding from the Ministry of Land, Transport and

Maritime Affairs (MLTM) or from the Ministry of

Knowledge Economy (MKE). The Yongsoo 500kWOscillating Water Column (OWC) pilot plant developed

by the Maritime & Ocean Engineering Research

Institute (MOERI) is expected to be installed on Jeju

island in 2011; other MOERI projects include a 250 kW

overtopping device named “Reef with Vanes”, a 3-year

research project that will end in 2010 and a 300 kW

“Pendulum WEC” project. Two further prototypes are

planned for 2011, a floating device named “Variable

Liquid Column Oscillator” (KEPRI), and a floating device

“Hydraulic Pumping WEC” (Taekyung Ind.).

The 254 MW Sihwa tidal barrage power plant, which was

initiated in 2005, is expected to be operational in 2011.

apanYasuyuki Ikegami, Saga University

An important new initiative in 2010 was the development

of a technology Roadmap for Ocean Energy prepared by

the Japanese Ocean Energy Association (OEA-J) which

includes targets for wave, current & tidal and ocean

thermal energy conversion (OTEC).

Another governmental initiative was the release of the

White Paper on Renewable Energy Technology by the New

Energy and Industrial Technology Development

Organization (NEDO), in which wave energy and OTEC are

two of the 10 key topics of the document. In 2009, NEDO

started the program “Advanced Research on Ocean

Renewable Energy”, in order to support the study and

development of ocean energy for the first time.

IndonesiaProf. Mukhtasor, National Energy Council

The National Energy Council (NEC) is reviewing the

current energy policy and intends to increase the role of

ocean energy in the energy mix for 2010-2050. The

Agency for Assessment and Application of Technologies

(BPPT) coordinated by the Ministry of Research and

Technology has carried out research on wave and tidal

current energy systems. The Indonesian Ocean Energy

Association (IOEA) is currently being formed to foster

R&D on ocean energy.

The ocean energy resources in Indonesia have been

assessed: more than 15 straits or channels have been

identified as potential location for tidal current energy

systems; three locations are candidate for ocean thermal

energy conversion (OTEC) developments.

Recent developments in ocean energy include a marine

current 2 kW project operated by the Indonesian

Hydrodynamics Laboratory in Flores; the 100 kW Koboldprototype from Ponte di Archimede to be installed in East

Lombok, a 100 kW OTEC project in North Bali and an

Oscillating Water Column (OWC) in Yogyakarta,

coordinated by BPPT.Estimated Ocean Energy Resources in Korea




ItalyAntónio Fiorentino, Ponte di Archimede

In the scope of a joint project set up in 2005 between

Ponte di Archimede International and UNIDO, a Kobold

turbine project is being developed in Indonesia, to beinstalled near Lombok Island.

Further, the development of the next generation o

Kobold turbine is pursued by the BLUETEC project, based

on four 250 kW rated Kobold turbines (total 1 MW)

installed on a floating platform. The first BLUETEC plant

is planned to be installed in the Strait of Messina and, in

a second phase, towed and installed in Pentland Firth

(North of Scotland).

PortugalAna Brito Melo, Wave Energy Centre

Two years after the official announcement of the Pilot

Zone for wave energy deployment, the contract between

the government and REN (the Transmission SystemOperator) was signed on 20 October 2010.

A new initiative by EDP, EFACEC Engineering, Martifer

Renewables and MIT Portugal was launched in 2009 to

stimulate the collective efficiency, the “Competitiveness

and Technology Centre for Energy” – ENERGYIN. One o

the “anchor” projects of this initiative is the creation of

the Offshore Energy Institute, initiated in 2010.

The 400kW Oscillating Water Column (OWC) pilot plant

on the Island of Pico, Azores, has fed increasing amounts

of electricity into the electrical grid, yielding more than

850 operational hours in 2010. It continues to be a

platform of world-wide significance for the technology

learning process, R&D activities and training. The plant is

designed to host a second turbo-generation group,

which made it possible to be included in a European

infrastructures network (MariNET) of large importance to

the sector.

Eneólica initiated a wave energy project in Peniche

(Central Portugal) with the Finnish technology WaveRoller

with European funding. AW-Energy started theconstruction of the prototype and baseline environmental

studies were initiated in 2010 by the Wave Energy Centre.

The project has strong local support of the Municipality

of Peniche, the “Capital of Surf”.

Spainosé Luis Villate, Tecnalia

The Spanish Government has recently announced targets

for ocean energy in the “Renewable Energy Plan 2011-

2020”: The first 10MW of installed ocean power areexpected by 2016 and a target of 100MW by 2020.

An important R&D project – OceanLider - was approved

at the end of 2009, funded by the Ministry of Science

and Innovation. This 30M€ project is led by “Iberdrola

Ingeniería y Construcción” and covers several R&D

activities: resource assessment, O&M, technology, grid

connection and environmental aspects. The project has

duration of 40 months and 20 industrial partners and 24

research centres are participating.

A new EU FP7 (Seventh Framework Programme) funded

project – The Marine Renewable Integrated Application

Platform (MARINA PLATFORM )) - led by the Spanish

company ACCIONA-Energy started in January 2010.

Several wave energy projects are still in progress: the

Biscay Marine Energy Platform (bimep), Mutriku OWC

breakwater and the “PIPO” wave energy converter on the

Canary Islands. IBERDROLA is very active in

demonstration wave and tidal projects in the United

Kingdom.

BLUETEC concept

with Kobold turbines

3r INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION on

Ocean Energy

The International Conference on Ocean Energy is

organised every two years. The third edition of this

conference, ICOE 2010 was held in Bilbao, Spain at the

Bilbao Exhibition Centre from 6 – 8 October 2010,

organized by EVE and Tecnalia. This event was

sponsored by the OES-IA. At this conference, the main

players in the field of wave and tidal energy

technology, as well as leaders of companies, engaged

in offshore wind and marine activities, shared

progresses in the field.

Please visit the site at: http://www.icoe2010bilbao.net

www.ewtec.org

The Ninth European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference

and exhibition (EWTEC 2011), will be held from 5-9September 2011 at the University of Southampton, UK.



NorwayHarald Rikheim, Statkraft

Norway has no special policies or programs dedicated to

ocean energy, but ocean energy is included in moregeneral renewable energy policies and programs. A

Prototype of Hydra Tidal (Morild) was launched on the

Lofoten Islands in September 2010 with 4 M€ funding by

Enova and Innovation Norway. Also Langlee Wave Power

received support from the Research Council of Norway

for its development.

Hammerfest Strøm is a long time player in the tidal

energy scene. After 4 years of operation of the 300 kW

Hammerfest Strøm’s tidal device installed in 2003, an

upgraded prototype was installed in the summer of 2009.

The company is now based in Scotland and has recently

received Carbon Trust funding for their 1 MW prototype

which will be tested at the European Marine Energy

Centre (EMEC).

Statkraft Osmotic Power prototype started operation in

2009 and the next step is a 2 MW pilot installation.

Vattenfall, together with Tussa Kraft, is testing the

Swedish SeaBased concept in Runde, on the west coast.

The new Fred Olsen “BOLT” full scale device is

undergoing sea trials off the Norwegian coast.


SwedenSusanna Widstrand, Swedish Energy Agency

Progress in wave energy during 2010 has been

supported by the Swedish Energy Agency. The secondphase of the Centre for Renewable Electrical Conversion

(4.85 M€ fund for 2009 – 2013) led by Uppsala

University, involving basic research in wave and marine

currents, is now very active.

The wave energy Lysekil project (2006 – 2010),

consisting of ten linear generators, also led by Uppsala

University, has presently four linear generators

installed. The wave energy Islandsberg project (2007-

2010), led by Seabased AB (4x20 kW and 1x50 kW) to

be grid connected, has just launched one generator.

DenmarkKim Nielsen, Ramboll

Important initiatives in 2010 for wave energy

development include the Danish Test site for Wave

Energy Conversion (DanWEC), set up in Hanstholm, and

the creation of Lindø Offshore Renewables Center

(LORC), a science and development centre for offshore

renewables.

Several Danish wave energy companies are pursuing

their developments: Wave Star A/S prototype has been

operating in the North Sea in Hanstholm during 2010.

Floating Power Plant started a second test period in the

spring of 2010 including the installation of 3 wind

turbines for testing the combination of wind and wave

power. The Dexa wave energy device has operated

during 10 months in Nissum Bredning and presently a

larger scale model is prepared for testing at DanWEC

Hanstholm. A 1:10 scale model of the Leacon device is

under construction and is now expected to be installed

in the spring of 2011 in Nissum Bredning.

Poseidon - Combines Wind and waves

Courtesy of Floating Power Plant technology

(www.floatingpowerplant.com )

Hammerfest Strøm



IrelandEoin Sweeney, Sustainable Energy Authority of

Ireland (SEAI)

Ireland has a National Strategy for Ocean Energy, which

was prepared in 2006 by the Marine Institute and SEAI:

Targets for the use of ocean energy have increased from

initially 200 MW to 500 MW by 2020.

SEAI is developing a full scale ocean site, which is

proposed to be located west of Belmullet, Mayo – The

Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS). A 1:4 scale

wave energy test site has been in place in Galway Bay. It

is also being planned to relocate and expand the

University College Cork Hydraulics and Maritime

Research Centre (HMRC) as part of the new Maritime and

Energy Research Campus in Cork.

During 2010 a Strategic Environmental Assessment of

Wave, Tidal and Offshore Wind Development in Irish

waters was completed. Other developments in Ireland

include two studies: “Modelling connections for Offshore

Wind in the Irish Sea” and “Economic Benefits of Ocean

Energy Development”.

Further developments include the “Review of

Engineering & Specialist Support Requirements for the

Ocean Energy Sector”, published in June 2009,

commissioned by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s Ocean Energy Development Unit (OEDU).


United KingdomAlan Morgan, Department of Energy and Climate

Change (DECC) A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for Wave and

Tidal energy in English and Welsh waters is underway and

should be completed early 2011. DECC and the Scottish

Government undertook a study on the Economics of wave

and tidal energy in the UK, which is expected to be

published later 2010.

The Crown Estate announced the names of the successful

bidders for the world’s first commercial wave and tidal

leasing round in March, for ten sites in Scotland’s

Pentland Firth and Orkney waters. 1.2 GW is proposed by

the developers for 2020.

The successful recipients of the £22 million Marine

Renewable Proving Fund (MRPF) were announced in

February: Atlantis Resources, Aquamarine Power,

Hammerfest Strom UK, Marine Current Turbines, Pelamis

Wave Power and Voith Hydro.

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) continues to

expand, with three additional grid connected berths (2

tidal, 1 wave) and a four berth (2 tidal, 2 wave) non-grid

connected nursery sites.

Aquamarine’s device, Oyster 1, installed in EMEC in 2009,

is currently undergoing sea trials and planning the design

of the next-generation Oyster 2. The Pelamis P2, 750kW

machine completed its first set of trials in the outer

reaches of the Firth of Forth. Atlantis successful deployed

their AK1000 (1MW) turbine at EMEC during August 2010.

Rolls Royce/Tidal Generation Ltd is currently undergoing

sea trials at EMEC of its 500kW turbine. The Marine

Current Turbines Tidal stream project “SEAGEN”,

continues to successfully operate.

The pioneering Wave Hub marine energy project has been

installed on the seabed, 16 kilometers offshore. WaveHub is creating the world’s largest test site for wave

energy technology by building a grid-connected socket on

the seabed off the coast of Cornwall in South West

England, to which wave power devices can be connected

and their performance evaluated. There are four berths

available each covering two square kilometers. Wave Hub

will have an initial maximum capacity of 20MW but has

been designed with the potential to scale up to 50MW in

the future.SeaGen tidal energy

system, of Marine

Current Turbines Ltd

Strangford Lough

(UK-Northern Ireland)

Comm ercial Deployment of Ocean Energy

29th September 2010, Engineers Ireland

To position industry for the challenges and

opportunities associated with large-scale utilisation

of Ocean Energy, a workshop on the “Commercial

Deployment of Marine Energy Projects” was organised

by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland withthe support of Innovation Norway.

Presentations are available at:www.seai.ie/Renewables/Ocean_Energy/OE_O_and_M_Workshop/

Oyster1, Aquamarine’s

device operating in

EMEC (UK)



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of the IEA Secretariat or its individual member countries.


CanadaTracey Kutney, CanmetENERGY, NRCan

The Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) is

an ongoing project in Canada, Nova Scotia, for tidal

energy research, supported by both public and private

funding (www.fundyforce.ca). Total funding to date is

approximately $38 million. It was set up as a fully

permitted and grid‐connected multi‐user demonstration

facility.

Key actions at FORCE, in 2010, include the development

of an environmental monitoring program. The Open

Hydro (Irish technology) in partnership with Nova Scotia

Power was the first technology to be tested at FORCE.

Other technologies planned for installation include the

Marine Current Turbine in partnership with Minas Basin

Pulp and Power and the Alstom/Clean Current Power

Systems.

Several developers may receive funding for developing

projects in Canada, including: SyncWave Systems Inc.,

Renewable Energy Research (RER) subsidiary of RSW

Inc., Carnegie Wave Energy Ltd, New Energy Corporation

Inc. and Verdant Power.

The development of a Canadian Marine Renewable

Energy Technology Roadmap has been initiated, and is

expected to be publically available in 2012.

United States of AmericaAlejandro Moreno, USA DOE In 2010 an impressive number of developments for ocean

energy technology took place in USA, including

significant changes to the national ocean policy.

The federal agency responsible for offshore energy

regulation on the Outer Continental Shelf of the United

States, Minerals Management Service (MMS), was

restructured and renamed the Bureau of Ocean Energy

Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE).

In 2010, the Department of Energy made 20 Advanced

Water Power Technology Development awards, including

funding for advanced design and manufacturing

technologies for composite materials, conceptual designand modelling for ocean thermal energy conversion

(OTEC), advanced power converters and power take off

mechanisms.

Through a new funding opportunity, known as a Broad

Agency Announcement (BAA), nearly $5 million were

allocated, selected for research projects to address

environmental information needs for ocean energy.

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $250,000 to

the Center for Ocean Energy Technology at Florida

Atlantic University to launch the Southeast NationalMarine Renewable Energy Center.

DOE provided support for 27 industry demonstration

projects, including: the Ocean Renewable Power Company

project (Portland, Maine) for a commercial-scale array of

five grid-connected TidGen™ devices in Maine and the

project of the Public Utility District No.1 of Snohomish

County (Everett, Washington) consisting of two Open-

Centre Turbines, by OpenHydro Group Ltd., in Admiralty

Inlet of Puget Sound.

Verdant Power signed a Memorandum of Understandingwith the China Energy Conservation Environment

Protection Group to develop a tidal project in China.

Oregon State University (OSU) and University of

Washington (UW) in partnership are developing

the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy

Center (NNMREC) to support wave and tidal energy

development for the United States.

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. signed an agreement

with eleven federal and state agencies and three non-

governmental stakeholders for its utility-scale wavepower project in Reedsport, Oregon.

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