Ocean Energy Activities in Spain

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1 Ocean Energy Activities in Spain Pablo Ruiz-Minguela Head of Wave Energy

2 Contents Ocean Energy Policy Research and Development Technology Demonstration Other activities Conclusions

3 Ocean Energy Policy: Strategy and National Targets Renewable Energy Plan (approved in Nov. 2011) 20% of total energy consumption / 38,2% of electricity generation Current situation (Sept 2011): 13,2% energy / 32,3% electricity Ocean Power (wave and tidal) Targets by 2020 The first 10MW expected by Cumulative capacity of 100MW by Annual growth rate of 20-25MW between 2016 and Targets MW GWh MW GWh MW GWh MW GWh MW GWh Onshore Wind Offshore Wind Ocean Energy Important Growth of Ocean Energy after 2020 Phase 1 - Reliability confirmation ( ): cost is not a major issue Phase 2 - Technology development ( ): 21 to 33 per MWh Phase 3 - Technology consolidation ( ): 7 to 15 per MWh

4 Ocean Energy Policy: Support & Market Stimulation Initiatives Technology Strategy Actions R&D programme: cost reduction and survivability Demonstration programme and testing facilities: validate performance Collaboration with other countries: reliability and installation techniques Non-technology Strategy Actions Planning of grid infrastructures to facilitate ocean energy integration General dissemination and promotion to improve social acceptance Relevant Legislation and Regulation Technology Strategy Actions R&D programme: cost reduction and survivability Demonstration programme and testing facilities: validate performance Collaboration with other countries: reliability and installation techniques BUT Royal Decree 1/2012, January 27th: All feed-in tariffs for new installations of renewables have been temporarily suspended due to the financial crisis!!

5 Ocean Energy Policy: Relevant Documents Renewable Energy Plan ( Full document and executive summary Supporting documents: Technology Progress and Prospective Costs Economic Impact of Renewable Energies in Spain Employment Creation Spanish Wave Energy Resource Wave Atlas along the Spanish coast ( kw/m kw/m Total Available Capacity = 20 GW

6 Research and Development: Government & Industry funded Projects The most important R&D project: running since 2009, partially funded by the Spanish Government within its CENIT-E programme, and led by Iberdrola: 30M budget 15M public funding 40 months 20 industrial partners + 24 research centres OceanLider includes several R&D activities with a holistic perspective: 1. Resource and site assessment 2. Technology development (including combine systems with wind) 3. Grid connection 4. Operation and Maintenance 5. Installation 6. Environmental impact

7 Research and Development: Coordination with European Partners MaRINET - Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network for Emerging Energy Technologies - Access at no cost to 42 marine renewable energy testing facilities in Europe Funded by FP7, start: April 2011, 4 years. Leader: UCC (Ireland) WAVETRAIN 2 - Initial Training Network for Wave Energy Research Professionals - Marie Curie initial training network for Wave Energy Funded by FP7, start: October 2008, 45 months. Leader: WavEC (Portugal) MARINA Platform Marine Renewable Integrated Application Platform - Wind and Ocean Energy combination research. Funded by FP7, start: January 2010, 4,5 years. Leader: ACCIONA (Spain) H2OCEAN Development of a wind-wave power open-sea platform equipped for hydrogen generation with support for multiple users of energy - Wind and wave power energy, H2 generation, multi-trophic aquaculture. Funded by FP7, start: Jan 2012, 3 years. Leader: AWS Truepower (Spain) TROPOS - Modular Multi-use Deep Water Offshore Platform Harnessing and Servicing Mediterranean, Subtropical and Tropical Marine and Maritime Resources - Design multiuse offshore platforms where ocean energy plays a key role Funded by FP7, start: February 2012, 3 years. Leader: PLOCAN (Spain)

8 Technology Demonstration: Operational Ocean Energy Projects Mutriku OWC Plant: World s First Commercial Wave Power Plant (Total = 296 kw) Plant officially commissioned in July 2011

9 Technology Demonstration: Operational Ocean Energy Projects WELCOME - Wave Energy Lift Converter Multiple España 150 kw prototype (1:5 scale) Developer: PIPO Systems Objective: Design, build and deploy a 1:5 scale wave energy converter prototype based on APC-PYSIS technology (Supplemented Point Absorber) Installed in April 2011 around 4 nautical miles from Las Palmas harbour (Canary Islands - Spain) - PLOCAN More info:

10 Technology Demonstration: New Developments (J+B) 2B - GM RENOVABLES 300 kw, Galicia, July 2011 WAVE PORT - OPT TECH. PB40 (40 kw), Santoña, 2012 SEAPOWER - ABENCIS 2011: Mediterranean (1:4); 2012: Atlantic (1:1) UNDIGEN - WEDGE GLOBAL 150 kw, Canary Islands, Expected Oct 2012

11 Technology Demonstration: Test Facilities bimep: The Biscay Marine Energy Pla6orm is an ocean infrastructure for research, demonstra=on and opera=on of offshore Wave Energy Converters (WEC) on the open sea. Spain Basque Country Sea Surface = 5.2 km 2 Main Features Water depth = m Closest point to land = 1.7km Overall power = 20 MW 7 NavigaEonal Marking Buoys Bay of Biscay 1 Metocean Buoy (since Feb. 2009) 4 Berths & Subsea Lines, 13.2 kv/5 MW 1 Onshore SubstaEon connected to 132 kv grid Monitoring and control system (SCADA) The image cannot be displayed. Your computer Research and Data Centre may not have enough memory to open the image, or the image may have been corrupted. Restart your computer, and then open the file again. If the red x still appears, you may have to delete the EsEmated budget about 20 M Start of operaeon 2013 International Achievements Armintza and Roadmaps

12 Coordination activities: Spain, Europe & Worldwide Marine Energy Industrial Association (27 members) Working Group on Marine Renewable Energy under a Maritime Technology Platform (PTM) 2 Spanish members with the Board of Directors of the European Ocean Energy Association (EU-OEA) Member of EERA-Ocean (Ocean Renewable Energy Group of the European Energy Research Alliance) Participation in the Standardisation Committee IEC/ TC114 Member of OES-IA since 2008

13 Conclusions Ocean Energy Strategy approved, including: National targets for installed power by 2020 ( ) Medium-term system for higher feed-in tariffs (?) Specific support for demonstration projects (?) Relevant wave energy resources exist although no other types. Detailed Wave Atlas available Important R&D activity, coordinated with other European partners Early stage for Spanish Technology Development of Wave Energy Converters. New Test & Demonstration Facilities and several demonstration projects under development.

14 Bilbao Marine Energy Week includes: Ocean Energy Conference (5 th Interna>onal Marine Energy Seminar) Offshore Wind Conference Interna>onal workshops and mee>ngs Brokerage Events Technical visits Marine Renewable Energy Exhibi>on Save the date April 2013

15 Thank you for your attention! Pablo Ruiz-Minguela Head of Wave Energy TECNALIA, Spain