OES Annual Report 2012 - Ocean Energy Systems
OES Annual Report 2012 - Ocean Energy Systems
OES Annual Report 2012 - Ocean Energy Systems
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06 / STATISTICAL<br />
OVERVIEW OF OCEAN<br />
ENERGY IN <strong>2012</strong><br />
6.2<br />
OPEN SEA TESTING INFRASTRUCTURES<br />
COUNTRY<br />
TEST SITE NAME<br />
TEST SITE<br />
PROMOTER/<br />
MANAGER<br />
LOCATION<br />
GRID<br />
CONNECTION<br />
STATUS<br />
Belgium FlanSea test site at Ostend Port of Ostend Ostend, Belgium No Ready<br />
Canada<br />
China<br />
Denmark<br />
Ireland<br />
New<br />
Zealand<br />
Netherlands<br />
FORCE (Fundy <strong>Ocean</strong><br />
Research<br />
Centre for <strong>Energy</strong>)<br />
Wave <strong>Energy</strong> and Tidal<br />
Current<br />
<strong>Energy</strong> Test Site (Phase I)<br />
FORCE manages the<br />
demonstration site,<br />
with funding<br />
from the Federal and<br />
Provincial Government<br />
as well as<br />
the private sector<br />
National <strong>Ocean</strong><br />
Technology Center<br />
Minas Passage<br />
(Nova Scotia)<br />
Chengshantou<br />
(Shandong Province)<br />
Ready<br />
Yes (64 MW)<br />
Operational<br />
Under<br />
planning<br />
and design<br />
DanWEC DanWEC North Sea, Hanstholm<br />
Planned<br />
in 2015<br />
Operational<br />
Nissum Bredning Aalborg University Benign site Yes (0.3MW) Operational<br />
Galway Bay (1:4 scale)<br />
Marine <strong>Energy</strong><br />
Institute<br />
Galway Bay No Existing<br />
Atlantic Marine <strong>Energy</strong><br />
Test Site (AMETS)<br />
Sustainable <strong>Energy</strong><br />
Authority of Ireland<br />
West of Belmullet<br />
in County Mayo<br />
Yes<br />
Planned<br />
NZ Marine <strong>Energy</strong> Centre AWATEA and HERA Wellington region 1 MW planned Planned (2015)<br />
Tidal Testing Centre<br />
Tidal Testing Centre<br />
Tidal Testing Centre<br />
Grevelingen Tidal Test<br />
Centre<br />
TTC/NIOZ/ECN<br />
TTC/NIOZ/ECN<br />
TTC/NIOZ/ECN<br />
Oranjewoud<br />
Sluice gates in the<br />
Afsluitdijk<br />
Floating structure<br />
near island of Texel<br />
Push testing in open<br />
water with a barge<br />
In Grevelingendam,<br />
Zeeland<br />
Yes<br />
In operation<br />
Yes Planned (2013)<br />
No<br />
In operation<br />
Yes Planned (2013)<br />
Portugal <strong>Ocean</strong>plug REN/ENONDAS S. Pedro de Moel Yes Planned<br />
Bimep Promoter: EVE Armintza, Bilbao Yes (20MW) Planned (2013)<br />
Spain<br />
Sweden<br />
United<br />
Kingdom<br />
PLOCAN<br />
Lysekil wave power<br />
research site<br />
Söderfors marine currents<br />
research site<br />
Promoter: PLOCAN<br />
Consortium (integrated<br />
by the Ministry<br />
of Economy and<br />
Competitiveness and<br />
the Autonomous<br />
Government of the<br />
Canary Islands)<br />
Canary Islands Yes (15 MW)<br />
Planned<br />
(end 2013)<br />
Uppsala University Islandsberg No Existing (2006)<br />
Uppsala University<br />
Söderfors,<br />
Dalälven river<br />
No<br />
Planned Awaiting<br />
deployment (2013)<br />
DGO- Deep Green <strong>Ocean</strong> Promoter: Minesto Strangford Lough, UK No Existing<br />
EMEC Neil Kermode Orkney, Scotland Yes (11MW) Existing<br />
WaveHub Claire Gibson Hayle, Cornwall Yes (20MW) Existing<br />
FabTest<br />
Falmouth Harbour<br />
Commissioner<br />
Falmouth, Cornwall No Existing<br />
Solent <strong>Ocean</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> Centre<br />
Isle of Wright Council<br />
St. Catherine’s Point,<br />
Isle of Wright<br />
Yes (20MW)<br />
Planned (construction<br />
to begin 2015)
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