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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04 / COUNTRY REPORTS<br />
SCOTLAND<br />
Scotland continue to work with colleagues throughout the UK and across Europe through their membership<br />
on the British-Irish Council (BIC) and the leadership they provide in taking forward the Marine <strong>Energy</strong><br />
Workstream and through their membership of the EU <strong>Ocean</strong> Interest <strong>Energy</strong> Group in which they support<br />
the work to raise the profile and potential of ocean energy within the EU.<br />
WALES<br />
The main source for large funding, both revenue and capital, is via the EU Convergence & Competitiveness Fund<br />
administered by the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO). The Welsh Government are engaged<br />
with WEFO and the European Commission to consider a structural fund programme post 2013 and how<br />
that might support the marine energy sector.<br />
NORTHERN IRELAND<br />
Invest NI working with the Marine Institute in ROI in the development of ICT with SMEs and International<br />
Companies in the Smart <strong>Ocean</strong> initiative.<br />
TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION<br />
Operational <strong>Ocean</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> Projects<br />
At EMEC:<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Atlantis Resource 1MW tidal device (moved to Narec in May <strong>2012</strong> for further testing)<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Pelamis P2 750 kW wave device (Commissioned by Eon) installed<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Pelamis P2 750 kW wave device (Commissioned by Scottish Power Renewables) installed<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Aquamarine Power Limited – Oyster 800 Stage 2 installed<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Wello Oy Penguin 500 kW wave converter installed<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Open Hydro – 250kW turbine deployed<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Tidal Generation Ltd 500kW tidal turbine deployed<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Scotrenewables SR250 floating tidal turbine deployed<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Andritz Hammerfest 1MW tidal turbine deployed<br />
At other locations:<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Atlantis Resources Corporation AR1000 1 MW tidal turbine at NaREC<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Fred Olsen “BOLT” Lifesaver (Falmouth Bay) – deployed at FabTest since spring <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Neptune Porteus 500kW tidal device in the Humber Estuary since 2011<br />
ÌÌ<br />
MCT/ SeaGen 1.2MW tidal device (Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland) - deployed and operational since<br />
2008<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Limpet Oscillating Column 500kW (Islay, SW Scotland) - deployed and operational since 2001<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Pulse Tidal (mouth of the River Humber) - deployed their 100kW “Pulse-Stream 100” in 2009.<br />
New Developments<br />
In October <strong>2012</strong>, Alstom announced the acquisition of Tidal Generation Limited (TGL) from Rolls Royce.<br />
Results from the Crown Estate individual scheme leasing process in <strong>2012</strong> were:<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Lease with Voith Hydro Wavegen for its Siadar project in the Western Isle.<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Tidal <strong>Energy</strong> awarded rights for a project at St David’s head in Pembrokeshire, Devon.<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Pulse Tidal awarded rights to develop a site off at Lynmouth in Devon<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Lease agreed for a test facility, Solent <strong>Ocean</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> Centre, near St. Catherine’s Point in the Isle of<br />
Wight.<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Lease agreement with Scottish company Scotrenewables Tidal Power to develop a 30MW tidal stream<br />
array at Lashy Sound, Orkney Islands.<br />
ÌÌ<br />
Minesto, a Swedish technology developer, secured lease agreement to deploy a 3kW Deep Green <strong>Ocean</strong><br />
Kite tidal device in Strangford Lough, NI.
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