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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Blue <strong>Energy</strong><br />
Blue <strong>Energy</strong> is an industry study project that aims to develop a proposal for a national strategic research<br />
and innovation agenda for ocean energy, focusing on wave and tidal. The project is led by Chalmers<br />
University of Technology and carried out as a collaborative initiative between industry actors. Blue <strong>Energy</strong><br />
is funded by the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation <strong>Systems</strong>.<br />
Development and performance trials of a tidal energy device<br />
The project involves design, construct, test and deployment of a 1:4 scale device developed by Minesto at<br />
Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland. The project is partly funded by the Swedish <strong>Energy</strong> Agency.<br />
High efficiency wave energy converters CorPower <strong>Ocean</strong><br />
The project is proof-of-concept verification of a wave power concept developed by CorPower <strong>Ocean</strong> and is<br />
carried out in collaboration with the Royal Institute of Technology, in Stockholm, WavEC in Lisbon, Portugal,<br />
and MARINTEK in Trondheim, Norway. The project is partly funded by the Swedish Governmental Agency<br />
for Innovation <strong>Systems</strong>.<br />
Participation in Collaborative International Projects<br />
The Uppsala University Center for Renewable Electric <strong>Energy</strong> Conversion is participating in the<br />
Scandinavian ocean energy network Statkraft <strong>Ocean</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> Research Programme and a partner in the<br />
European KIC Inno<strong>Energy</strong>. Uppsala University is also a partner in the EU project SOWFIA that aims to<br />
provide recommendations for approval process streamlining and helping to remove legal, environmental<br />
and socio-economic barriers to the development of offshore power generation from waves.<br />
The developer Minesto is a partner in a joint development proposal which has been submitted together<br />
with a UK-based tidal energy developer and Norwegian and Portuguese partners. The company has also<br />
an ongoing R&D project with Bangor University related to sites in Wales.<br />
TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION<br />
Operational <strong>Ocean</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> Projects<br />
The Sotenäs wave power demonstration project<br />
Seabased Industry AB is developing and constructing complete system solutions for ocean wave energy,<br />
i.e. equipment to absorb energy in ocean waves, convert it to electricity and deliver the electric power to<br />
the grid. The Seabased activity is closely related to Uppsala University where the research of the concept<br />
was initiated and which is now being developed by Seabased. The Sotenäs Project started at the end<br />
of 2011, and it will result in the largest power plant built in the world for wave energy. The project is<br />
developed in two stages, the first stage will be built during <strong>2012</strong> and 2013. The second stage starts after<br />
stage one has been evaluated. Total installed power in the first stage is 1 MW, and the full power plant will<br />
have an installed power of 10 MW. The Sotenäs Project is partly funded by the power company Fortum and<br />
partly funded by the Swedish <strong>Energy</strong> Agency.<br />
ANNUAL<br />
REPORT <strong>2012</strong>
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