'A Year of Deployment

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'A Year of Deployment NASEG Meeting 9th
September 2008
Peter Madigan, Offshore Renewables Development
Manager, BWEA
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BWEA BWEA is the UKs leading representative
for the wind, wave and tidal energy industry 423
Company members Included wave and tidal energy
since 2004 Membership includes the offshore
service and support industry Support the Severn
Tidal Power feasibility study
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• Potential
• What is happening?
• What are industry needs to grow?

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UK - Unique in the World
New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC) European
Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Wave Hub Welsh
Energy Research Centre
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Wave Energy
Mean Significant Wave Height (Winter)
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Tidal Stream Energy
Peak Flow for a Mean Spring Tide
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Why exploit this resource?

• Climate change
• Security of supply
• UK Industry creation
• Intellectual property
• Huge potential domestic and export market
• Growing offshore renewables supply chain
• Ports and Harbours
• Vessels

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UK Wave and Tidal Stream in 2008 A Year of
Deployment
UK Strangford 1.2MW MCT SeaGen
UK Islay 500kW Limpet (continued deployment)
UK EMEC 500kW TGL
UK EMEC 250kW OpenHydro
UK EMEC 300kW Aquamarine Oyster
UK Pembrokeshire 7MW Wavedragon
UK EMEC 150kW OPT PowerBuoy
UK Humber 100kW Pulse Tidal
Portugal 2.25MW Enersis Pelamis (export)
Trident Energy (confidential)
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Wave Energy Converters

• Wave

Tidal Stream
Power Buoy, Ocean Power Technologies
Wavedragon
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Tidal Energy Converters

• Wave

Source Open Hydro
Tidal Stream
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Marine Current Turbine, (MCT) SeaGen 1.2 MW Tidal
Device July 2008 Strangford Loch, Northern
Ireland
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Growth will bring benefits

• From 1993, the Danish Government invested over
  1.3bn its wind industry.
• They now have a global market share greater than
  50 and annual revenues are 2.7bn.
• The Carbon Trust reported in 2006 that by 2030
  the marine renewable domestic and export market
  could be worth between 300m and 900m.
• In 2004, the Scottish Executive Harnessing
  Scotlands Marine Energy Potential report
  predicted that 7000 direct jobs could be created
  in Scotland.

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The existing funding system for marine renewables
Prototypes
Small demonstration arrays / grid connected
Large scale arrays
Commercial plant
Capital grant
MRDF Grant revenue support
2 ROCs a revised MRDF? (2009)
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Industry needs

• Revised support mechanisms
• Clarity on vision and long term support
• Access to support to pass RD hurdle
• Amount of funding is appropriate
• Co-ordination between governments and funding
  bodies
• Clear funding qualification criteria and
  assessment
• Intellectual property ownership

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Industry needs

• Grid Connections
• Many competing demands for grid capacity
• Onshore Wind TAN 8
• Offshore Wind
• Severn Barrage or Lagoons
• New Nuclear
• Biomass and other sources
• Is there enough room for wave and tidal stream?

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Potential Large Resource Employment and
economyWhat is happening UK industry is
deployingIndustry needs Appropriate
support Grid access
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Thank you
Peter Madigan, Offshore Renewables Development
Manager, BWEA