IT Power HE collaborations Ned Minns Senior Engineer

IT Power: A Global Business Rural development Planning design and installation Corporate consulting Climate change and strategy IT Power projects IT Power office 100 employees worldwide. Over 1100 projects in 100 countries in 30 years

Renewable Energy Technologies PV Solar Windpower Mini & Micro Hydro Ocean Energy Biomass Climate change Energy Efficiency

IT POWER - Long Track Record 2011 2011 China Marine feasibility and development study for Chinese Government. 2011 Triton tidal device modelling inc multiple turbines for Tidal stream. 2011 CREST New Zealand resource and techno-economic study. 2010 ORECCA - EU funded project to determine synergies between marine renewable technologies. 2010 China Tidal Barrage – feasibility study into a small scale tidal barrage in China 2010 Marine Test Facility Feasibility Study – Envirolink North West 2009 Pulse PS1200 – project commences 2009 Renewables East x 2– Technical feasibility / O&M for Offshore industries in the East 2009 Severn Tidal Fence – Leading the consortium 2009 Tidal Sense – R&D programme for Tidal turbine SCADA system 2009 Jersey Tidal Resource Assessment 2009 Database of 200 Marine energy devices 2008 Wavestar R&D project commences 2008 OWEL – SWRDA R&D design optimisation 2006 WavedyVar R&D project commences 2005 RE Economic Impact Assessment 2005 Pulse Stream 100kW project commences 2004 Seaflow Monitoring 2004 OWEL R&D project commences 2003 Seaflow installed (off Lynmouth) 2000 DTI study on commercial prospects for tidal current technology (with BBV) 1998 300kW Seaflow development project commences 1997 Optimisation studies on tidal current turbines ( EC ) 1993-96 Resource and Feasibility studies ( EC ) 1992 Proof of Concept tidal turbine developed and installed in Scotland 1990 International low head hydro studies initiated by Peter Fraenkel 2010 2009 2008 2004 Early work started back in the late ‘80s with river currents drive pumps for irrigation systems feeding of the Nile Early 90’s saw a cross over from river to tidal Late 90’s saw the start of the Seaflow Project – installed in 2003 Since then steady flow and increasing spread of work, now working internationally 1998 1990 4

IT POWER - Long Track Record Courtesy Severn Tidal Fence Group 1970’s data EC 1994-6 UK 1992-3 Technology dependent 2000 Binnie’s study - previous UK estimate under by factor of 3 (7-20) - Richard Young 5

Ocean Energy Opportunities WAVE: Exciting emerging industry UK market by 2025 displaces 15.7TWh/yr = £393m per yr* International market 3000TWh/yr = £75bn per yr** WEC – global estimate of £730bn* 50 TWh/yr*** TIDAL: 3,000 GW (3 TW) Earth’s tidal dissipation* 1,700 GW (1.7 TW) dissipation in shallow seas* 120 GW exploitable resource* UK 29TWh per year*** Figures are based on practical resource for W&TS *source: Renewables Innovation Review 2004 ** source: Carbon Trust 2006 *** source: Carbon Trust 2011

Marine Opportunity SETS roadmap work 400MW and 1,500MW by 2020 Next generation machines Need to test evolving technology & components in an inexpensive, scaled environment.

3 case studies System Engineering Pulse Tidal OWEL

Case Study 1: System Engineering Eng. Doc. from University of Bristol: Thea Morgan Eng.D. is four year programme Facilitate R&D in company Knowledge Transfer Focuses HE on relevant research

Case Study 2: Pulse Tidal

PSCD Modelling Investigation of flow acceleration system. Jack Giles, Soton EngD

PSCD Site Site survey (Skye)

PSCD Modelling Flow field and wake flow visualisations.

Case Study 3: OWEL

Principle

Modelling Mark Leybourne, Soton Eng. D.

Validation and scaling

Other Collaborations University of Plymouth: OWEL Project Partner (control system) Loughborough University: MSc Projects Southampton University: MSc Project University of Surrey: Modelling Advice University of Exeter: Mooring Advice

Types of relationship Eng. Doc. Project Partner MSc Student Subcontractor Timely Advice

Benefits/Pitfalls Access world class knowledge and facilities Recruitment opportunity Good value for money Access to Grants Enhances Reputation Networking Must ensure that the requirement is well understood by both parties. = Communication

IT Power Marine Technology Database Over 250 wave & tidal technologies http://www.itpower.co.uk/Marine

Thank You! Ned Minns IT Power Ltd ned.minns@itpower.co.uk