National Ocean Test Facility Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre hmrc.ucc.ie Ray Alcorn Executive Director Current Commercial Projects in HMRC

Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre hmrc.ucc.ie National Ocean Test Facility Introduction  HMRC Activity and Testing Capabilities  Innovation & the Triple Helix  Example Sources of Funding  Opportunities for Ocean Energy in Ireland  HMRC Commercialisation Projects:  SEAGRID  NAVITAS  MARINA  Novel Floating OWC  Impact of HMRC’s Commercialisation Projects

Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre hmrc.ucc.ie National Ocean Test Facility HMRC Activity Engineering excellence in the marine environment Ocean Energy (Wave and Tidal) Offshore Engineering Coastal Engineering Research Commercial Training Consultation Due Diligence Outreach 30 years experience

Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre hmrc.ucc.ie National Ocean Test Facility Staff Disciplines (37 Staff)  Electrical – Control, Power take off, Simulation, Generation, Grid Integration.  Hydrodynamics  Naval Architecture  Mechanical – PTO, structures, CFD  Civil/Structural – Concrete, breakwaters, harbours, Coastal Engineering  Aerodynamics - Turbines  Economics – Micro, farm, tax, ROCs, NER  Environment & Marine Law – License and Lease, EIS  Technician – Electronics, Mechanical

Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre hmrc.ucc.ie National Ocean Test Facility Ocean Wave Flume HMRC Testing Capabilities Ocean Wave Basin

Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre hmrc.ucc.ie National Ocean Test Facility Opportunity for Ocean Energy - Ireland  Government Target – 500 MW by 2020  First Commercial machines in 2014  Average machine size – 1.5 MW  Total machines – 300  50 constructed per year or 1 per week for 6 years.  Maintenance Intervals – 5 to 7 years  After 2020 then 1 machine per week to be maintained

Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre hmrc.ucc.ie National Ocean Test Facility Path to Commercialisation Licensing Start ups Invention and Initial Research DisclosureFunding Proof of Concept Market Assessment and Identification of Potential Users Product Evaluation and Prototype Business Plan

Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre hmrc.ucc.ie National Ocean Test Facility Triple Helix behind Innovation  All are important - but timing and role is important  Inception through development to commercialisation  Need to understand each others strengths and weaknesses or Funder

Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre hmrc.ucc.ie National Ocean Test Facility Example Funding  Enterprise Ireland  Innovation Vouchers  Innovation Partnerships  Industry Led Research Programme  Commercialisation Fund  SEAI – Development fund  EU Funding  Collaborative Research  Research for benefit of SMEs  Demonstration projects with R&D element  Private Funding

Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre hmrc.ucc.ie National Ocean Test Facility HMRC Commercialisation Projects SEAGRID Dynamic Modelling Tool for Power Systems Analysis of Ocean Energy Devices NAVITAS Techno-Economic Software for Ocean Renewable Energy EU FP7 MARINA Platform Development of a Novel Floating Oscillating Water Column Device

Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre hmrc.ucc.ie National Ocean Test Facility SEAGRID Principle Investigator: Dr. Dara O’Sullivan Project Objective: Create a dynamic modelling tool for power systems analysis for ocean energy devices to aid developers in acquiring grid connection, improve design approach and reduce overall system costs Commercialisation Path: Commercial Outcomes:  A spin-out service provider company to the ocean energy sector (including Navitas)  Licensing of the dynamic models to power system software companies such as DigSilent GmbH. Successful completion of Proof of Concept project Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Fund

Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre hmrc.ucc.ie National Ocean Test Facility NAVITAS – Techno-Economic Software for Ocean Renewable Energy Commercialisation Path:  Charles Parson, SFI funded project  3 years in development.  Enterprise Ireland commercialisation Grant Nov 2011  €350,000 over 2 years  Stage 1, 15 months, with go/no-go  Stage 2, 9 months end Dec 2013 Principle Investigator: Dr. Gordon Dalton Project Objective: Develop and commercialise a software platform to become the global standard for evaluating the commercial viability of marine renewable energy projects Commercial Outcomes:  Demo software, and business plan  Spin out service provider company  Licensing direct to major utilities such as ESBI and Service providers such as Garrad Hassan

Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre hmrc.ucc.ie National Ocean Test Facility EU FP7 MARINA Platform Project Objective: To produce a number of combined offshore wind and ocean energy concepts The most promising 3 concepts will be designed to 1:10 scale through:  Numerical and physical modeling  Economics  Risk analysis  Available resource  Site selection  Grid connection  PTO  Critical components Lead Partner: Acciona Energy S.A., Spain Irish Partner: HMRC, University College Cork Development Process: Invention Screening of concepts Assessment of 10 promising concepts Selection of 3 final concepts Testing and analysis of final 3 concepts Current Phase (3) Testing for Phase 3

Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre hmrc.ucc.ie National Ocean Test Facility Development of a Novel Floating OWC Device Principle Investigator: Dr. Wanan Sheng Project Objective: A Novel floating OWC device which will improve wave energy capture, and wave energy extraction over a large wave period over existing OWC devices, with easy assess for M&O, and good mooring/cabling connections Stage 1: Concept Validation (Completed) Numerical simulation Model test in wave tank. Stage 2: Optimisation Numerical simulation (Completed) Model manufactured for testing in wave tank (Soon) Stage 3: Large Scale Model Large model test (via Marinet FP7 project) Performance assessment Economic assessment. Stage 4: Sea-Trial Device and Commercialisati on Device design Economic assessment Commercialisation Path:

Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre hmrc.ucc.ie National Ocean Test Facility Impact of HMRC’s Commercial Projects Example: 15MW Project SEAGRID NAVITAS MARINA Novel Floating OWC

Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre hmrc.ucc.ie National Ocean Test Facility Conclusions  Extensive experience and testing capabilities at HMRC  Four commercialisation projects to aid the progress of ocean energy  SEAGRID: Modelling of ocean energy devices to acquire grid compliance  NAVITAS: Investigating the commercial viability of ocean energy projects  MARINA: Improved combined wind/wave offshore platforms  Novel OWC: Improved wave energy extraction and M&O

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