1. IT Power HE collaborations
Ned Minns
Senior Engineer

2. 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

3. Renewable Energy TechnologiesPV
Solar
Windpower
Mini & Micro Hydro
Ocean Energy
Biomass
Climate change
Energy Efficiency

4. 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)
kW Seaflow development project commences
1997 Optimisation studies on tidal current turbines ( EC )
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

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

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 3 case studies
System Engineering
Pulse Tidal
OWEL

9. 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

10. Case Study 2: Pulse Tidal

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

12. PSCD Site
Site survey (Skye)

13. PSCD Modelling
Flow field and wake flow visualisations.

14. Case Study 3: OWEL

15. Principle

16. Modelling
Mark Leybourne, Soton Eng. D.

17. Validation and scaling

18. 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

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

20. 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

21. IT Power Marine Technology Database
Over 250 wave & tidal technologies

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