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1 Hydrokinetic Energy Research and Development Brian Polagye Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Washington Alaska Hydrokinetics Technical Conference October 26, 2011

2 Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Motivation  Interest in sustainable energy sources —Renewable —Compatible with the environment and society —Enable diversification of supply  Desirable resource characteristics —High power density —More predictable than wind or solar —Close proximity to loads and transmission

3  Industry Status  Challenges (and Opportunities)  Research and Development

4 Wave Energy Development Finavera EMEC  Pelamis  Aquamarine EMEC  Pelamis  Aquamarine Pelamis OPT WaveGen OceanLinx Wave Dragon Wavebob CPT

5 Wave Energy Development Finavera EMEC  Pelamis  Aquamarine EMEC  Pelamis  Aquamarine Pelamis OPT WaveGen OceanLinx Wave Dragon Wavebob CPT Oscillating Water Column

6 Wave Energy Development Finavera EMEC  Pelamis  Aquamarine EMEC  Pelamis  Aquamarine Pelamis OPT WaveGen OceanLinx Wave Dragon Wavebob CPT Attenuator

7 Wave Energy Development Finavera EMEC  Pelamis  Aquamarine EMEC  Pelamis  Aquamarine Pelamis OPT WaveGen OceanLinx Wave Dragon Wavebob CPT Overtopping

8 Wave Energy Development Finavera EMEC  Pelamis  Aquamarine EMEC  Pelamis  Aquamarine Pelamis OPT WaveGen OceanLinx Wave Dragon Wavebob CPT Surge

9 Wave Energy Development Finavera EMEC  Pelamis  Aquamarine EMEC  Pelamis  Aquamarine Pelamis OPT WaveGen OceanLinx Wave Dragon Wavebob CPT Point Absorber

10 Tidal Energy Development ORPC Verdant Power EMEC  OpenHydro  Atlantis  Tidal Generation Ltd.  Voith Hydro EMEC  OpenHydro  Atlantis  Tidal Generation Ltd.  Voith Hydro FORCE  OpenHydro  CleanCurrent  MCT  Atlantis FORCE  OpenHydro  CleanCurrent  MCT  Atlantis CleanCurrent MCT Pulse Tidal Hammerfest Strøm Voith Hydro OpenHydro ORPC

11 Tidal Energy Development ORPC Verdant Power EMEC  OpenHydro  Atlantis  Tidal Generation Ltd.  Voith Hydro EMEC  OpenHydro  Atlantis  Tidal Generation Ltd.  Voith Hydro FORCE  OpenHydro  CleanCurrent  MCT  Atlantis FORCE  OpenHydro  CleanCurrent  MCT  Atlantis CleanCurrent MCT Pulse Tidal Hammerfest Strøm Voith Hydro OpenHydro ORPC

12 Tidal Energy Development ORPC Verdant Power EMEC  OpenHydro  Atlantis  Tidal Generation Ltd.  Voith Hydro EMEC  OpenHydro  Atlantis  Tidal Generation Ltd.  Voith Hydro FORCE  OpenHydro  CleanCurrent  MCT  Atlantis FORCE  OpenHydro  CleanCurrent  MCT  Atlantis CleanCurrent MCT Pulse Tidal Hammerfest Strøm Voith Hydro OpenHydro ORPC

13 Tidal Energy Development ORPC Verdant Power EMEC  OpenHydro  Atlantis  Tidal Generation Ltd.  Voith Hydro EMEC  OpenHydro  Atlantis  Tidal Generation Ltd.  Voith Hydro FORCE  OpenHydro  CleanCurrent  MCT  Atlantis FORCE  OpenHydro  CleanCurrent  MCT  Atlantis CleanCurrent MCT Pulse Tidal Hammerfest Strøm Voith Hydro OpenHydro ORPC

14 Tidal Energy Development ORPC Verdant Power EMEC  OpenHydro  Atlantis  Tidal Generation Ltd.  Voith Hydro EMEC  OpenHydro  Atlantis  Tidal Generation Ltd.  Voith Hydro FORCE  OpenHydro  CleanCurrent  MCT  Atlantis FORCE  OpenHydro  CleanCurrent  MCT  Atlantis CleanCurrent MCT Pulse Tidal Hammerfest Strøm Voith Hydro OpenHydro ORPC

15 Tidal Energy Development ORPC Verdant Power EMEC  OpenHydro  Atlantis  Tidal Generation Ltd.  Voith Hydro EMEC  OpenHydro  Atlantis  Tidal Generation Ltd.  Voith Hydro FORCE  OpenHydro  CleanCurrent  MCT  Atlantis FORCE  OpenHydro  CleanCurrent  MCT  Atlantis CleanCurrent MCT Pulse Tidal Hammerfest Strøm Voith Hydro OpenHydro ORPC

16 Tidal Energy Development ORPC Verdant Power EMEC  OpenHydro  Atlantis  Tidal Generation Ltd.  Voith Hydro EMEC  OpenHydro  Atlantis  Tidal Generation Ltd.  Voith Hydro FORCE  OpenHydro  CleanCurrent  MCT  Atlantis FORCE  OpenHydro  CleanCurrent  MCT  Atlantis CleanCurrent MCT Pulse Tidal Hammerfest Strøm Voith Hydro OpenHydro ORPC

17 Tidal Energy Development ORPC Verdant Power EMEC  OpenHydro  Atlantis  Tidal Generation Ltd.  Voith Hydro EMEC  OpenHydro  Atlantis  Tidal Generation Ltd.  Voith Hydro FORCE  OpenHydro  CleanCurrent  MCT  Atlantis FORCE  OpenHydro  CleanCurrent  MCT  Atlantis CleanCurrent MCT Pulse Tidal Hammerfest Strøm Voith Hydro OpenHydro ORPC

18 Three Hydrokinetic Myths Perception Reality Europeans have already solved all hydrokinetic challenges Similar challenges exist worldwide – all projects at pilot scale Developers are poised to install thousands of devices in the next 2-3 years Economic viability must be proven before large-scale development can occur Marine renewable energy is 30 years behind other renewables MW-scale commercial prototypes are already in operation

19  Industry Status  Challenges (and Opportunities)  Research and Development

20 Technologically Feasible Economically Viable Environmentally Compatible Socially Acceptable Elements of Sustainability

21 Technology Feasibility Opportunities  Resource predictability and power density  Leverage existing technology Challenges  Power generation, at low cost, in extreme environments  Complicated by: —Lack of standards —Lack of test facilities

22 Economic Viability Opportunities  Energy, locally, can be very expensive  Potential to reinvigorate local manufacturing  Distributed generation as an alternative to transmission upgrades Challenges  Energy, on the whole, is cheap  Cost to deploy and operate marine renewables is currently higher than terrestrial alternatives  Long and uncertain permitting requirements increase cost and financial risk

23 Environmental Compatibility Opportunities  Sustainable energy sources  Mitigate potential environmental impacts through device design  Leverage projects as cabled observatories to better understand the oceans Challenges  Regulatory “chicken and egg” problem  Many possible stressor- receptor interactions  Monitoring technologies are under-developed  Overlap with basic research questions

24 Social Acceptance Opportunities  Displacing fossil fuels  Low/no viewshed conflicts  Enabling new uses Challenges  Existing users  Uncertainty complicates marine spatial planning

25  Industry Status  Challenges (and Opportunities)  Research and Development

26 Technology Readiness Levels DOE TRL 1-3 Discovery / Concept Definition / Early Stage Development, Design and Engineering DOE TRL 4: Proof of Concept DOE TRL 5/6: System Integration and Laboratory Demonstration DOE TRL 7/8: Open Water System Testing, Demonstration, and Operation DOE TRL 9: Array Testing DOE TRL 10: Commercialization Technology Readiness Levels: A Disciplined Protocol for Technology Development FY 2010: DOE program committed up to $37 million over 4 years in order to accelerate the technological and commercial readiness of emerging marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies. 27 projects were selected for funding, with individual awards ranging from $160,000 to up to $10 million. Slide courtesy of US Department of Energy

27 TRL 1-4TRL 5-6TRL 7-8TRL 9 Wave  Point Absorber  Attenuator  OWC  Air Turbine Current  Ocean  Tidal  In-Stream  Components Power Transmission Moorings / Anchorag e OTEC  Cold Water Pipe  Heat Exchanger Department of Energy Sponsored Projects Resolute 1 Northwest Energy Innovations Dehlsen Whitestone Power & Communications Dehlsen Slide courtesy of US Department of Energy Vortex Hydro Energy Scientific Solutions

28 National Marine Renewable Energy Centers Hawaii National Marine Renewable Energy Center (HINMREC) University of Hawaii Wave, OTEC Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center (SNMREC) Florida Atlantic University Ocean Current, OTEC Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) University of Washington (tidal) Oregon State University (wave)

29 NNMREC Objectives  Develop a full range of capabilities to support wave and tidal energy development.  Center activities: —Facilitate technology and commercialization —Close key gaps in understanding —Inform regulatory and policy decisions —Educate the first generation of marine renewable energy engineers and scientists.

30 Research Areas Environment Acoustics Dynamic Effects Benthic Ecosystems Sediment Transport Society Fisheries/Crabbing Outreach/Engagement Existing Ocean Users Local/State Economy Technology Testing and Demonstration Site Characterization Advanced Materials Device and Array Modeling

31 Test Facilities Columbia Power Technologies 1:15 scale Tsunami Wave Basin 49 m x 26.5 m x 2.1 m Long Wave Fume 104 m x 3.7 m x 4.6 m TRL 4-5 Columbia Power Technologies 1:7 scale Puget Sound, WA TRL 5-6 Newport, OR TRL 7-9 Open Ocean Buoy

32 Monitoring Instrumentation Infrared Detection Sea Spider Instrumentation Package SWIFT Buoy Post-Installation Monitoring

33 Numerical Modeling Tidal Turbine Performance Tidal Turbine Wakes Effect of Wave Array Numerical Modeling Field and Laboratory Measurements

34 Polagye, B., B. Van Cleve, A. Copping, and K. Kirkendall (eds), (2011) Environmental effects of tidal energy development. Commercial-Scale Interactions Device presence: Static effects Device presence: Dynamic effects Chemical effects Acoustic effects Electromagnetic effects Energy removal Cumulative effects Physical environment: Near-field Physical environment: Far-field Habitat Invertebrates Fish: Migratory Fish: Resident Marine mammals Seabirds Ecosystem interactions Pilot-Scale Monitoring Priorities Need to understand stressor-receptor interactions first Immeasurably small at pilot-scale Small signal-to-noise ratio at pilot scale

35 Closing Information Gaps Recording Hydrophone CPOD Automatic Identification System Doppler Profiler Data Collection Data Synthesis and Analysis Potential for Behavioral Change Study Plan Design Species Behavior Estimated Stressor

36 What is the Future of Hydrokinetic Energy?  Environmental and social costs outweigh the benefits of renewable power  Resource may not be able to satisfy all human needs  Oceans are already too crowded by existing users Pessimists  Important source of renewable power  Rapid progress in the past five years  UK roadmap calls for 2 GW of wave and tidal to come online by 2020  US roadmap calls for 20-30 GW of wave and tidal to come online by 2030 Optimists

37 Thank You This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy.  For further information on wave energy contact: — Belinda Batten, Director, Oregon State University — http://nnmrec.oregonstate.edu  For further information on tidal energy contact: — Phil Malte, co-Director, University of Washington — http://depts.washington.edu/nnmrec

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