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Transcript of Renewable energy and water treatment: emerging opportunities
Quentin Tannock, Chairman and Co-founderIlian Iliev, CEO and Co-founderHelena van der Merwe, Senior Associate
CambridgeIP
Renewable energy and water treatment: emerging opportunities
24 February 2011
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Context: water treatment – key renewable energy options
Wind
Water
Solar
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To state the obvious: many water treatment needs are near prime wind, water and solar generation resources
e.g. North Sea - offshore wind & wave/tidal
Australia and Middle East PV zones (or deserts) are near key desalination markets)
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Context: UK water challenges
Challenges facing the water sector include: – Flooding and erosion
– Water course pollution
– Adapting to climate change
– New business models
– Tighter environmental standards
– Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
– New technology adoption as relatively little in-house R&D capacity
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Renewable energy solutions may be relevant to all of these challenges
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Questions our clients ask us
• Water treatment value chain and technology system considerations?
• What relevant and viable renewable energy options exist?
• Who owns them? E.g., wind
• What are the UK‟s strengths/weaknesses in these technology areas? E.g., marine and tidal
• What next?
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Roles in commercial scale water treatment value chain
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Non-Renewable Sources
Renewable Sources
Coal, diesel, direct or from grid, Geothermal
Wind, WaveSolar PV, SolarCST, Activated Sludge
Energy
Water Treatment Technology
Material
Water Treatment Plant
Water Treatment Plant Owner
Construction Contractor
Plant Design Engineer/Consultant
Inte
gra
tors
Plant Operator
Suppliers
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Renew
able
Energ
y
Geothermal
PV
Wind
Solar
Wave
Concentrated Solar Thermal
Thermal Energy
Electricity
Thermal Energy
Electricity
Thermal waste heat
Electricity
Electricity
Thermal Driven
Technologies
Electrically Driven
Technologies
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Renewable energy can be integrated directly to drive water treatment processes, or indirectly via electricity generation.
Renewable energy and water treatmenttechnology
Pressure Pressure Driven
TechnologiesEN
ER
GY S
TO
RA
GE?
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Photovoltaic Solar EnergyConcentrated Solar Thermal
Wind EnergyGeothermal
No commercial solutions, but R&D
pipeline
UK has strong wind presence
Integrated technology has been successfully
piloted
Wave Energy
Renewable energy and water treatment technology
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This is where most renewable integration research is focussed at present
• Many water scarce regions have high solar energy potential
• Water treatment technologies are focussed around desalination
UK has some of the highest marine and
tidal energy potential in the world
Many technologies are now maturing
Water Treatment and
Renewable Energy
Integration
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Questions our clients ask us
• Water treatment value chain and technology system considerations?
• What relevant and viable renewable energy options exist?
• Who owns them? E.g., wind
• What are the UK‟s strengths/weaknesses in these technology areas? E.g., marine and tidal
• What next?
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Wind energy: a detailed look
Wind turbines are complex technology systems
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Wind Energy: Composition by Technology Components
and Application Areas
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Wind energy: key components & applications
Components or application level analysis can help us identify core areas of innovation, or where new activities are emerging
There are significant overlaps between some of these sub-spaces: revealing patents with multiple or
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Questions our clients ask us
• Water treatment value chain and technology system considerations?
• What relevant and viable renewable energy options exist?
• Who owns them? E.g., wind
• What are the UK‟s strengths/weaknesses in these technology areas? E.g., marine and tidal
• What next?
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Top patent owners: marine & tidal
By number of patents filed in Marine & Tidal energy: 4 UK companies appear in the top 20 globally
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Top UK marine and tidal energy companies
Below we list the top 5 UK-based Wave and Tidal energy companies based on patent data.
The UK‟s interest in marine and tidal energy goes back to Salter‟s Duck developed in Edinburgh by Steven Salter during the oil crisis in the 1970‟s. There has been continued UK research since in this space.
The UK‟s geography makes the surrounding coastline, with a variety of different flow environments/currents, a natural test-bed for exploration of many such devices.
1974: Diagram of the first Salter‟s Duck.
1974: Duck inventor Stephen Salter (right), co-founder of Wave Energy Group David Jeffrey (left)
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Questions our clients ask us
• Water treatment value chain and technology system considerations?
• What relevant and viable renewable energy options exist?
• Who owns them? E.g., wind
• What are the UK‟s strengths/weaknesses in these technology areas? E.g., marine and tidal
• What next?
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What next?
Renewable energy & Water treatment integration options exist
• Which are the most appropriate options for you?
• What are the adoption challenges?
– Regulatory
– Business models & financing
– Technical/scientific
• Where is the most appropriate „entry point‟ (i.e. where in the value chain)?
This is already underway outside the UK…
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Worldwide desalination capabilities
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…and finally…
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Selected team members
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Ilian IlievCEO & co-founder
Arthur LallementSenior Associate
Ralph PooleBoston
Representative
Mark MeyerBusiness Development
Manager North America
Helena van der MerweSenior Associate
Vladimir YossifovGeneva Representative
Dr Phil ColdrickAssociate Consultant
Dr Robert BradyNon-Exec Director
Sarah HelmSenior Associate
Yanjun ZhaoSenior Associate
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