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SCOTTISH RENEWABLES: MARINE MILESTONES REPORT 2011/12

MARINE MILESTONES REPORT 2011/12

Boasting 25 per cent and 10 per cent respectively of Europe’s tidal and wave resource, it is clear that the marine energy industry will play a hugely important role in Scotland’s transition to a low carbon economy, creating thousands of jobs, attracting millions of pounds of investment and providing Scotland with a skillset that will unlock global opportunities.

The marine energy sector has made significant

progress over the last 10 years and we have

established ourselves as world leaders in this field.

Nowhere else in the world has the same abundance

of technology developers, devices deployed or

the high standard of strategically important

test facilities and plans for future development

on the scale of that in the Pentland Firth and

Orkney Waters.

This year alone has seen some important

developments for the industry – The designation of

Scotland’s first marine energy park incorporating

the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), the

release of the Fossil Fuel Levy with the subsequent

creation of the Renewable Energy Investment Fund

and the launch of the Offshore Renewable Energy

Catapult Centre in Glasgow, to name just a few,

clearly mark Scotland’s commitment to the success

of marine energy.

The Scottish Renewables Milestones Report

highlights a number of the industry’s achievements

over the last year, as well as identifying priorities

for future development.


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The European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney is leading the way in wave and tidal power generation as part of the Scottish Government’s target to generate 100% of the country’s annual electricity consumption through renewable sources by 2020.

EMEC

The Centre was established with around £30 million

of funding from the Scottish Government, Highlands

and Islands Enterprise, the Carbon Trust, UK

Government, Scottish Enterprise, the European

Union and Orkney Islands Council. In 2011, EMEC

became financially self-sufficient, largely due to the

heightened activity on site during the previous year.

Completed in 2003, the Billia Croo test site

is located on the western edge of the Orkney

mainland in an area with some of the highest

wave energy potential in Europe - with an average

significant wave height of 2 – 3 metres, and the

highest wave on record reaching 17 metres. The

site consists of five cabled test berths in up to

70 metres of water, located approximately 2km

offshore, as well as a near shore berth for shallow

water projects.

EMEC’s tidal test site at the Fall of Warness, located

to the west of the island Eday, was chosen for its

high velocity marine currents which reach almost

4 m/s (8 knots) in spring tides. The facility offers

eight test berths at depths ranging from 12m to

50m in an area 2km across and approximately 4km

in length.

Wave SiteDEVELOPER DEVICE CAPACITY STATUS E-On P2 750 kW TestingScottish Power Renewables P2 750 kW TestingWello Oy Penguin 500 kW TestingAquamarine Power Ltd Oyster 800 800 kW TestingSeatricity 800 kW InstallingVattenfall P2e 750 kW Contracted (due 2014)

Tidal SiteDEVELOPER DEVICE CAPACITY STATUS ANDRITZ HYDRO Hammerfest HS1000 1 MW TestingTidal Generation Ltd DeepGen 500kW TestingOpenHydro Open Centre Turbine 250kW TestingAtlantis Resources Corporation AR1000 1MW TestingVoith Hydro Wavegen 1 MW InstallingBluewater (Blue TEC) 1 MW Contracted (due 2012)Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd 1 MW Contracted (due 2012/13)

THERE ARE CURRENTLY 14 FULL-SCALE DEVELOPERS CONTRACTED TO TEST AT EMEC:


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Technology or Project Name: Aquamarine Power OysterDEVICE TYPE: OYSTER 800 WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER CAPACITY: 800KW

Highlights of 2011/12 In the last 12 months Aquamarine Power successfully installed their Oyster 800 at EMEC, began operational testing and produced first power to the grid. The company is now testing offshore components including hydraulics and is running the onshore hydroelectric turbine up to speed. Aquamarine Power also secured full consent for the three-device 2.4MW project at EMEC and announced a ground-breaking deal with Barclays to bring £3.4 million debt into the scheme. On Lewis they have secured 43MW of grid capacity and have applied to Marine Scotland and the local council for offshore and onshore consents for their proposed 40MW farm.

Objectives and Priorities for 2012/13

The priorities for the year ahead will be to continue with operational testing and produce consistent power from the Oyster 800, prior to commencing construction of the next-generation Oyster 801 device. On Lewis we hope to have gained full consent for the site, with first works planned for 2014.

Indicative timelines for project/ technology development

2012 – secure full consent for 40MW site,Lewis2013 – operational testing Oyster 800. Commence Oyster 8012014 – commence installation works on Lewis2015 – install first 3MW on Lewis


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Technology or Project Name:The MeyGen Tidal Energy Project – Phase 1

DEVICE TYPE: AR1000 + ONE OTHER DEVICE MANUFACTURER

CAPACITY: PHASE 1: 86MW

Highlights of 2011/12 Since its creation in October 2010 the project has achieved a number of milestones including securing 3.5KM2 seabed lease from The Crown Estate, starting and completing the Front End Engineering Design in 2011; securing 253MW of grid connection such that the project can be delivered from 2014 onwards and the submission of consent documentation to both Marine Scotland and The Highland Council for adjudication. The project has been buoyed by the wider industry announcements of 5 ROC support for tidal projects, MEAD and MRCF funding launch as well as the acceptance for us to enter into the Saltire Prize.


- Environmental consents adjudication and full onshore planning- Award of government capital funding (subject to competition)- Financial investment decision for 2014 construction start of

initial array (6 turbines)- Detail Design and Procurement phase entered into- Turbine supply contracts and long lead components award

Indicative timelines for project/ technology development

- 2013 – Detail design and procurement- 2014 – Delivery phase with construction of onshore works,

delivery and installation of 6 x tidal energy turbines- 2015 – Deploy and monitor phase complete, roll out Phase 1 - 2016 – Continued roll out of Phase 1 and submission of

consents for Phase 2


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Technology or Project Name: Aegir Wave Farm, ShetlandDEVICE TYPE: PELAMIS WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER

CAPACITY: 10MW

Highlights of 2011/12 Development of Aegir’s wave farm project off the west coast of Shetland has progressed well with the JV securing an Agreement for Lease from The Crown Estate in May 2011 for the development of a 10MW Pelamis array. Aegir contracted NAFC Marine Centre to carry out geophysical surveys, including sub bottom profiling, over the 2012 summer to help with micro siting and anchor designs, this was augmented by surveying by Marine Scotland Science. Analysis of cable routing offshore and onshore has been undertaken, and the tendering for EIA work is nearing completion. In parallel Aegir continued resource measurements with waverider buoys on site.


EIA work will be carried out over the next year, including onshore and offshore surveys and studies. Geophysical and geotechnical surveys will also be carried out next year. Aegir Wave Power will continue community consultations and will be posting news and updates to www.aegirwave.com


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Technology or Project Name:3MW Tidal Turbine Drive Train Testing Facility

DEVICE TYPE: TEST FACILITYCAPACITY: 3MW

Highlights of 2011/12 The National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec, has completed construction of the first of three new test facilities for offshore renewable technologies. The 3MW input capacity Drive Train Test Facility will test tidal turbines in a controlled environment out of the water.

Objectives and Priorities for

2012/13

The test rig is currently being commissioned working with the Atlantis Resources AR1000 turbine. Once commissioned then the facility will undertake accredited accelerated life testing of drive train systems.

Indicative timelines for project/

technology development

Narec is in discussions with tidal developers for testing programmes


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Technology or Project Name:Sound of Islay

DEVICE TYPE: ANDRITZ HYDRO HAMMERFEST HS1000CAPACITY: 10MW

Highlights of 2011/12 The project gained consent from the Scottish Government in March 2011,

becoming the first tidal array of its kind to gain consent. Since that time it has

undergone iterations with a proposed new cable route and substation location

on Islay. As part of this process the project has undergone a FEED study and

additional ecological surveys have taken place in relation to the proposed new

cable routes and substation location. Further array optimisations have been

undertaken to finalise the optimum size and spacing of the devices, resulting in

the final project layout.


2012/13

The project has recently been taken on by ScottishPower Renewables

Construction team who will drive the project to completion. The proposed

device for Islay will continue its testing programme at EMEC while a

geotechnical assessment of the site is undertaken. O&M procedures will be

refined and local supply chain invigorated.



The AHH technology is currently being developed at EMECs test facility at the

Fall of Warness. Once this technology has been fully proven then it will be

deployed at the Sound of Islay site. Construction works will begin in late 2013.


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Technology or Project Name: Marwick HeadDEVICE TYPE: PELAMIS WAVE POWER P-2 (PREFERRED TECHNOLOGY)

CAPACITY: 49.5MW

Highlights of 2011/12 The current preferred technology to be deployed at the Marwick Head site is

the Pelamis P-2 device, which is currently undergoing testing at EMEC. Once

the results of this testing have been analysed the device will be tested in an

array configuration as part of Phase I of the Marwick Head project (9MW; 12

devices) prior to two further installation phases taking the site to 49.5MW

(66 devices).


2012/13

Preliminary resource modelling (being undertaken by INTERTEK Metoc and

Frazer Nash) and yield assessments are underway. 2012/13 will also see

the start of a programme of works at the site which will include geophysical

surveys, ecological (seabird and marine mammal) and also lead to the principal

EIA contractor being procured.



Marwick Head is ScottishPower Renewables first commercial scale wave

project and follows on from Pelamis P-2 testing at EMEC. Therefore, project

timelines are ultimately dependent on the results of this testing programme.

It’s currently proposed to have consent for the site in 2015/16, with installation

of Phase I in 2016/17.


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Technology or Project Name: Ness of DuncansbyDEVICE TYPE: ANDRITZ HYDRO HAMMERFEST HS1000 (PREFERRED TECHNOLOGY)

CAPACITY: 95MW

Highlights of 2011/12 2012 saw the announcement that the Ness of Duncansby project is to be

entered into the Scottish Governments £10 million Saltire Prize competition

by SPR. The current preferred technology to be deployed at the site is the

AHH HS1000 device, which is currently undergoing testing at EMEC. Once the

results of this testing have been analysed the device will be tested in an array

configuration at SPRs consented Sound of Islay development prior to being

installed at the Ness of Duncansby.


2012/13

Preliminary resource modelling (being undertaken by INTERTEK Metoc and

Frazer Nash) and yield assessments are underway. 2012/13 will also see

the start of a programme of works at the site which will include geophysical

surveys, ecological (seabird and marine mammal) and also lead to the principal

EIA contractor being procured.



Ness of Duncansby is SPRs commercial tidal project and follows on from work

at EMEC and the Sound of Islay. Therefore, project timelines are dependent

on the results of testing at these two locations. It’s currently proposed to have

consent for the site in 2016, with work commencing in 2017.


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Project Name: Orcadian Pelamis P2 Wave Farm Demonstration Project

DEVICE TYPE: PELAMIS P2 750KW

CAPACITY: 1.5MW

Highlights of 2011/12 E.ON and ScottishPower Renewables have jointly launched the world’s first

collaborative wave farm at EMEC with the installation of a second Pelamis machine at

Billia Croo in May.

In over 18 months of progressive testing since its first installation, the E.ON Pelamis

machine has been tested in wave heights of up to 8m with sustained generation,

absorbing bursts of power in excess of 2MW and converting them into smooth 30

minute average electrical output of 270kW.

Since May the ScottishPower Renewables’ Pelamis machine has amassed

approximately 1000 hours of deployment time and has been generating electricity to

the grid in line with expectations.


2012/13

Throughout 2012 and 2013 SPR and E.ON will continue to progress the work-

up plan for the Pelamis P2 devices. Both machines will be simultaneously

introduced to progressively more energetic sea states over time in order to test

their performance in different conditions.



Over the next few years both machines will be demonstrated at EMECs Billia

Croo test facility. This testing programme will serve to prove the technology

for deployment at SPR’s commercial wave development of Marwick Head

and E.ON’s 50MW wave farm located to the north of EMEC. Both projects

have Agreements for Lease from The Crown Estate and are currently

in development.


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Technology or Project Name: Scotrenewables Tidal Turbine – SR250 250kW ‘Full Scale’ Prototype

DEVICE TYPE: DUAL ROTOR FLOATING TIDAL TURBINE

CAPACITY: 250KW (CURRENT PROTOTYPE) & 2MW (‘COMMERCIAL SCALE’)

Highlights of 2011/12 Successfully completed the construction and EMEC installation of the SR250 on time

and on budget. Developed and refined effective offshore operations methodologies

Carried out series of intensive off-grid tests including a full power tow trial to 250kW.

First large-scale floating tidal turbine to generate into the UK national grid.

Longer term grid-connected deployments now underway with the SR250 consistently

generating close to peak power production.

Successfully demonstrated the ability to install a floating tidal turbine with a small, cheap

multicat work vessel. Connection and disconnection procedures take approx 30 mins.

Successful demonstration of ability to access the turbine onsite for minor maintenance

/ inspection without even shutting the turbine down. Turbine has exhibited

excellent stability.


2012/13

2012 / 13 - Continue undertaking longer term grid-connected deployments of the

SR250 at EMEC with sustained focus on performance and survivability testing.

2012 - Finalise the design and begin subsystem testing of a 2MW commercial

demonstrator turbine

2013 / early 2014 – Complete construction of the 2MW turbine and commence pre-

commercial stage testing.



250kW ‘Full Scale’ testing ongoing until mid-2013

2MW ‘Commercial Scale’ construction due for completion early 2014.

10MW Array Demonstrator Project 2015 / 2016

Subsequent expansion to 30MW.


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AlbATERN lTdAlbaTERN have been developing wave energy solutions since 2007. The company’s main technology (The WaveNET) is a modular, mechanically coupled, wave energy array system that is formed by interconnecting multiple standalone converters (SQUIDs) in a 2D hexagonal array. The system has been designed for minimal operational and handling costs and to have high levels of built in redundancy. Numerical modelling and initial test results indicate non-linear yield improvements arising from the mechanically coupled

approach. AlbaTERN received funding from the WATERS2 program to deploy a WaveNET array comprising six 7.5kW SQUID devices. Design work for the larger 75kW SQUID devices will begin in 2013 providing a comprehensive product range capable of satisfying power requirements up to 10MW per installation.

ATlANTis REsouRcEsAtlantis is a vertically integrated marine renewable power company providing highly efficient and reliable marine turbines, project origination, resource assessment, project, installation & completion management as well as operations & maintenance services to utilities and power companies worldwide.

The AR series turbines are commercial scale Horizontal Axis Turbines designed for open ocean deployment in the harshest environments on the planet. AR turbines feature a single rotor set with highly efficient fixed pitch blades. The AR turbine is rotated as required with each tidal exchange. This is done in the slack period between tides and fixed in place for the optimal heading for the next tide. AR turbines are rated at 1MW @

2.65m/s of water flow velocity. The AR-1000, the first of the AR series, was successfully deployed and commissioned at the EMEC facility during the summer of 2011.

NAuTRiciTyNautricity continues its development and deployment of its Hydo-bouy mooring system and CoRMaT tidal turbine technologies.

A prototype Hydro-buoy mooring system together with a 10m diameter CoRMaT turbine is currently being built for deployment and testing at EMEC in 2012/ 13. The Hydro-buoy system is a platform technology utilising a combination of displacement buoyancy with hydro-dynamic lift, generated within the tidal flow, to provide the required tension on the mooring line in order to keep station. The Hydro-buoy is being prototyped via a Scottish Enterprise Smart Scotland Award to manufacture and test this novel mooring system.

Nautricity’s recent Scottish Government Waters II award accelerates the deployment and operation of a full scale pre-commercial CoRMaT turbine in tidal waters of the south-west coast of Scotland. This will result in the deployment of a grid connected 500 kW CoRMaT turbine during the summer of 2013. Device construction is currently being undertaken together with the securing of the various consents to facilitate deployment.’

VoiTh hydRo WAVEgEN

Voith Hydro Wavegen’s oscillating water column wave power technology has been generating power to the UK National Grid for 12 years, and to the Spanish grid for over 12 months. The Basque Energy Board’s Mutriku plant has exceeded both performance and availability guarantees during the first twelve months of operation, and further demonstrates that Wavegen’s technology is fully ready for wider commercial deployment.

Voith Hydro Wavegen continues to develop the Siadar projects on the isle of Lewis. Key milestones achieved in 2012 include secur-ing a 30MW seabed agreement for lease from the Crown Estate, and commence-ment of formal consenting for the additional 26MW capacity (above the already consented and grid contracted 4MW project).

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