Biscay

 Marine  
Energy  Pla0orm  
(bimep)  
Pablo  Ruiz-­‐Minguela  
Head  of  Wave  Energy  
jp.ruiz-­‐minguela@tecnalia.com  
 
 
GMREC  V  
Open  Water  TesEng  Panel  
April  26,  Washington  DC    
 bimep:  
The  Biscay  Marine  Energy  Pla0orm  is  an  ocean  infrastructure  for  research,  demonstraJon  and  
operaJon  of  offshore  Wave  Energy  Converters  (WEC)  on  the  open  sea.    

•  Loca%on  
Basque Country
Spain

§  Energy  Flux  =  21  kW/m   Main  Features  

§  Sea  Surface  =  5.2  km2  
§  Water  depth  =  50-­‐90  m  
§  Closest  point  to  land  =  1.7km  
§  Overall  power  =  20  MW   Bay of Biscay
§  7  Naviga%onal  Marking  Buoys  
§  1  Metocean  Buoy  (since  Feb.  2009)  
§  4  Berths  &  Subsea  Lines,  13.2  kV/5  MW  
§  1  Onshore  Substa%on  with  protec%ons  and  
measurement  instrumenta%on  for  each  berth:  
20  MW  transformer,  connected  to  132  kV  grid  
§  Monitoring  and  control  system  (SCADA)  
Armintza
§  Research  and  Data  Centre  
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PROJECT DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PLANNING & MARKETING

Location selected Site Engineering (SENER) bimep, S.A. established Exploitation

CONSENTING

OPERATION
Environmental Permit Administrative Authorisation Final Permit

DETAILED DESIGN

Construction Project EIA

PURCHASES

Metocean buoy Submarines lines Onshore substation Marking & Navigation Safety
(FUGRO) (ELECNOR) (ELIMCO)
CONSTRUCTION

Start of Installation of
onshore works submarine lines

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MANAGING BODY

•  Biscay  Marine  Energy  PlaZorm,  S.A.:  A  company  established  in  December  2011  to  
develop,  install,  operate  and  manage  the  bimep  facility.  

Biscay  Marine  Energy  Pla0orm,  S.A.  

                                                                                                                             
80%   20%  

Basque  Energy  Agency  (Regional  Body)   Spanish  Energy  Agency  (Na%onal  Body)  
www.eve.es   www.idae.es  

•  The  development  and  construc%on  of  this  infrastructure  will  amount  a  total  
investment  of  €20  million.  

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ROLE OF TECNALIA

•  TECNALIA  is  the  coordinator  of  the  R&D  ac%vi%es  related  to  the  bimep  and  has  been  
assis%ng  EVE  in  developing  the  project  since  its  preliminary  analyses  (2007).  
•  Some  of  the  ac%vi%es  TECNALIA  has  contributed  to  are:  
132kV Level

Wave  Resource  Atlas  for  the  Basque  Coast   Environmental  Impact  Assessment  
Site  selec2on  &  analysis  of  environmental  condi2ons  

Buoy  data  analysis  and  post-­‐processing   Technical  specifica2ons  for  tenders   Alterna2ves  for  grid  connec2on  
Guidance  documents   Grid  integra2on  analyses  

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COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PORTFOLIO

SERVICE   BASIC   ADVANCED  

Space  rent   Access  to  offshore  site  &  office  space  

Real-­‐2me  metocean  and  electrical  

Informa%on   genera2on  data;  Historic  info  
Hourly  wave  forecasts    (24h,  48h  and  72h)  

Technology  assessment;     Device  surveillance;    

Safety   Monitoring  of  alarms   Emergency  Management  

Grid  connec2on;    
Energy   Revenues  on  energy  generated  
Energy  quality  

Verifica%on   Performance  /  Power  matrix  

Offshore    
Device  installa2on  and  maintenance  
Opera%ons  
Technical     Mechanical,  electrical,  resource  y  
Analyses   environmental  analyses    

Collabora2ve  projects;    
R&D&i   Search  for  sources  of  funding  

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IN SUMMARY

•  bimep  is  a  wave  energy  plant  for  research,  

test  and  opera%on  (TRL  7-­‐9).    
–  Provides  ready-­‐to-­‐use  facili2es  for  developers.  
–  No  further  administra2ve  permits  required.  
–  Streamlined  applica2on  process.  

1.  Submit  detailed  project  execu%on  plan  

2.  Perform  technical  assessment  and  valida%on  
3.  Inform  Ministry  of  Industry  
4.  Deploy  wave  energy  devices  

•  bimep  offers  services  aimed  at  the  

accelera%on  and  development  of  marine  
energy  technologies.  In  the  future,  it  might  
extend  these  services  to  deep  offshore  wind  
energy.  

•  bimep  will  place  the  Basque  Country  at  the  forefront  of  the  marine  energy  sector  and  
will  adract  key  developers  and  investors  with  a  posi%ve  socio-­‐economic  impact.  

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THANK  YOU  FOR  YOUR  ATTENTION!  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pablo  Ruiz-­‐Minguela  
Head  of  Wave  Energy  
TECNALIA,  Spain  
jp.ruiz-­‐minguela@tecnalia.com  
 
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