The OCEAN ENERGY sector

In the programmes of the European

Commission

Santiago Gonzalez Herraiz

European
p Commission,, DG Energy
gy and Transport
p
Energy technologies & research Coordination

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Slide n° 1 Energy
 OVERVIEW

8 EU Energy Policy

8 Status of the Technology

8 Recently supported projects

Slide n° 2 Energy
 An Energy Policy for Europe
Strategic Objectives

Security of supply

Environmental Competitiveness of European

sustainability economies and availability of
affordable energy

Slide n° 3 Energy
 European Council March 2007
8 Binding Targets for 2020
9 - 20% GHG emissions (ref = 1990)
9 20% Renewable Energy Sources
9 including 10% Bio-fuels (of all transport fuels)

8 Other targets for 2020

9 20% Energy
gy Efficiency
y

8 Actual trends show continuous growth of 1% CO2 per year:

9 + 13% CO2 emissions from 2007 to 2020*

* 1% annuall growth
th for
f EU 27 under
d « Business
B i as U
Usuall » Scenario
S i
Source: European Energy Outlook until 2030; European Commission, 2006
Slide n° 4 Energy
 How to meet RES targets and
curb CO2 trends ? (from + to -)
8 Strategic Energy Technology Plan
(technologies with most European added value, most
impact, willingness of sectors to work together)
8 Technology push
(industry, FP7, national programmes)
8 Market Pull
(CIP, ETS, national measures, etc)
8 Legislation for RES, EE, etc.

Slide n° 5 Energy
 FP7
STRUCTURE AND BUDGET (M€)
Ocean
Energy

Euratom 4 061
Cooperation 32 292
Energy
gy 2 265
JRC 1 751

Capacities 4 291

People 4 727

TOTAL: 54.582

Ideas 7 460

Slide n° 6 Energy
 FP7 ENERGY – ACTIVITIES
Cooperation specific programme

CO2 capture
p and storage
g
Hydrogen and fuel cells technologies for zero
Ocean Joint Technology Initiative proposed emission power generation
Energy
Renewable
Clean coal
electricity
technologies
generation

Renewable Smart energy

fuel production networks

Renewables Energy savings

for heating and cooling and energy efficiency

Knowledge for energy policy making

Slide n° 7 Energy
 FP7 SUPPORTS RES
BIOMASS: CROPS, FOREST-AGRO RESIDUES

HYDRO: FALLING WATER

GEOTHERMAL: EARTH ENERGY

WIND: MOVING AIR MASSES

OCEAN ENERGY

CSP: SOLAR TO ELECTRICITY

PHOTOVOLTAICS: SOLAR TO ELECTRICITY

Slide n° 8 Energy
 Intelligent
g Energy-
gy Europe
p –2
(part of CIP programme)

SAVE Improvement of energy efficiency

and rational use of energy
Ocean
Energy

Promotion of new and renewable

ALTENER energy sources for production of
electricity, heat and biofuels

STEER IImprovementt off energy efficiency

ffi i &
use of renewables in transport

Slide n° 9 Energy
 Ocean Energy

•Over 11000 patents worldwide

•No standardisation or prevailing design

Slide n° 10 Energy
 Ocean Energy
P d ti costt
Production

8 Actual projected cost 0.10 - 0.25 €/kWh

8 Target Cost 0.05 €/kWh by 2015-2020

Slide n° 11 Energy
 Status of technology development 2

Slide n° 12 Energy
 Recently
y Supported projects
j

Slide n° 13 Energy
 Support from the energy research
programmes
(both DG TREN and DG RTD) years 1990
1990-2008
2008
Number of Total EC Contribution
F
Framework
k Programme
P P j
Projects (M€)
FP2 (JOULE I) 2 0,52
FP3 (JOULE II) 8 3,05
FP4 (JOULE III) 11 6,91
FP5 4 4 54
4,54
FP6 10 17,3
FP7 (DG RTD) 2 75
7,5
FP7 (DG TREN)* 4 20

41 59 82
59,82
Slide n° 14 Energy
 DG RTD FP6 Project:
j WAVESSG p
project
j

C di t : Wave
Coordinator W energy AS,
AS Norway
N
Overtopping principle,
principle multiple reservoirs
at Kvitsøy island, Norway
200 kW capacity

Eligible
Eli ibl costs
t : 1
1.4
4 M€
Max EU Support : 1.0 M€

Slide n° 15 Energy
 DG RTD FP6 Project: SEEWEC project

Coordinator : Gent University,

Uni ersit Belgi
Belgium
m

Wave energy converter

1:3 model and full scale

Eligible
Eli ibl costs
t : 3
3.8
8 M€
Max EU Support : 2.3 M€

Slide n° 16 Energy
 DG RTD FP6 Project:
j Wave Dragon
g MW

Coordinator : Wave Dragon Aps

Aps, Denmark

Overtopping wave energy converter

7 MW unit

Eligible
Eli ibl costs
t : 21 M€
Max EU Support : 2.4 M€

Slide n° 17 Energy
 DG RTD FP7 Project:
j EQUIMAR

Coordinator : The University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, UK

Testing and Evaluation of

Marine Energy Extraction Devices

Eligible
Eli ibl costs
t : 5
5.4
4 M€
Max EU Support : 4 M€

Slide n° 18 Energy
 DG RTD FP7 Project:
j CORES

Coordinator : University College of Cork

Cork, Ireland

Components for Ocean Energy Systems

Eligible
Eli ibl costs
t : 4
4.5
5 M€
Max EU Support : 3.4 M€

Slide n° 19 Energy
 Project: ALDA
Coordinator : SeWave Aps DG TREN

Oscillating Water Column system

in a cliff tunnel in Faroes (1 MW)

Eligible
Eli ibl costt : 5
5.9
9 M€
Support : 1.36 M€

Slide n° 20 Energy
 Project: AWS - MKII
DG TREN
Coordinator : AWS Ocean Energy Ltd
submerged
g air-filled p
piston that expands
p and
contracts in response to wave
pressure (1.25
(1 25 MW)

Eligible cost : 5.6 M€

Support : 2.2
2 2 M€

Slide n° 21 Energy
 Project: NEREIDA MOWEC
DG TREN
Coordinator : Ente Vasco de la Energia (EVE)
Multi chamber Ocsillating
g Water Column,
(16 wells turbines) Oscillating Water Column (OWC) Wells Turbines

in breakwater (250 kW)

at Mutriku, Spain.

Eligible cost : 2
2.0
0 M€
Support : 0.83M€

Slide n° 22 Energy
 Project: WAVESTAR
DG TREN
Coordinator : Wave Star Energy
multi p
point absorber with hydraulic
y transmission,
fixed on steel pile structure (500 kW)
At Horns Rev (DK)

Eligible cost : 4.0 M€

Support : 1.7
1 7 M€

Slide n° 23 Energy
 Project: EU-OEA
Specific Support Action
DG TREN
EUROPEAN OCEAN ENERGY ASSOCIATION
DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
Objectives:
•Establish
Establish usefull and efficient exchange of information
•Raise the profile of Ocean Energy
•Setting of sector targets, policy formulation, funding sources

Eligible cost : 445.120 €

Support : 445
445.120
120 €
Slide n° 24 Energy
 PROPOSALS BY SECTOR
(RES ELECTRICITY GENERATION)
18
16
16 15
RECEIVED
14 RETAINED
WITHIN BUDGET
12

10
8 8
8 7
6
6 5
4
4
2 2 2 2 2 2
2 1
0 0 0 0 0 0
0
PV BIO WIND GEO CSP OCE X-CUT

Slide n° 25 Energy
 BUDGET REQUESTED (M€)
(RES ELECTRICITY GENERATION)
80
72 72
RECEIVED
70 RETAINED
WITHIN BUDGET
60

50 45
39
40
31
29
30
23 21
20
8 10 11
10 8
6 6 6
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
PV BIO WIND GEO CSP OCE X-CUT

Slide n° 26 Energy
 EC CONTRIBUTION BY SECTOR (42M€)
(RES ELECTRICITY GENERATION)

X-CUT
0%
PV
OCE 13%
49%

BIO
24%

WIND
14%
GEO
CSP
0%
0%

Slide n° 27 Energy