Side Events - RenewableUK Wave & Tidal 2010
RenewableUK Half Day Seminar:
Technical Tools for Marine Renewable Project Development
3rd March 2010, The Jolly St. Ermin's Hotel, Westminster, London
This exciting afternoon seminar looked at the tools currently available and being developed for deployment of marine renewable energy. The seminar saw a detailed presentation from Garrad Hassan; for the first time outlining exactly what the Energy Technology Institute funded PERAWAT project will deliver to the UK Wave & Tidal industry. With Garrad Hassan’s experience in developing similar tools for the wind industry, the PERAWAT project has the potential to unlock vast amounts of knowledge and financing for future project delivery.
Other presentations focused on:
- The collection, analysis and reporting of Met-ocean data
- Effective management of geotechnical risk with regards to infrastructure
- Ecological data gathering, survey techniques and analysis
Presentations can be viewed by clicking on the relevant links below.
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| Introduction from Andrew Mill, NaREC The ETI funded Performance Assessment of Wave and Tidal Array Systems (PerAWaT) Project Robert Rawlinson Smith, Garrad Hassan The ETI funded PerAWaT project, is a project led by Garrad Hassan, and including EDF Energy, EON, the University of Edinburgh, the University of Oxford, Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Manchester that will develop a series of models to predict the performance of wave and tidal stream generator arrays. This will be the first in-depth presentation outlining exactly what and how this project will deliver. For further details on PerAWaT click here. VIEW PRESENTATION. |
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| The importance of Metocean data at marine renewable energy sites James Parker, Gardline Environmental The collection, analysis and reporting of Metocean data can be an extensive and sometimes costly task for a developer of a marine renewable energy site to undertake. However, this monetary cost is dwarfed through the potential accumulative costs associated with poorly collected, inaccurately analysed and interpreted data of unknown quality. This presentation will outline the importance of Metocean data throughout the life cycle of a marine renewable energy site in order to demonstrate the significance of its collection and understanding. VIEW PRESENTATION. |
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| Connecting to the Grid Peter McGarley, Senergy Econnect Many electrical generation topologies have been proposed by marine energy device manufacturers and grid integration can present a significant challenge. Grid Code / Distribution Connection Agreement compliance is a critical aspect of design and can be complex for large projects. Aspects of obtaining a grid connection in the pre-connection, construction and energisation stages will be discussed. VIEW PRESENTATION. |
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| Session Two | |
| Managing and Mitigating Geotechnical Risk for Marine Energy Development Gareth Ellery Moorings, foundations and cables represent a significant CAPEX burden on wave and tidal development. Effective management of geotechnical risk with regards to these infrastructure items can offer cost-optimisation to the industry. Key to the implementation of an effective geotechnical risk strategy is the recognition and understanding of the particular challenge posed by the wide variety of energy devices and the particularly onerous deployment environments. VIEW PRESENTATION. |
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| Environmental Monitoring Richard Walls, Natural Power Environmental considerations and in particular, Ecological baseline data gathering are time-critical components along the development and consenting schedule for Marine Energy Developments (wave & tidal).These elements are also key to managing effectively project risk and consenting programs. The presentation will identify the current practical elements involved in Ecological Monitoring for Marine Renewable Energy developments with specific reference to key UK projects and areas such as the Pentland Firth and Orkney as well as current and developing ‘best practice’ guidance. VIEW PRESENTATION. |
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| The application of CDM 2007 regulations for wave and tidal projects Tom Frood, SeaROC This presentation explores the legislative obligations and responsibilities for Marine Energy developers, the options available to them in terms of project structure and development to achieve compliance efficiently and some of the Health and Safety considerations described in the Guidelines for Health and Safety in the Marine Energy Industry developed for RenewableUK and EMEC by Searoc. VIEW PRESENTATION. |
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| Solway Energy Gateway Nigel Catterson, Solway Energy Gateway, and Sean Matthews, Halcrow The Solway has, since the 1980's, been considered a valuable source of tidal power. It is the second most powerful tidal estuary in the UK with a mean average tidal range of 5.5 metres. For the past four years ways and means of moving a tidal capture project forward have been explored. This has culminated in the recently published feasability study which was jointly funded by the Northwest Development Agency, Scottish Enterprise and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. The study provisionally explores some of the potential schemes that could be applied to the Solway Firth. Solway Energy Gateway Ltd was established to explore the available potential and to maximise the return to the local communities either side of the Firth of any possible scheme. VIEW PRESENTATION. |
For further details, please contact Oliver Wragg, Wave and Tidal Development Manager on o.wragg@renewable-uk.com or Tel: +44 (0)20 7901 3020
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