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“Making Sense of Sustainable Energy Systems”

13th February 2019

Dr. George CrossleyFalmouth Bay Test Site (FaBTest) Manager

Renewable Energy, Penryn Campus, University of Exeter

www.fabtest.com

Why sustainable energy?

Climate change Energy security

www.fabtest.comFaBTest

Climate Change: Atmospheric CO2

97% of climate scientists agree that climate change is being caused by greenhouse gas emissions.

Direct correlation between carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere and global average temperature.

Climate Change:Pathways

+1°C now: already seeing more storms, flooding, heatwaves, drought, and island nations at risk of going underwater.

+2°C is going to mean a lot of human suffering, and tremendous damage to the planet, and a requirement for more energy.

UK Energy Imports

UK Energy importsBy fuel

Global ReservesFossil Fuels

Population growth& human displacement

UK Energy

Renewable EnergyPenryn CampusEnergy Policy

Solar Energy

Energy Storage

Electrical Power Systems

Marine Renewable Energy

Offshore wind energy

Tidal energy

Wave energy

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FaBTest

Sheltered nursery siteEasy access to port facilities

Crown Estate LeaseMarine License

2.8km2

2016BOLT LifesaverFred Olsen26 month deployment at FabTest

• Proved robustness of design and construction

• Wide range of operational conditions including storm events

• Determined real world operating performance following numerical modelling and tank testing

“Proximity of site to technical support facilities in Falmouth and backing of Harbour Commissioners to manage regulatory interfaces has been a winning formula for the project”

Now deployed at a Hawaiian ‘commercial site’

2018WaveSubMPSTowed from Milford Haven

Installed at FaBTest

Submerged wave energy device

Undergone 3 months testing

Refitted and ready for redeployment

2019AMOG

Floating wave energy converter

Fabrication commencing February 2019

Installation expected summer 2019

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Make Sense?

“Making Sense of Sustainable Energy Systems”

g.crossley@exeter.ac.uk

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