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ScotlandWorld Leader in Marine
Energy
Neil KermodeManaging Director
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Is it worth it?
20% of UK’s electricity from Marine Energy
Develop technology for export
Security of supply
Jobs
‘So where are these machines?’ &
‘Why Scotland?’
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Wave Resource
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Wave Resource
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UK Wave Resource• Wave energy densities of
over 20kW/m• Scotland estimated
resource 14GW (46TWh)• 10% (4.6TWh) could
produce 10% of Scotland’s demand or 1.5% of UK’s
DTI Atlas
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UK Tidal Resource• Considerable resource with
speeds in excess of 1.5m/s• Pentland Firth 3m/s locally
with potential 16GW• 10% extraction would give
over 3TWh• Total Scottish resource in
excess of 4TWh
DTI Atlas
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Main Types of Wave Devices
Floating
Underwater BuoyantHinged Flap
Oscillating Water Column Overtopping
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Types of Tidal DevicesHorizontal axial-flow,
bottom mounted
Horizontal axial-flow, floating
Horizontal axial-flow, surface piercing
Vertical axial-flow
Other designs include: Oscillating Hydrofoil, Air Injection Technology and Lagoons
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Where are we now?
19042006
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EMEC’s Mission:
To be the internationally acknowledged leading test and certification centre for
marine energy converters.
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Wave Site – Billia Croo Cables
Grid
Data
Tidal Site – Fall of Warness, Eday
WavesTides
Hard Assets
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Sponsors:• Scottish Executive• Scottish Enterprise• Highlands & Islands Enterprise • Orkney Enterprise• Carbon Trust • Orkney Islands Council• DTI• EU (Tidal)
Around £18M
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EMEC’s Timeline• 1999 DTI Foresight• 2001 DTI & HIE Studies• 2002 design &
contract definition• 2003 construction• 2004 opening & 1st
wave device• 2005 tidal site
commenced• 2006 1st tidal device• 2007 cable connection• 2008 1st tidal grid
generation• 2009 …..
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Wave Site – Billia Croo
Where are we now?
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Tidal Site – Fall of Warness, Eday
Where are we now?
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Progress?
• First Platform 3.5 months
• Second installation 20 minutes
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We are not alone
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