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EEL ENERGY
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The energy from oceans, seas and rivers
19/10/12 Vitoria-Gasteiz
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Why are marine currents interesting?
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Sea source of energy
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• Water is 830 times more dense than the air
• Marine currents naturally concentrate energy
• Renewable energies like wind and solar are
diffused and intermittent energy sources
• Europe host some of the best tidal resources in the world with powerful accessible currents
• UK : 10 to 15 GW • France : 3 to 5 GW
• Energy production is precisely predictable on the long run
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Sea theater of innovations
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Nature source of inspiration
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Where are turbines and helix ?
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Why nature can be a smart advisor to innovators?
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“ Observe the nature, and you
might envision your future”
Leonardo Da Vinci
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From inspiration to innovation
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inspired by a natural movement of marine species
Eel energy develop a solution to achieve 3 goals:
• Produce more renewable energy
• Reduce costs
• Reduce environmental impact
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Eel a breakthrough technology
An undulating membrane to harness energy • Optimize energy transfer
• Reduce drag
• The efficient surface is the cumulative surface of the wave fronts
• Allow to exceed Betz law
• The energy is converted along the length of the membrane
• A controlling loop allow to monitor the resistance of the membrane
• optimize energy production according to current strength
• A technology patented, in 2008 and 2011, internationally
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Differentiation
• Double energy production compared to turbines • Start at low speed of current, lower than 0.5m/s • No cavitations phenomenon • Make possible high power machine, up to 5 MW • Automatic adaptation to orientation and strength of the current
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• Require less deep water • Better adaptation to low, high and variable currents • Able to make the most of locations inappropriate for
other systems
• Forte densité des fermes d’hydroliennes • Disposition horizontale appropriée pour les zones à faible profondeur et à grande
vitesse de fluide
• Faible traînée en aval du système
• No risk of collision for living marine organisms • Low drag and water flow turbulences • Allow higher density of farm • Reduce the sprawl on sea floors
Energy performance
Environment respect
Economic performance
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• Reduce cost of installation and maintenance
Strategic advantages
Energy performance Economic Performance
Environment respect
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Market and strategy
3. Hydro-generator for boats
Market estimated at €50 billion, for 24 million units
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1. Tidal and permanent currents • A world tidal potential estimated
between 150 to 200 GW • Request for Proposal expected in France
by 2015 • High potential area: France, UK, South
Africa, Canada, Japan • Islands and isolated off grid sites
2. Rivers and estuaries A huge market, especially in developping countries poorly equiped and connected to grid, of
which: India, South-east Asia, Latin America
• Licensing (Up front payment and royalties), research, design, customization, technical support
• Production and sales thanks to industrial partners
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Roadmap
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Prototype 2nd generation Scale 1/6
Pool tests with IFRMER 2011 - 2012
Prototype 3rd generation Scale 1/6
Membrane Hutchinson Pool tests with IFRMER
Material tests in sea
2012 – 2013
Prototype in sea Study and conception
of a demonstrator at scale 1/1
Last quarter of 2013
Building of scale 1/1 demonstrator 1st semester 2014
Installation of demonstrator in sea Selling licenses
2nd semester 2014
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Strong and experimented partners
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o IFREMER: Hydro dynamic tests in pool
o HUTCHINSON: material conception
o CEDRAT Technologies: electromechanical engineering
o TWI: Monitoring
o ADEME: Financial support for research and PhD
