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Demonstration & Deployment of a Commerical Scale Wave Energy Converter with an innovative Real Time Wave by Wave Tuning System
Start date:2010-02-01
End date:2014-01-31
Project Acronym:WAVEPORT
Project status:Execution
Coordinator
| Organization name:THE UK INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIMITED | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Jo |
MIDDLE ASTON HOUSE OXFORDSHIRE UNITED KINGDOM Region: |
| Tel:+44-08450947680 | |
| Fax:+44-01664503680 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.uk-isri.org | Organization Type: |
Description
Objective:
In the Atlantic arc from Iceland to Portugal, Europe has some of the best natural wave resources in the world; with the total potential European ocean wave power estimated to be in the range 150 -240 TWh per annum. The main barrier to wave energy expansion is the lack of a large, commercial-scale demonstration of the technology. In addition, the efficiency of devices is limited and needs to be improved.
The WAVEPORT project aims to address this shortfall by demonstrating a large scale grid connected, 600kW peak generator rated, point absorber Wave Energy Converter - for which a smaller scale prototype has already been tested.
WAVEPORT will also expedite the development of alternative devices by installing a ten port open platform 1.5MW rated underwater substation pod for the validation of future wave energy converters. To address the need for improved efficiency; a novel Real-Time Wave-by-Wave tuning system will be developed and demonstrated.
Our aims are:
- Reduce the capital infrastructure cost of the WEC device to less than 2000/kW by 2020.
- Accelerate the development of a wavefarm site within the Santona site in Spain, to 90 MW by 2020 generating over 500 GWh per annum, offsetting approx 215,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum
- Accelerate the development of European wave farms to 0.97 GW by 2020 generating over 6 TWh offsetting approx. 2.6 mT of CO2 per annum
- Facilitating an open platform approach for utilities and WEC developers through the use of the Underwater Sub-Station Pod, further reducing the risks associated with investment in this technology
- Reduce the cost of Wave energy generated electricity to 4.3 c /kWh by 2020
- Improvement on the energy efficiency of wave energy devices by at least 35 % (loading factor to at least 75%) by utilising the Real-Time Wave-by-Wave tuning system.
- Create 7600 jobs in the renewable energy sector over the period to 2020 by developing a European based wave energy industry worth 1.9 billion in cumulative sales
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Project Details
Start date:2010-02-01
End date:2014-01-31
Duration:48 months
Project Reference:239368
Project cost:8503014 EURO
Project Funding:4591850 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-ENERGY
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:Ocean: demonstration of innovative full size systems
Contract type:Collaborative project (generic)
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Subject index:Other Energy Topics
Other participants
| Organization name:THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Enda |
Northcote House, The Queen's Drive EXETER UNITED KINGDOM Region:SOUTH WEST (UK) CORNWALL, DEVON Devon |
| Tel:+44-1392263744 | |
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| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.ex.ac.uk | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:DESARROLLO Y GESTION INDUSTRIAL Y DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE SA | |
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Name:Javier |
Avda. Juan Carlos I MALIAÑO ESPAÑA Region:NOROESTE CANTABRIA |
| Tel:+34-942255182 | |
| Fax:+34-942255143 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
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| Organization name:WAVE ENERGY CENTRE - CENTRO DE ENERGIA DAS ONDAS | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Ana |
Rua Sa da Bandeira PORTO PORTUGAL Region:CONTINENTE NORTE Grande Porto |
| Tel:+351-218482655 | |
| Fax:+351-218481630 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
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| Organization name:OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES INC CORPORATION | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Paul |
REED ROAD PENNINGTON UNITED STATES Region: |
| Tel:+44-1926623374 | |
| Fax:+44-1926408190 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
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| Organization name:FUGRO OCEANOR AS | |
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Name:Inger Marie |
Pier-senteret TRONDHEIM NORGE Region:TRØNDELAG Sør-Trøndelag |
| Tel:+47-48892530 | |
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Record control number:94487
