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Introduction To Marine Renewable Energy In Ireland
Dr. Brendan CahillFulbright - Marine Institute Scholar
Oregon State University/University College Corkb.g.cahill@gmail.com
Presentation Outline
• Introduction• Fulbright Scholarship at OSU• Ireland and Marine Renewable Energy• Marine Renewable Energy at UCC
Presentation Outline
• Introduction• Fulbright Scholarship at OSU• Ireland and Marine Renewable Energy• Marine Renewable Energy at UCC
About me
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• BEng, Civil and Environmental Engineering (2004-2008)
• PhD, “Characteristics of the Wave Energy Resource at the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site” (2008-2013)
• Research Engineer, Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC)
About me
Presentation Outline
• Introduction• Fulbright Scholarship at OSU• Ireland and Marine Renewable Energy• Marine Renewable Energy at UCC
The Fulbright Program• 1946: Bill sponsored by Senator J. William Fulbright
passed by the U.S. Congress to promote peace and understanding through educational exchange
“In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater security than another submarine.”
• Over 300,000 participants to date.• Notable alumni: Sylvia Plath, Joseph Heller, Dolph
Lundgren• 1957: The Fulbright Program established in Ireland
Research: Wave Energy Test Sites and Resource Scalability
Galway Bay ¼ Scale
AMETS Galway Bay Full Scale
Galway Bay (Full Scale)Sea State Occurrence (%)
Spectral VariabilityGalway Bay (Full Scale)
Sea State Occurrence (%)
Spectral Variability
AMETS: • 2.5m<Hm0<3m
• 6s<T02<7s
Galway Bay: • 0.625m<Hm0<0.75m
• 3s<T02<3.5s
Scalability of Spectral Shape
Barrett, Holmes & Lewis (2008)
Other Activities• Engagement with MHK industry in Oregon and the
US• Foster further collaboration and exchange between
Beaufort and NNMREC partners• Outreach and community engagement• Cultural experience!
Stay in Touch!• Blog: bgcahill.com• Twitter: @bgcahill
Presentation Outline
• Introduction• Fulbright Scholarship at OSU• Ireland and Marine Renewable Energy• Marine Renewable Energy at UCC
Why Wave Energy?
SEAI, Energy in Ireland: Key Statistics (2012)
EU Target: 16% GFC from Renewables by 2020
Why Wave Energy?
Global annual mean wave power [kW/m]: Cornett (2012)
Ire 1.2% GDP 98.8% GDP
UK 5%Belgium 8%Denmark 11%Norway 20%
“Ireland, a farming nation with her back to the sea” - Why?
Pre - 1850 • Seas brings trouble: Vikings and other foreign invaders• Spanish Armada (1588): “take heed lest you fall upon the Island of
Ireland for fear of the harm that may happen to you upon that coast”
1850 – 1922 “Britannia Rules the Waves”• Golden Era for the Royal Navy and the British Empire• Irish ports built and run by British Engineers
1922 “Birth of the Irish nation”• Neither navy nor naval service• Limited ship-building industry• Treaty ports retained by UK until 1938 (Berehaven, Cobh and Lough
Swilly)
“Ireland, a farming nation with her back to the sea” - Why?
1922-1979 “Era of Sea-blindness” • Token naval service formed in 1946 • 1973 Joining EEC, great deal for Irish farming, less good for maritime
activity
1979-2009 “Era of Politics and Bureaucracy”• 1985 Air India Disaster focused attention on national sea-going
capacities• 1987 Established Department of the Maritime, (now DCENR)• 1991 Maritime Institute in Galway • 2002 SEAI
2009- present “Era of Awakening and Opportunity”• Need to grow GDP • “Our Ocean Wealth” (2012)
“To become a research and commercial cluster of world standing, by realising
Ireland’s potential in the global maritime and energy markets of tomorrow”
IMERC Four Focus Pillars
Ocean Energy Security & Safety
Shipping, Logistics &Transport
Maritime Recreation
Naval Base
IMERC Campus Across the Bridge
IMERC Delivering: Companies & Jobs
• Murray & Associates our first FDI client is moving into NMCI (+5)
• Sky Tec Ireland Ltd. (+3)
• Sea-Tech Ltd. (+2)
• 3 further FDI companies have commenced the incorporation process and will be moving into the IMERC campus during 2013 (+15)
• Plans for modular units to accommodate 20 companies
• Ocean Energy Roadmap: 29GW by 2050• Prototype Development Fund• Development of Test Sites: Galway Bay and
AMETS• International Conference on Ocean Energy
(2012)
Ocean Energy Development
Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site
Full-scale Grid-connected
Galway Bay¼ scale test site& SmartBay
University College CorkNational Ocean Test Facility
Research Infrastructure and Test Sites
The Future...• WestWave: EU-funded NER300 5MW Array• Carnegie Wave Energy: 5MW project at
Spanish Point, Co. Clare• Smart Bay and IBM in Galway Bay• Tidal Energy in Northern Ireland– Fair Head, Co. Antrim: DP Energy (100MW)– Torr Head, Co. Antrim: Bord Gáis & Open Hydro (100MW)
• Ocean Energy Development Plan due shortly
Presentation Outline
• Introduction• Fulbright Scholarship at OSU• Ireland and Marine Renewable Energy• Marine Renewable Energy at UCC
Beaufort Research
• A living laboratory showcasing best practice in energy efficiency
• Enable device development in an emerging industry
• State of the art industry suites
• National Ocean Test Facility
• Multi-disciplinary, industry led approach
• >70 years of centre experience in Maritime & Energy fields
• Collaboration with key national and international academic and industry partners
• Merging 3 internationally acclaimed research centres – HMRC, CMRC, SERG
• Support of 135+ researchers
Marine Renewable Energy Expertise• Physical Modelling• Electrical – Control, Power take off, Simulation,
Generation, Grid Integration - SeaGrid• Resource Characterization• Hydrodynamics • Naval Architecture• Mechanical – PTO, structures, CFD• Aerodynamics - Turbines• Economics – Navitas software tool• Environment & Marine Law – License and Lease, EIS
Beaufort Laboratory
(2014 Completion Date)
• Human Capital (can accommodate 135+ researchers)• Teaching flume• Test Flume – Waves and Current Flow• Basin – Waves, Coastal and Energy, Offshore• Survival Flume – Waves, Offshore• 2 workshops – Mechanical and Electrical• PTO Lab with 2 linear rigs and 2 rotary, 26kW grid test
rig• Energy Storage and smart grid Lab • Industry standard software systems & computational
power• Industry Suites / Incubation Space–200m2
Beaufort Laboratory Infrastructure
New Survival Flume • 35m x 12m x 3m
deep• 12 electric paddle
(Edinburgh Designs)
• Active absorption• Multiple Beach• 1m @2.7s waves• 1 – 4 seconds• Mono and
Panchromatic (long crested)
• Movable floor
OE Buoy Development1/50 Scale
1/15 Scale
¼ scale
•FP-7 project•EU-funded•€ 3.6 million
•New turbine•New controller•Pseudo-grid
•13 EU partners•HMRC co-ordinated
CORES project on OE Buoy
Sunny Island Grid Inverters
Dump Load Controller
Load Resistors
24V Batteries
Fuse Box
CORES - electrical
25 tonne
Deployment
towed ~5 km to test site 5 hrs
3x mooring buoys
Deployment
Operation
MaRINETMarine Renewables Infrastructure Network for Energy Technologies
• Coordinated by HMRC• Consortium of 28 Partners
offering 49 Infrastructures• Wave Tidal and Offshore
Wind• Systems and components
(eg PTO)• All scales of facilities from
model testing to full scale• Infrastructure Access cost is
paid for by EU to the User (eg a developer)
Standards and Technology Development Protocols
Education and Training
• Short training courses are provided in ocean energy, examples of which are courses provided during the EU FP7 WAVETRAIN and MARINET projects.
• Beaufort Research helped to set up the Marine Renewable Energy Masters which will start in UCC in 2014 – the only one of its kind worldwide.
• The Beaufort Research led MaREI centre aims to educate and train the next generation of engineers and scientists for the marine renewable energy industry.– €25m SFI-funded Centre– Partnership between UCC, UCD, NUIG, NUIM, UL, CIT and 47 industry
partners– Currently recruiting PhDs and Post-Docs
• Ireland – US MOU on Ocean Energy• DOE Research Fellows• IMERC – NNMREC MOU
NNMREC and Ireland:Existing Links, Future Possibilities
NNMREC and Ireland:Existing Links, Future Possibilities
Acknowledgements
• UCC and IMERC Colleagues• Dr. Paasch, Dr. Batten & all at OSU/NNMREC• Adam Brown and Joshua Merritt
“Ní thuigimid an fharraige fós,dar leis, a cneastacht ná a racht”
(We still don’t understand the sea,he says, its kindness nor its wrath)
Ó “Iscaire is ea m’athair”, Louis de Paor
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