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NationalOcean
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Hydraulics & MaritimeResearch Centre
hmrc.ucc.ie
Ray AlcornExecutive Director
Current Commercial Projects in HMRC
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Introduction HMRC Activity and Testing Capabilities Innovation & the Triple Helix Example Sources of Funding Opportunities for Ocean Energy in Ireland HMRC Commercialisation Projects:
SEAGRIDNAVITASMARINANovel Floating OWC
Impact of HMRC’s Commercialisation Projects
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HMRC Activity
Engineering excellence in the marine environment
Research
Commercial
Training
Consultation
Due Diligence
Outreach
30 years experience
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Staff Disciplines (37 Staff)
Electrical – Control, Power take off, Simulation, Generation, Grid Integration.
Hydrodynamics Naval Architecture Mechanical – PTO, structures, CFD Civil/Structural – Concrete, breakwaters, harbours,
Coastal Engineering Aerodynamics - Turbines Economics – Micro, farm, tax, ROCs, NER Environment & Marine Law – License and Lease, EIS Technician – Electronics, Mechanical
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OceanWaveFlume
HMRC Testing Capabilities
Ocean Wave Basin
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Opportunity for Ocean Energy - Ireland
Government Target – 500 MW by 2020 First Commercial machines in 2014 Average machine size – 1.5 MW Total machines – 300 50 constructed per year or 1 per week for 6
years. Maintenance Intervals – 5 to 7 years After 2020 then 1 machine per week to be
maintained
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Path to Commercialisation
Licensing
Start ups
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Triple Helix behind Innovation
All are important - but timing and role is important Inception through development to commercialisation Need to understand each others strengths and
weaknesses
or Funder
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Example Funding Enterprise Ireland
Innovation VouchersInnovation PartnershipsIndustry Led Research ProgrammeCommercialisation Fund
SEAI – Development fund EU Funding
Collaborative ResearchResearch for benefit of SMEsDemonstration projects with R&D element
Private Funding
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HMRC Commercialisation Projects
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SEAGRID
Principle Investigator: Dr. Dara O’Sullivan ([email protected])
Project Objective: Create a dynamic modelling tool for power systems analysis for ocean energy devices to aid developers in acquiring grid connection, improve design approach and reduce overall system costs
Commercialisation Path: Commercial Outcomes:
A spin-out service provider company to the ocean energy sector (including Navitas) Licensing of the dynamic models to power system software companies such as DigSilent GmbH.
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NAVITAS – Techno-Economic Software for Ocean Renewable Energy
Commercialisation Path:
Charles Parson, SFI funded project 3 years in development.Enterprise Ireland commercialisation Grant Nov 2011€350,000 over 2 yearsStage 1, 15 months, with go/no-goStage 2, 9 months end Dec 2013 Principle Investigator: Dr. Gordon Dalton ([email protected])
Project Objective: Develop and commercialise a software platform to become the global standard for evaluating the commercial viability of marine renewable energy projects
Commercial Outcomes:
Demo software, and business planSpin out service provider companyLicensing direct to major utilities such as ESBI and Service providers such as Garrad Hassan
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EU FP7 MARINA PlatformProject Objective:
To produce a number of combined offshore wind and ocean energy concepts The most promising 3 concepts will be designed to 1:10 scale through:
Numerical and physical modeling Economics Risk analysis Available resource Site selection Grid connection PTO Critical components
Lead Partner: Acciona Energy S.A., SpainIrish Partner: HMRC, University College Cork
Development Process:
Current Phase (3)
Testing for Phase 3
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Development of a Novel Floating OWC Device
Principle Investigator: Dr. Wanan Sheng ([email protected])
Project Objective:
A Novel floating OWC device which will improve wave energy capture, and wave energy extraction over a large wave period over existing OWC devices, with easy assess for M&O, and good mooring/cabling connections
Commercialisation Path:
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Impact of HMRC’s Commercial ProjectsExample: 15MW Project
SEAGRID NAVITAS MARINA Novel Floating OWC
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Conclusions Extensive experience and testing capabilities at HMRC Four commercialisation projects to aid the progress of
ocean energySEAGRID: Modelling of ocean energy devices to
acquire grid complianceNAVITAS: Investigating the commercial viability of
ocean energy projectsMARINA: Improved combined wind/wave offshore
platformsNovel OWC: Improved wave energy extraction and
M&O