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Accelerating Marine Energy UptakeStandards and Certification for Renewable Energy

Jonathan Colby

Director of Technology Performance, Verdant Power, Inc.

Chair, IEC TC 114

Chair, IECRE ME-OMC

UNECE 4th Session Group of Experts on Renewable Energy2-3 November, 2017

Outline

* Marine Energy

* Project Development- Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project - NY, NY- Tidal Energy in the United Kingdom- Offshore Wind in the United States

* Standards and Certification

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No shortage of terms:

“Marine Energy”“Ocean Energy”

“Marine Hydrokinetics”“MHK”

“Kinetic Hydropower”

Tidal, River, Wave, Ocean Current, OTEC, Salinity, etc.

Earth Science Australia

Marine Energy Overview

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Marine Current Turbines (GB)

Atlantis (GB) ORPC (US)

Schottel (DE)

Oscilla (US) WaveStar (DK)

Resolute Marine (US)

“…concrete project example implemented with the support of policies and measures…”

Queens, NY

Manhattan, NY

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Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy

(RITE) Project – 1 MW Tidal Array

RITE Demonstration – Performance

Slack Tide

IEC/TS 62600-201 (Tidal Resource Assessment)

IEC/TS 62600-200 (Tidal Power Performance)

Finding of No Significant Impact

(FONSI)

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RITE – Policies and Measures

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US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC):

* Verdant Order- FERC Declaratory Order (2005)“This order is in the public interest because it clarifies that, under limited circumstances, experimental hydroelectric facilities may be tested without the need for a license.”

* Project License (Project No. 12611)- FERC Order Issuing Pilot Project License (2012)- First-of-a-kind in the USA

* Hydrokinetic Pilot Power Licensing Process - FERC-Developed Process (2014)“Projects eligible to use this process are small, are able to be shutdown or removed on short notice, and avoid sensitive locations. The resulting license would be short-term and include rigorous environmental monitoring and safeguards.”

Funding from multiple Federal and State Agencies

US Department of Energy (DOE) – Vision

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US DOE, Draft MHK

Strategy (2016)

* DOE is a Funding Agency:

- Technical sounding board

- Data dissemination

- Information “clearing house”

VERDANTTODAY

United Kingdom – Marine Energy

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UK Tidal Deployment

Overview

Wales – Project Development Details

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* Morlais Demonstration Zone (Wales)

- Financial Support from the Welsh European Funding Office

- £4.5 million (September 2017) - Other Support:

-Environmental, Grid, Etc.

* Multiple Berth Holders - Verdant Isles, Ltd.

Morlais Energy

US Offshore Wind Energy – Growth

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* Block Island, RI [30 MW in Long Island Sound]:

- First US offshore wind project- Multi-year, multi-agency, multi-permit process - Final US Army Corps of Engineers approval in 2014 - Right-of-way permit from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

Deepwater Wind

* NY State Offshore Wind Master Plan:

- 2,400 megawatts by 2030

NYSERDA

US Wind Path to Commercialization:

Standards & Certification Played Key Roll

IEC Standards

Testing

IEA Guides

International

Certification

Irrational Exuberance

AWEA/AGMA

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Wind Energy Industry

Failure

s

Today – Marine Energy Path to

Commercialization

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Reduce Risk - Lower Cost, Increased Performance, Improved Reliability

- Certification (3rd party verification) to consensus-based International Standards can reduce risk, improve market access and support the commercialization of the Marine Energy industry

International Standards [IEC Technical Committee (TC) 114 – Marine Energy]- 15 P-Member National Committees (Participating countries)

- 11 O-Member National Committees (Observing countries)

- 8 published Technical Specifications

- 8 under development, 2 in maintenance

- Liaisons with IEA-OES and ISO

- www.iec.ch/tc114/

International Standards – IEC TC 114

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* www.iec.ch/tc114/

* Marine energy - Wave, tidal and other water current converters

* Participating (P-Member) countries shown

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Today – Marine Energy Path to

Commercialization

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Reduce Risk (Cost)Certification (3rd party verification) to consensus-based International Standards can reduce risk, improve market access and support the commercialization of the Marine Energy industry

Standards (IEC TC114 – Marine Energy)- 15 P-Member National Committees (Participating countries)- 11 O-Member National Committees (Observing countries)- 8 published Technical Specifications- 8 under development, 2 in maintenance- Liaison with IEA-OES

Certification (IECRE: Marine + Solar + Wind)

- 6 Member Bodies (countries) in Marine Sector

- Test Reports, Conformity Statements

- Component, Prototype, Type, Project Certificates

- Certification Bodies, Test Laboratories

- Liaison with MET-Certified

- www.iecre.org

Conformity Assessment – ME-OMC

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* www.iecre.org

* IEC Conformity Assessment System for Renewable Energy (IECRE)

* Member Bodies of the IECRE Marine Energy Sector shown

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Marine Energy Standards (62600-XXX)

and Certification

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Figure from Wind Energy Sector

-3 (Loads), -100 (WEC PP),

-200 (TEC PP), -300 (REC PP)

-30 (Power Quality),

-40 (Acoustics)

-2 (Design),

-20 (OTEC)

-103 (WEC Scale Testing),

-202 (TEC Scale Testing)

-10 (Moorings)

IEC TC 114 Standards:

Published

In Progress

PP is Power Performance

Acknowledgements

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Thank You

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Jonathan ColbyDirector of Technology Performance jcolby@verdantpower.com

Verdant Power, Inc. Roosevelt IslandNew York, NYwww.verdantpower.com