Transcript Flumill AS

Short introduction of Flumill
October 2012
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Executive summary - Flumill
Extensive testing performed
Unique technology with low LCOE*
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Low weight
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Low cost
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Easy installation
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Low
LCOE
*LCOE = Levelised cost of energy
Tidal market with rapid development
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High profile commitments from industrial
partners and major utilities
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Unprecedented levels of government support
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The first full-scale devices have been
successfully deployed
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Several multi-megawatt tidal parks in UK waters
have entered the detailed planning phase
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Tidal energy has a huge untapped potential
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CFD
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Tank test
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Tow test
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Pilot testing at EMEC
Next
step
Full
scale
pilot
The full scale pilot
• Flumill’s next step is to deploy a full scale pilot at
Rystraumen in Northern Norway
• The deployment will prove the Flumill technology in
terms of installation, foundation and electrical
subsystems
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Flumill represents a unique and patented technology
The Flumill tidal system (2 MW version)
The Flumill tidal system in brief
• Compact design and solid composite material
provides
Weight = 160 - 200 tonnes
Turbine diameter = ~8m
Length = ~45 m
• Low weight
• Low cost
• Easy installation
• The system is buoyant, allowing the systems
to be towed to site
• No moving parts in the turbine
• The system is self regulating and operational
over a large range of tidal stream velocities
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The Flumill system has gone through extensive testing and
Flumill’s next step is to deploy a full-scale pilot
CFD
• Computational
Fluid Dynamics
(“CFD”)
simulations
performed on the
Flumill system
using two
different systems
and companies,
with
corresponding
results
Tank test
• Outputs
confirmed by
extensive tank
testing
• Flumill has
constructed a test
tank facility,
which facilitates
continuous testing
Tow test
• Tow testing
successfully
carried out over
two weeks in
Tromøysund,
Arendal in 2011
Pilot testing at EMEC
• Successful
deployment at
European Marine
Energy Center
(“EMEC”) at the
Orkneys for a 3
months testing
between
September 2011
and January 2012
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The full scale pilot in Rystraumen near Tromsø
The Rystraumen area, Troms
Deployment at Rystraumen
• The deployment is important in order to prove the Flumill technology in
terms of installation, foundation and electrical subsystems
Location
Rystraumen
• Necessary permits for the installation in place
• Site with available grid capacity, good infrastructure and facilities nearby
• A representative tidal stream with maximum current velocity of
approximately 3.5 m/s
• The project in the Rystraumen area in Troms is supported with 57,3 MNOK
from ENOVA
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Flumill has several advantages compared to existing tidal
technologies
Less
material
Buoyant
Low CAPEX
Low
installation
cost
Simple
assembly
with large
potential
for mass
production
Works with
the force of
nature
Low O&M cost
No moving
parts in the
turbine
Low RPM
Environmental
friendly
Less
turbulence
Greater
power output
from smaller
areas of
seabed
Low LCOE
LCOE = Levelised cost of energy
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Tidal energy represents a large energy potential and is a
predictable and environmentally friendly energy source
Areas with largest tidal potential
Large global potential for tidal power systems
• The tides are predictable. As the tidal range is affected by the
moon and the sun only, the characteristic of a tidal area can be
determined quickly, monitoring over a few lunar cycles (~28
days)
• Pike Research* forecasts world wide tidal stream capacity will
reach 2.4 GW by 2017. The top-producing countries will be
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Estimated installed capacity in 2017
South Korea (750 MW)
UK (529 MW)
Canada (300 MW), followed by
India, China, New Zealand (200 MW each)
Australia (100 MW)
• The EU member states have a target to deploy around 2 GW of
marine energy by 2020 with UK currently in front with lease
contracts of 1.6 GW of wave and tidal power. Runner-up
European countries are
– Ireland
– France
Spain
Portugal
• The USA and Canada are currently coordinating approaches to
develop markets and commercialization
* Pike Research, Hydrokinetic and Ocean Energy Research Report, Feb 2012
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