Transcript NNMREC - University of Washington

National Marine Renewable Energy Centers
Northwest National Marine
Renewable Energy Center
(NNMREC)
• University of Washington (tidal)
• Oregon State University (wave)
• National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)
Hawaii National Marine
Renewable Energy Center
(HINMREC)
• University of Hawaii
• Wave, OTEC
Southeast National Marine
Renewable Energy Center
(SNMREC)
• Florida Atlantic
• Ocean Current
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NNMREC Objectives
 Develop a full range of capabilities to
support wave and tidal energy development.
 Center activities:
 Facilitate technology commercialization,
 Inform regulatory and policy decisions,
 Close key gaps in understanding, and
 Educate the first generation of marine
renewable energy engineers and scientists.
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Virtual Center Organization
Environment
Acoustics
Dynamic Effects
Technology
Testing and
Demonstration
Site Characterization
Advanced Materials
Benthic Ecosystems
Social
Sediment Transport
Fisheries/Crabbing
Outreach/Engagement
Existing Ocean Users
Local/State Economy
Device and Array
Design/Modeling
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National Tidal Energy Platform
 Energetic tidal resource, but a
smoother transition from lab to field
 Capability to test a range of device
scales and technology readiness levels
 Close proximity to electrical grid
Snohomish
PUD Project
Everett
Potential
Site
 Close proximity to maritime operation
and manufacturing capabilities
Seattle
 Outside of vessel traffic lanes
 Does not conflict with pilot or
commercial deployment plans
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Infrastructure Concept
 Cabled to shore
and grid
connected
 Environmental and
performance
monitoring nodes
Berth B (30m)
Berth A (20 m)
Water Depth (m)
 Intermediate to
full-scale testing at
a single location
(TRL 7-9)
Monitoring Node
Test Berth
Berth C
(50 m)
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Advanced Materials Testing
Corrosion
Foul Release
Coatings
Biofouling
Composite
Aging
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High Resolution Tidal Device Modeling
Array Optimization
Pressure Fluctuations
Turbine-Wake Interactions
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Monitoring Platforms
Shipboard Survey
R/V Jack Robertson
Land Observation
AIS Ship Tracks
Seabed Instrumentation
Sea Spider Tripod
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Sea Spider Instrumentation Packages
Harbor Porpoise
Presence
Ambient Noise
Hydrophones
Specialized
Hydrophones
Fish Species
Tag Receiver
Graduate Student
Water Quality
Water Sampler
WA Dept. of Ecology
partnership
Current Velocity
Doppler profiler
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Snohomish PUD Partnership
Instrumentation Deployments: April ‘09-Present
Applied Research
Methodology
Development
Methodology
Implementation
Site Data
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Establishing Context for Observations
Overnight Lull
in Shipping
Recording
Hydrophone
First Run for
Passenger Ferry
Automatic
Identification
System
Strong Currents
Doppler
Profiler
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Tidal Micropower
Support
Frame
Helical
Turbine
Generator
 Oceanographic
measurements are
fundamentally power
limited
 Integrated energy
harvesting could
provide 10-20 W
continuous power
 Modular alternative to
cabled observatories
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Rivers and Constructed Channels
 Potential for power generation
from in-stream turbines installed
in the fast-moving waters
downstream from Columbia
River dams
 Incremental environmental
impact should be very small
 In-stream turbines for flow
control and power
generation as potential
alternative for energydissipating sluice gates
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Deep Water Offshore Wind
 WA and OR: 300 GW resource
 Floating platform technology
required for deep water
 Platforms can be built and
systems assembled in WA and
OR
 PPI currently installing full-scale demo
unit off Portugal
 Initial study on environmental impacts
and permit streamlining for PPI WindWave Float technology completed by
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UW and OSU
PIs currently
responding two
2 major funding
announcements
by US DOE
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Conclusions
■ Marine energy Centers are developing
capabilities to move technology from
concept to commercialization.
■ Need for broad and sustained partnerships
between Centers, industry, and public
stakeholders.
■ Opportunity for universities to solve
challenges and to train the first generation
of marine energy engineers.
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