Tidal Energy in Canada: A sustainable energy

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Tidal Energy in CanadaA sustainable energy
economic opportunity

• E2 Tech Forum
• June 21, 2012

Elisa Obermann Atlantic Director
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OREG

• National industry association for marine
  renewable energy
• Not-for-profit established in 2004
• Work with all members of the sector to advance
  marine renewable energy
• Foster collaboration
• Support member and sector interests
• Engage broader interests
• Raise awareness and provide outreach

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The Potential
Bay of Fundy Photo credit National Post
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Canadas Tidal Resource
Canadas Tidal Energy Resource
Province Potential Tidal Current Energy (MW) Number of Sites (-) Average Size (MW)
Northwest Territories 35 4 9
British Columbia 4,015 98 45
Quebec 4,288 16 268
Nunavut 30,567 34 899
New Brunswick 63 14 45
PEI 33 4 8
Nova Scotia 2,122 15 141
Newfoundland 544 15 36
TOTAL 42,240 191 221
Triton Consultants, 2006.
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Bay of Fundy 160 billion tonnes of water 104
cubic km of tidal flow 15 meter tidal range 4
energy cycles per day
60,000 MW total 2,500 MW estimated as safely
extractable
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Global status Technology Project Development

• Canada, US, UK, Japan, Australia, New Zealand
• Hundreds of patents and designs
• Growing number of demonstration projects
• Handful at full-scale testing

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Turning Potential into Reality
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Building on strengths

• Abundant resources
• Marine, offshore, hydro industry expertise
• Research expertise capacity
• Developing fiscal policy environment
• Early experience learn by doing

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Potential to reality The Roadmap

• National vision and strategy to enable
  utility-scale commercialization of MRE
• 100 sector experts contributed Technology
  developers, IPPs, utilities, service providers,
  academia, government, supply chain companies
• Sponsored by Natural Resources Canada
• Charts course to accelerate the industry by
  reducing cost and risk

Released November 2011
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The Vision

• To become a global leader in the delivery of
  wave, in-stream tidal, and river current
  energy-production systems, technologies, and
  services.

• Generating capacity of 75 MW by 2016, 250 MW by
  2020 and 2,000 by 2030 2 billion in annual
  economic value
• Leadership in technical solutions/services to
  provide value-added goods or services to 30 of
  global industry by 2020 50 by 2030
• World-leading developer of integrated,
  water-to-wire river current systems by 2020

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Development Pathways
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Enabling Activities
Fundamental activities across all pathways to
achieve success.

• Share experience
• Aggregate early activity
• Create the scale momentum
• Incent the development of technologies skills
  transfer

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Potential to reality Nova Scotias strategy

• Renewable electricity policy
• 25 by 2015 40 by 2020
• Feed-in tariff
• Community-based 65.2 cents/kWh
• Developmental tidal array TBD
• Marine renewable energy infrastructure assessment

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Potential to reality Nova Scotias strategy

• Industrial development strategy
• Goal 300 MW by 2020
• 2,500 MW estimated to be safely extracted
• New legislation
• Two-track licensing process
• Market support through FIT
• Incubation sites
• Tidal energy regulatory authority
• Supply chain development plan

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Industry activity Atlantic Canada/ Nova Scotia
North Americas first commercial scale device
Nova Scotia Power OpenHydro Credit FORCE
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Canadas lead tidal demonstration facility
FORCE (Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy)

• Shared infrastructure on permitted site
• 4 berths 3 technologies TBD
• Robust research program
• 64 MW potential transmission-connected
• Market support array-scale feed-in tariff (FIT)
• Potential for initial array-scale development and
  growth

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Community-scale development Fundy Tidal Inc.

• Small-scale devices, under .5 MW
• Distribution connected
• Community ownership
• 4 projects under COMFIT
• (community feed-in tariff)
• Digby Gut 1.5 MW
• Petit Passage 500 kW
• Grand Passage 500 kW
• Grand Narrows (Barra Strait) 100 kW

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Commercial-scale interestsEmera

• Interest in staged development plan for 300 MW
• Aiming for next milestone 7-10 years
• Goal to develop tidal power locally
• Potential for Atlantic regional capabilities

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Research institutions and networks

• Fundy Energy Research Network (FERN)
• Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA)
• FORCE
• Dalhousie University
• Acadia University

• Wave, river, and tidal resource modeling advances
• Acoustic tracking of fish and mammals
• Benthic bio and geo assessment
• Modeling of energy extraction impacts

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The Opportunities
Survey equipment, seismic system Photo credit
FORCE
Atlantis deployment at EMEC
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Servicing the industry

• Site screening and feasibility
• Planning
• Project design development
• Project fabrication
• Construction, installation, commissioning
• Operation maintenance

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Site Screening Project Feasibility Site Screening Project Feasibility
Desktop modeling tools and analysis expertise (resource assessment) Research support Technical and engineering expertise (identification of suitable grid connection, logistics analysis, technology identification) Desktop modeling tools and analysis expertise (resource assessment) Research support Technical and engineering expertise (identification of suitable grid connection, logistics analysis, technology identification)
Planning Planning
Vessel and operator (range of vessels can be used including local fishing crane, 30m long vessels and specialist physical surveying vessels for environmental surveying) Surveying, trawling, and imaging equipment Aircraft (helicopter) and operator for aerial survey Wildlife observation and data collection by marine biologist, ecologist, environmental scientist, and/or local knowledge from fisherman, etc. (should have knowledge of local species) Technical/research consultancy sediment transfer, geotechnical engineering, analysis of survey data, data analysis and resource modeling, device suitability analysis, metocean Meteorological instruments and packaged instruments Remotely operated vehicles (ROV) and diver Electrical expertise Legal expertise
Project Design Development Project Design Development
Public relations, consultation, First Nations expertise Meeting/conference space (local community centre or hotel) Environmental assessment experience Permitting and approval of marine projects expertise Power project interconnection studies Legal expertise Health safety expertise Engineering consultants (technology and project design) Marine architect (logistical support) Procurement contract management
Project Fabrication Project Fabrication
Marine architect Electrical expertise (subsea electrical equipment) Health and safety expertise Technical experience in construction for short access windows due to tidal flow Steel fabrication Concrete supplier Expertise in corrosion and marine growth prevention Local knowledge of marine conditions Electrical and hydraulic knowledge in marine environment Subsea connectors from device to inter-array cabling Specialist sensors and data collection systems. Experience in design and use of SCADA systems Hydraulic actuators, valves, or other equipment. Bearings and actuation components for use in yawing or pitching   Large-scale and high precision cabling extrusion and assembly equipment Expertise in the production of insulation for cables to provide thermal and electrical protection Cable armouring products to protect against extreme forces and ensure life of the conductor Electrical design knowledge Mechanical engineer Expertise in the design of dynamic structures for the marine environment Corrosion and marine growth prevention products Cranes Insurance Transportation of component parts to site for final assembly
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Construction, Installation Commissioning Construction, Installation Commissioning
Marine consultant Customs broker for importing materials and guidance in obtaining proper permits for temporary use of barge Heavy lift capacity of up to 1000 tonnes Large lay-down and storage areas to enable assembly of components and rapid deployment of devices for larger scale developments Suitable space for final assembly adjacent to quayside Dry and potentially wet commissioning of electrical parts Sufficient draft and beam to facilitate movement of vessels and devices at a range of tides. Electrical Engineer Mechanical Engineer System Engineers Power Engineers Certified welders (CWB Class 47.1) Journeyman machinists Tugboat and operator Fishing boats for transporting additional personnel and emergency response Health and Safety/Emergency Response preparedness Personal protective and safety equipment Radios for communication between all parties involved in deployment Environmental consultant/researcher Diving services Instrumentation for communication Specialist tooling and ROVs Marker buoys and navigational lighting  Specialist vessels - complex installation procedures. Drilling and piling operations
Operations Maintenance Operations Maintenance
Dedicated operations, maintenance staff and control centre Marine engineer (class 4 or higher) Power Engineer (Class 1 and Class 4) Computing systems Navigation systems and data GIS services Subcontractor support services Vessels Ecologists and marine biologists Port facility Portside lifting capability to lift the device to shore if needed (crane) Local workshop facilities Mechanical technicians Electrical technicians Storage for replacement parts/PTO systems Welding and machining Health Safety/Emergency Response Diving services
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