WAVEPORT

Demonstration & Deployment of a Commerical Scale Wave Energy Converter with an innovative Real Time Wave by Wave Tuning System

Coordinatore	THE UK INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIMITED    more  Organization address address: MIDDLE ASTON HOUSE city: OXFORDSHIRE postcode: OX25 5PT contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Paul Cognome: Holdsworth Telefono: +44 1664 501501
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Totale costo	9˙146˙412 €
EC contributo	4˙591˙850 €
Programma	FP7-ENERGY Specific Programme "Cooperation": Energy
Code Call	FP7-ENERGY-2008-TREN-1
Funding Scheme	CP
Anno di inizio	2010
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2010-02-01   -   2014-07-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	THE UK INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIMITED  Organization address address: MIDDLE ASTON HOUSE city: OXFORDSHIRE postcode: OX25 5PT contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Paul Cognome: Holdsworth Telefono: +44 1664 501501	UK (OXFORDSHIRE)	coordinator	0.00
2	DESARROLLO Y GESTION INDUSTRIAL Y DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE SA	ES	participant	0.00
3	FUGRO OCEANOR AS  Organization address address: Pier-senteret city: TRONDHEIM postcode: N-7462 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Inger Marie Cognome: Malvik Telefono: +47 48892530	NO (TRONDHEIM)	participant	0.00
4	OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES INC CORPORATION  Organization address address: REED ROAD city: PENNINGTON contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Paul Cognome: Jordan Telefono: 441927000000 Fax: 441926000000	US (PENNINGTON)	participant	0.00
5	THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER  Organization address address: Northcote House, The Queen's Drive city: EXETER postcode: EX4 4QJ contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Enda Cognome: Clarke Telefono: +44 1392 263744 Fax: +44 1392 263686	UK (EXETER)	participant	0.00
6	WAVEC/OFFSHORE RENEWABLES - CENTRO DE ENERGIA OFFSHORE ASSOCIACAO  Organization address address: RUA DOM JERONIMO OSORIO 11 city: LISBOA postcode: 1400 119 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Ana Cognome: Brito E Melo Telefono: +351 218482655 Fax: +351 218481630	PT (LISBOA)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

In the Atlantic arc from Iceland to Portugal, Europe has some of the best natural wave resources in the world; with the total potential European ocean wave power estimated to be in the range 150 -240 TWh per annum. The main barrier to wave energy expansion is the lack of a large, commercial-scale demonstration of the technology. In addition, the efficiency of devices is limited and needs to be improved. The WAVEPORT project aims to address this shortfall by demonstrating a large scale grid connected, 600kW peak generator rated, point absorber Wave Energy Converter - for which a smaller scale prototype has already been tested. WAVEPORT will also expedite the development of alternative devices by installing a ten port “open platform” 1.5MW rated underwater substation pod for the validation of future wave energy converters. To address the need for improved efficiency; a novel Real-Time Wave-by-Wave tuning system will be developed and demonstrated. Our aims are: - Reduce the capital infrastructure cost of the WEC device to less than €2000/kW by 2020. - Accelerate the development of a wavefarm site within the Santona site in Spain, to 90 MW by 2020 generating over 500 GWh per annum, offsetting approx 215,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum - Accelerate the development of European wave farms to 0.97 GW by 2020 generating over 6 TWh offsetting approx. 2.6 mT of CO2 per annum - Facilitating an “open platform” approach for utilities and WEC developers through the use of the Underwater Sub-Station Pod, further reducing the risks associated with investment in this technology - Reduce the cost of Wave energy generated electricity to 4.3 c€/kWh by 2020 - Improvement on the energy efficiency of wave energy devices by at least 35 % (loading factor to at least 75%) by utilising the Real-Time Wave-by-Wave tuning system. - Create 7600 jobs in the renewable energy sector over the period to 2020 by developing a European based wave energy industry worth €1.9 billion in cumulative sales.