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Bristol Tidal Energy Forum Global Technology Review 24 April 2014 Colin Cornish MEM-UK

About MEM • Wave and Tidal focused

• Key areas of work • • • • •

Strategy and policy Project development Funding acquisition Industry entry Investor assistance

Global Technology Review • • • • •

MEM WaTTs Database Annual Technology Review Provides an assessment of trends ‘Active’ Developers TMI’s – Technology Maturity Index

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Global Technology Review Technology Maturity Levels TMI 1 TMI 2 TMI 3 TMI 4 TMI 5 TMI 6 TMI 7

Concept released Validated concept Tank testing (scale device) Location testing (scale device) Large/full scale grid connected prototype Pre commercial, grid connected array Fully certified commercial array

Large/full scale definition: • wave >100kW • tidal stream >100kW • run-of-river >25kW

Global Technology Review Where are the active players?

Global Technology Review Where are the leaders? (large full scale prototype)

Global Technology Review Technology types

Global Technology Review Active Developers

Wave

Tidal Stream

Large/Full Scale Prototypes

Tidal Stream

Wave

Global Technology Review Sector Summary • About 45 ‘active’ players • Sector maturing – OEMs in at level 5 • Key ‘next step’ engineering challenges – Cost reduction – Array deployment

• EU activity UK centred but under challenge for industrial leadership

Discussion

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