Offshore Renewable Energy Test Site - Regensw
Offshore Renewable Energy Test Site Wave Hub is the world’s largest and most technologically advanced site for the testing and development of offshore renewable energy technology. Located 16km offshore in the eastern extremes of the Atlantic Ocean Wave Hub offers: Four berths for testing offshore renewable energy technology Purpose built, pre-installed, grid connected infrastructure with a 30MW export capacity, upgradable to 48MW Fully consented site with a 25 year lease
Wave climate monitoring Full range of baseline data Proximity to a variety of ports and associated facilities
Water depths ranging from 48m – 58m
Access to expert academic institutions specialising in offshore renewables
One of the best wave climates in Europe
Access to funding support
Full remote monitoring via fibre optic connection
A dedicated operational team Substation operates at 11kV + 33kV 30MVA connection agreement 48MVA upgrade potential Export to Local Distribution Network
WPD Substation at Hayle
Wave Hub Control Room at Hayle
Sand Dunes
Dynamic Cable
200m Cable in HDD Ducts 33kV 6 Core Cable with 48 fibre optic cores
Beach Joint
Dry Mate Connectors Cable tail extensions 300m cable tails
Wave Hub
located 16km offshore in excellent wave resource
Wave Hub was funded by the UK Government and the European Regional Development Fund Convergence Programme. It is owned by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) and operated by Wave Hub Ltd, a not for profit company with five key objectives:
Accelerate and support the development of offshore renewable energy technology Drive research and innovation to address the challenges of deploying at large-scale Overcome the final hurdles to full commercialisation Foster a growing offshore renewables industry in Cornwall and the UK Secure the UK’s position as a global leader in offshore renewable energy
Customers Seatricity Seatricity has developed the Oceanus wave energy generation technology and undergone several rounds of extensive sea trials of device prototypes in Antigua. The team has made significant progress in a short space of time and at considerably lower cost than other competitors in the wave energy sector, having achieved hydraulic power generation at EMEC with their Oceanus 1 device. Seatricity has signed a contract with Wave Hub to install an initial demonstration device in 2014, followed by a 10MW array in 2015. The aim of the demonstration device is to prove the survivability of the scaled up Oceanus 2 device, whilst verifying the power yield available at the Wave Hub site. The first Oceanus 2 is currently being assembled at A&P Falmouth, with other components being delivered from throughout the UK. A target installation date has been set for May.
Fortum Fortum is a Finnish multi-national utilities company focusing on the Nordic countries, Russia and the Baltic Rim area, with annual sales of EUR 6.1 billion and employing some 10,000 people. The company has been actively involved in wave energy since 2007 and has participated in the development of several technologies, including projects off the coast of Portugal and France. Fortum has most recently been working with Finnish wave power company Wello whose Penguin device comprises vessels that float on the water and capture kinetic energy, which is then turned into electrical power. Fortum is anticipating deployment at Wave Hub in 2015 with a view to developing a 10MW array.
Carnegie Wave Energy Ltd Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (ASX:CWE) is focused on developing and commercialising its CETO wave energy technology, which is capable of producing zero-emission power and direct desalinated water. CETO has been under development for over 10 years, proven at pilot scale and is now in its commercial demonstration phase. Carnegie’s subsidiary, CETO Wave Energy UK (CWE UK), were awarded the final berth at Wave Hub to support a 3MW grid connected demonstration of its CETO 6 commercial generation technology, with an option to expand to a 10MW+ project. The berth allows Carnegie to connect its CETO 6 units to the existing electrical subsea cables and grid connection already installed. Carnegie’s CETO 6 unit will have a 1MW (1000kW) power capacity, some four times of the current CETO 5 generation being deployed in an array as part of the Perth Wave Energy Project, currently under construction off the coast of Western Australia. For more information please visit www.carnegiewave.com
Energy Technologies Institute The ETI is a public-private partnership between global energy and energy companies (BP, Caterpillar, EDF, E.ON, Shell & Rolls-Royce) and the UK Government to accelerate the development of low carbon technologies. Within its Offshore Wind programme, the ETI has identified that important areas for reducing offshore wind energy costs are – accessing higher wind speeds, bigger more reliable turbines with larger swept areas and reduced installation costs. To deliver this in UK waters, the ETI believes in the use of floating foundations/platforms to provide access to deep water locations which will utilise areas of high wind resource. To progress this, the ETI has commissioned and funded a FEED study from The Glosten Associates, a US-based navel architecture and marine engineering firm to design a tension leg platform (TLP) system demonstrator. Their PelaStar TLP prototype will be developed in partnership with Alstom using their Haliade 150-6MW offshore wind turbine.
www.wavehub.co.uk
Wave climate monitoring Full range of baseline data Proximity to a variety of ports and associated facilities
Water depths ranging from 48m – 58m
Access to expert academic institutions specialising in offshore renewables
One of the best wave climates in Europe
Access to funding support
Full remote monitoring via fibre optic connection
A dedicated operational team Substation operates at 11kV + 33kV 30MVA connection agreement 48MVA upgrade potential Export to Local Distribution Network
WPD Substation at Hayle
Wave Hub Control Room at Hayle
Sand Dunes
Dynamic Cable
200m Cable in HDD Ducts 33kV 6 Core Cable with 48 fibre optic cores
Beach Joint
Dry Mate Connectors Cable tail extensions 300m cable tails
Wave Hub
located 16km offshore in excellent wave resource
Wave Hub was funded by the UK Government and the European Regional Development Fund Convergence Programme. It is owned by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) and operated by Wave Hub Ltd, a not for profit company with five key objectives:
Accelerate and support the development of offshore renewable energy technology Drive research and innovation to address the challenges of deploying at large-scale Overcome the final hurdles to full commercialisation Foster a growing offshore renewables industry in Cornwall and the UK Secure the UK’s position as a global leader in offshore renewable energy
Customers Seatricity Seatricity has developed the Oceanus wave energy generation technology and undergone several rounds of extensive sea trials of device prototypes in Antigua. The team has made significant progress in a short space of time and at considerably lower cost than other competitors in the wave energy sector, having achieved hydraulic power generation at EMEC with their Oceanus 1 device. Seatricity has signed a contract with Wave Hub to install an initial demonstration device in 2014, followed by a 10MW array in 2015. The aim of the demonstration device is to prove the survivability of the scaled up Oceanus 2 device, whilst verifying the power yield available at the Wave Hub site. The first Oceanus 2 is currently being assembled at A&P Falmouth, with other components being delivered from throughout the UK. A target installation date has been set for May.
Fortum Fortum is a Finnish multi-national utilities company focusing on the Nordic countries, Russia and the Baltic Rim area, with annual sales of EUR 6.1 billion and employing some 10,000 people. The company has been actively involved in wave energy since 2007 and has participated in the development of several technologies, including projects off the coast of Portugal and France. Fortum has most recently been working with Finnish wave power company Wello whose Penguin device comprises vessels that float on the water and capture kinetic energy, which is then turned into electrical power. Fortum is anticipating deployment at Wave Hub in 2015 with a view to developing a 10MW array.
Carnegie Wave Energy Ltd Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (ASX:CWE) is focused on developing and commercialising its CETO wave energy technology, which is capable of producing zero-emission power and direct desalinated water. CETO has been under development for over 10 years, proven at pilot scale and is now in its commercial demonstration phase. Carnegie’s subsidiary, CETO Wave Energy UK (CWE UK), were awarded the final berth at Wave Hub to support a 3MW grid connected demonstration of its CETO 6 commercial generation technology, with an option to expand to a 10MW+ project. The berth allows Carnegie to connect its CETO 6 units to the existing electrical subsea cables and grid connection already installed. Carnegie’s CETO 6 unit will have a 1MW (1000kW) power capacity, some four times of the current CETO 5 generation being deployed in an array as part of the Perth Wave Energy Project, currently under construction off the coast of Western Australia. For more information please visit www.carnegiewave.com
Energy Technologies Institute The ETI is a public-private partnership between global energy and energy companies (BP, Caterpillar, EDF, E.ON, Shell & Rolls-Royce) and the UK Government to accelerate the development of low carbon technologies. Within its Offshore Wind programme, the ETI has identified that important areas for reducing offshore wind energy costs are – accessing higher wind speeds, bigger more reliable turbines with larger swept areas and reduced installation costs. To deliver this in UK waters, the ETI believes in the use of floating foundations/platforms to provide access to deep water locations which will utilise areas of high wind resource. To progress this, the ETI has commissioned and funded a FEED study from The Glosten Associates, a US-based navel architecture and marine engineering firm to design a tension leg platform (TLP) system demonstrator. Their PelaStar TLP prototype will be developed in partnership with Alstom using their Haliade 150-6MW offshore wind turbine.
www.wavehub.co.uk
