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Final Project Presentation 30 & 31 August 2016 | Cork, Ireland Wave Dragon Seaweed Energy Solutions Wave Energy and Offshore Aquaculture in Wales, UK A MUS example: combined wave energy converters with a seaweed producing farm

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Final Project Presentation

30 & 31 August 2016 | Cork, Ireland

Wave Dragon Seaweed Energy Solutions Wave Energy and Offshore Aquaculture in Wales, UK

A MUS example: combined wave energy converters with a seaweed producing farm – utilizing the calm water behind the Wave Dragon

Consortium Description

  • The consortium will be composed of two companies:
  • Wave Dragon
  • Seaweed Energy Solutions (SES)
  • The independent organisation, Bellona Foundation will also

be involved.

Company Profiles

  • Wave Dragon is a private Danish/UK based company working towards

the commercialisation of wave energy converter (WEC) technology to extract electricity directly from ocean waves.

  • Seaweed Energy Solutions (SES) is a Norway-based seaweed

innovation and business development company.

  • Bellona Foundation is an independent non-profit organization that

aims to mitigate against challenges of climate change through identifying and implementing sustainable environmental solutions.

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Hans Christian Soerensen, PhD, Chairman of the board Erik Friis-Madsen, MSc, CEO

The Wave Dragon technology

SES Pilot 2014/15: 100 tons

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  • Flexible system with 16 LLs; 200m each
  • Innovative substrates; industrial hatchery

Frank Neumann, Technology and Cultivation

AN OCEAN OF OPPORTUNITIES

Illustration: Ocean Forest - no reproduction without written permission

Reservoir Waves overtopping the doubly curved ramp

The Wave Dragon Principle

Wave climate - Power - Production__ 12 kW/m 1.5 MW 4 GWh/y/unit 24 kW/m 4 MW 12 GWh/y/unit 36 kW/m 7 MW 20 GWh/y/unit 48 kW/m 12 MW 35 GWh/y/unit

Turbine outlet Wave reflector

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☺ It works! Power delivered to the grid ☺ 20,000 hours operational track record ☺ Wave energy absorption performance verified ☺ Offshore wave energy is a reality

Why farm seaweed?

  • 50% of the world primary production (phososynthesis)

takes place in the sea

  • Still 99% of our food energy comes from agriculture on

land…

  • Seaweed farming is sustainable: no freshwater, land area
  • r fertilizers are needed (limiting factors on land)
  • Wide range of market opportunities for seaweed biomass
  • Rapidly increasing interest in seaweed products and

seaweed cultivation

“Seaweed is possibly the largest unexploited resource in Europe…”

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Rough introduction of seaweed market

Total production 28 million ton. Annual growth rate 8-10%. Market value 8 billion USD Markets: food (75 %), hydrocolloids (13 %), feed, fertilizers, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and chemicals. Main production from cultivation in Asia (95%)

Commodity Mton/y Marine fish 73 Seaweed 28 Molluscs 22 Crustaceans 10 Salmonids 4

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Markets and applications

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  • 3. Plant health & nutrition

– Growth promoters – Plant defense – Macronutrients (N, P, K) – Micronutrients (Fe, Ca, Cu) – Trace elements

  • 2. Health & nutrition

(humans and animals)

– Gut health (fibers, prebiotics) – Immune stimulation – Anti-oxidants – Anti-inflammatory – Anti-biotic – Protein – Vitamins – Minerals – Fatty acids – Skin health (cosmetics) – Animal fur and mucus health – Pharmaceuticals/bioactives

  • 1. Human food

– Sea vegetables, snacks – Salt replacement – Flavour – Texturizer

  • 5. Industrial fermentation

– Biofuels – Biochemicals – Single cell protein (SCP)

  • 4. Specialty chemicals

– Alginate, carrageenan, agar – Alginate derivatives – Mannitol and derivates – Fiber/textiles – Minerals

(Integrated biorefineries)

Dominating the entire cultivation cycle

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SES Pilot 2015/16: 20 tons final food product SES exposed offshore farming vision(s)

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Passive survivability design (structures moving like seaweed) Two distinct approaches analysed/considered: Active submergence in storms (wave power with classical farm designs)

  • Technical challenges (sea operations; wear on

equipment; fewer days with work weather)

  • Logistics: longer journey times and expensive

harvest/transport/delivery sequence

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Description of projects

Pilot project in Wales 1st Commercial project in Wales 2nd Commercial project; new location 3rd commercial project Wave Dragon 1 WD; 4MW 9 WD; 30MW 9 WD; 30MW 45WD; 180MW SES 80 tonnes/y 4000 tonnes /y 4000 tonnes/y 20 000 tonnes/y

Key figures

3rd commercial project

Wave Dragon 45WD@4MW = 180MW SES 20 000 tonnes/y Pay back 4.3 years IRR 24.4%

  • Wave Dragon and SES have solid track records in their fields
  • Joint MUS project WD/SES has been initiated upon invitation of MARIBE
  • SES can cultivate in areas otherwise difficult to work in or inaccessible
  • WD can serve as operational base for (seaweed) aquaculture
  • The combined wave energy and aquaculture farm has a significant better

economy than stand alone solutions (~10% reduction in levelised cost).

  • MARIBE has facilitated significantly the exploration of this MUS, and

provided valuable help and contacts for development of this vision

  • A WD/SES pilot seems realistic in Welsh waters within a short time frame,

provided that appropriate funding can be obtained.

Conclusion

Backup slides Wave Dragon

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  • Wave energy focusing
  • Overtopping

Absorption

  • Above sea level reservoir

Storage

  • Low-head variable speed propeller turbines
  • PM generators & frequency inverters

Power-take-off

The Wave Dragon Technology

Reflector Ramp Reservoir Turbines

Floating Barge + River Hydro Power Station = Wave Dragon

The Wave Dragon Technology

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Wave Dragon

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Erik Friis-Madsen The Danish Academy of Technical Sciences Meeting on Energy Storage

57 m wide 200 tonnes Wave Dragon prototype with 7 turbines deployed and connected to the grid in 2003 as worlds first floating WEC Full scale Wave Dragon device sizes

Wave energy power plants – any need for energy storage?

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Turbine operation and power production

Example:

  • Four power producing turbines in continous
  • peration
  • Three dummy turbines handles overtopping

variation 7 5 ,5 4 2 ,5 1 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 0 % 1 0 % 2 0 % 3 0 % 4 0 % 5 0 % 6 0 % 7 0 % 8 0 % 9 0 % 1 0 0 % P o w e r W a v e h e ig h t , s ig n if ic a n t , m e t e r s W a v e p e a k p e r io d in s e c o n d s

4 MW Wave Dragon site Wales

Grid connection Ship traffic Wave climate

From the EIA report

How visible is a WD power plant?

Seen from 100 feet above sea level and at a distance of 5km Under the horizon at a distance of 10km

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Wave Dragon

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Erik Friis-Madsen The Danish Academy of Technical Sciences Meeting on Energy Storage

1:50 Model test 100 year wave

Wave Dragon

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Erik Friis-Madsen The Danish Academy of Technical Sciences Meeting on Energy Storage

Cylinder gate turbines running Wave Dragon

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Erik Friis-Madsen The Danish Academy of Technical Sciences Meeting on Energy Storage

Ice and WEC’s is a bad combination!

The prototype was designed for a 3 year life time, but was not scrapped until 2011 after more than 8 years of operations.

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Wave Dragon

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Erik Friis-Madsen The Danish Academy of Technical Sciences Meeting on Energy Storage

Animation: LOKE film

Backup slides SES

Large-scale offshore seaweed farming: a missing link in the food & feed chain?

Frank Neumann, Kaia Kjolbø Rød, Diogo Raposo, Luiza Neves, Maren Sæther, Jon Funderud Offshore Mariculture 2016 Conference, Barcelona

  • Seaweed introduction to food and feed markets
  • State-of the art of offshore seaweed (Kelp) farming in Europe
  • IMTA and synergies to other aquaculture activities

Seaweed as functional feed ingredient

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  • Brown seaweeds has a high content of

dietary fibers (laminaran, alginate, cellulose)

  • Both soluble and insoluble fibers
  • Seaweed as a functional feed ingredient

(beneficial for digestion and gastrointestinal health)

  • Laminaran (branched β-1,3/1,6-glucan) is

an immunostimulant

  • Several bioactives properties of alginate
  • Antibiotics replacement
  • Seaweed as a sustainable and local feed

ingredient

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Land plants vs. seaweed cultivation

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Sanggou Bay, China Mato Grosso, Brazil

Challenges for cultivation in Europe

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Situation:

  • Suitable (protected) sites limited  move
  • ffshore
  • High labour cost  mechanisation needed

To realize the potential of seaweed biomass, new and innovative cultivation technology is needed… Exposed waters seaweed farming: Develop industry in easier waters and gradually move farther out to sea

  • Technically possible – shown in Frøya and Portugal
  • Forces and wear on the equipment
  • Need for new designs (structures/equipment)
  • Operation and Safety - fewer work days at sea
  • Logistics – transport and fuel; buffer storage

Stepping-stone: IMTA

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  • Bioremediation

Residual nutrients capture (seaweed as a biofilter in integrated aquaculture; large part (50%?) of the feed nutrients are lost in the sea)

  • Recreation of the natural ecologic processes (increased biodiversity)

Attracts marine life, provide shelter and habitat

www.salmonfarmscience.com

  • Positive effect on seaweed

Better growth of the seaweeds close to the fish farms (nutrient availability) Aquaculture Technology Logistics and Operations

 Obvious synergies

  • f salmon

farming and seaweed!

¡Gracias!

44 Large challenges ahead… “One company cannot solve this alone” – need to work together

www.seaweedenergysolutions.com