MARINET: The Research Infrastructure Network Gaining International Support and Accelerating the Development of Marine Renewable Energy

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Healy ◽  
Raymond Alcorn ◽  
Tony Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Research Centers ◽  
Marine Research ◽  
Marine Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Class Testing ◽  
Infrastructure Network ◽  
World Class ◽  
Testing Standards

MARINET (Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network) is an EC-funded marine renewable energy infrastructure initiative which seeks to accelerate the development and commercial deployment of marine renewable energy technologies — wave, tidal & offshore-wind — by streamlining the testing process. World-class research centers and organizations are coming together in a network to offer periods of free-of-charge access to their world-class testing facilities and to develop a joint approach to testing standards, testing research and industry training & networking. The growing network, with more than 30 full and associate partner research centers, has over 40 specialist marine research facilities covering all scales from laboratory to sea. It is spread across 11 EU countries and international partner countries such as Brazil, Taiwan, Canada and the US. This paper outlines what MARINET is, what it has already achieved at the half-way point in the initiative, where it is going and who can benefit now and in the future.

scholarly journals Multi-Disciplinary and Multi-Scale Assessment of Marine Renewable Energy Structure in a Tidal System

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurore Raoux ◽  
◽  
Ilan Robin ◽  
Jean-Philippe Pezy ◽  
Anne-Claire Bennis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Scale Effects ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Tidal Energy ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Energy Structure ◽  
Marine Renewable Energy

The French coast of the Atlantic and English Channel (EC) is promising for the development of Marine Renewable Energy (MRE), including wind, wave, and tidal stream, due to the high velocity of currents in some parts of the area. This paper, focusing on wind and tidal energy, discusses how the implementation of MRE converters influences biodiversity, and vice versa, through biofouling and reef effects. The understanding of these interactions requires the knowledge of the hydro-sedimentary conditions and the macrofauna. The research on these topics, performed at the Continental and Coastal Morphodynamic laboratory (M2C) (UNICAEN, France), is presented through a multi-disciplinary approach by i) studying the hydrodynamic conditions and the macrofauna in Alderney Race, ii) studying the biofouling effects on tidal turbines and their influence on the turbulent wake, iii) assessing the hydro-sedimentary impacts induced by the offshore wind farm, like scouring, and iv) taking an ecosystem approach on MRE, such as the reef effect. From an ecological perspective, the reef effect can be responsible for changes in the structure and function of the ecosystem. Although several studies have analyzed this effect at the species-or community-scale, the propagation of the reef effect at the ecosystem-scale remains unclear. Thus, understanding these ecosystem-scale effects is urgent for future research. From an engineering perspective, biofouling changes the structural characteristics (i.e., supplementary mass) of the converters and thus, affects their performance.

Risk-Based Approach for the Development of Guidelines and Standards on Combined Marine Renewable Energy Platforms

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura-Mae Macadré ◽  
Keith O’Sullivan ◽  
Antoine Breuillard ◽  
Stéphane le Diraison
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Development Stage ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Global Risk ◽  
Marine Renewable Energy ◽  
Grid Connection ◽  
Reducing Costs ◽  
Guidelines And Standards

The combination of Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) technologies such as wave or current devices with offshore wind, a more mature technology, could enable pooling of R&D efforts and reducing costs (grid connection, moorings, maintenance activities…). Moreover, the different characteristics of the wind, wave and current resources could be complementary and provide a smoothing effect on the power production. Therefore, the EU FP7 project -MARINA Platform- aims at studying concepts of combined platforms integrating different types of MRE devices. Many challenges are induced by these innovative platforms and guidelines and standards will be required to ensure safety, reliability and quality. However, as the concepts are only at the development stage, no standards have been written for these combined platforms so far. This paper presents a new approach proposed by Bureau Veritas within the scope of the MARINA project for the development of guidelines and standards dedicated to combined MRE platforms. Existing literature on standards about MRE and related sectors, like shipping, wind energy and offshore oil & gas, forms a good basis to be exploited. In addition, risk assessment and qualification of new technology might be considered as a complement to standards to support the design of novel offshore concepts. Therefore, the presented methodology combines the use of existing standards from MRE and related sectors with a risk-based approach for the most innovative and unknown parts of the platform. A global risk assessment is performed in parallel for a whole review of the system.

scholarly journals Integration of wave energy and other marine renewable energy sources with the needs of coastal societies

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Manasseh ◽  
SA Sannasiraj ◽  
Kathleen L McInnes ◽  
V Sundar ◽  
Purnima Jalihal
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Coastal Protection ◽  
Climate Change Scenarios ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Marine Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Global Issue ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Renewable Energy Generation

Marine renewable energy has the potential to solve both the energy-security and coastal-protection problems affecting coastal societies. In this article, the potential benefits arising from the combination of marine renewable energy technologies with infrastructural needs for coastal protection and other local needs are analysed. Classifications of technologies are developed to inform future coastal planning. Explanations of the resources and technologies are presented in layperson’s term. The threat of coastal inundation under climate-change scenarios is a major global issue. The investment in new infrastructure demanded by cities, ports and communities at risk of inundation could very substantially reduce the levelised cost of electricity from renewable sources, provided the infrastructure is designed with the dual purpose of power generation and coastal protection. Correspondingly, the sale of electricity from such infrastructure could defray the long-term cost of installing coastal protection. Furthermore, many marine renewable energy technologies provide a platform on which other forms of renewable energy generation could be mounted. It is noted that the complex geophysical and engineering issues arising from this opportunity must be assessed considering socio-economic factors.

Marine Renewable Energy Technologies in 2013

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 7-8
Author(s):  
Kenneth Baldwin ◽  
Maggie L. Merrill ◽  
Stephan Grilli ◽  
Brian L. Howes ◽  
Daniel G. MacDonald
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Marine Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Technologies

scholarly journals Scour Protections for Offshore Foundations of Marine Energy Harvesting Technologies: A Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 297
Author(s):  
Tiago Fazeres-Ferradosa ◽  
João Chambel ◽  
Francisco Taveira-Pinto ◽  
Paulo Rosa-Santos ◽  
Francisco V. C. Taveira Pinto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Tidal Energy ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Turbine ◽  
Limit States ◽  
Commercial Development ◽  
Marine Renewable Energy

The offshore wind is the sector of marine renewable energy with the highest commercial development at present. The margin to optimise offshore wind foundations is considerable, thus attracting both the scientific and the industrial community. Due to the complexity of the marine environment, the foundation of an offshore wind turbine represents a considerable portion of the overall investment. An important part of the foundation’s costs relates to the scour protections, which prevent scour effects that can lead the structure to reach the ultimate and service limit states. Presently, the advances in scour protections design and its optimisation for marine environments face many challenges, and the latest findings are often bounded by stakeholder’s strict confidential policies. Therefore, this paper provides a broad overview of the latest improvements acquired on this topic, which would otherwise be difficult to obtain by the scientific and general professional community. In addition, this paper summarises the key challenges and recent advances related to offshore wind turbine scour protections. Knowledge gaps, recent findings and prospective research goals are critically analysed, including the study of potential synergies with other marine renewable energy technologies, as wave and tidal energy. This research shows that scour protections are a field of study quite challenging and still with numerous questions to be answered. Thus, optimisation of scour protections in the marine environment represents a meaningful opportunity to further increase the competitiveness of marine renewable energies.

scholarly journals The decarbonisation of Galicia using renewable marine energy

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 115-120
Author(s):  
L. Castro-Santos ◽  
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A. Filgueira-Vizoso ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Marine Energy ◽  
Study Results

The objective of this paper is to examine the importance of independent arrays in the offshore renewable energy farms. In this context, several scenarios have been contemplated for a floating offshore renewable energy farm: a farm only using floating wave energy; a farm only using floating offshore wind energy; and a farm composed by floating wave energy and floating offshore wind energy installed in independent arrays. The article proposes a method to calculate the main economic parameters and decide their economic feasibility. A hypothetic offshore renewable energy farm located in the Galicia region (Spain) has been studied as case of study. Results show which of the scenarios has the best economic results. This method is worthwhile to compare different floating offshore renewable energy technologies in economic terms and help in the decision making of this new emerging sector that can help to rebuild Europe in the post-pandemic period.

Marine renewable energy potential: A global perspective for offshore wind and wave exploitation

2018 ◽  
Vol 177 ◽  
pp. 43-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos V.C. Weiss ◽  
Raúl Guanche ◽  
Bárbara Ondiviela ◽  
Omar F. Castellanos ◽  
José Juanes
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Energy Potential ◽  
Marine Renewable Energy
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