TY - RPRT
TI - Equitable Testing and Evaluation of Marine Energy Extraction Devices in terms of Performance, Cost and Environmental Impact
AU - EquiMar
AB - The EquiMar project has now finished. All the publicly available outputs can be downloaded from these wiki pages, the EquiMar Protocols may be found here, and there are some marine energy videos available on our YouTube channel.The EquiMar project was funded by the European Commission as part of its 7th Framework programme under the Energy topic (see http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html for more information). It is a collaborative research and development project involving a consortium of 23 partners and ran for three years from the 15th of April 2008 to the 14th of April 2011.The aim of EquiMar was to deliver a suite of protocols for the equitable evaluation of marine energy converters (based on either tidal or wave energy). These protocols have harmonised testing and evaluation procedures across the wide variety of devices presently available with the aim of accelerating adoption though technology matching and improved understanding of the environmental and economic impacts associated with the deployment of arrays of devices. EquiMar has assessed devices through a suite of protocols covering site selection, device engineering design, the scaling up of designs, the deployment of arrays of devices, the environmental impact, in terms of both biological & coastal processes, and economic issues. The series of protocols has be developed through a robust, auditable process and disseminated to the wider community. Results from the EquiMar project will establish a sound base for future marine energy standards. The project had a formal liaison with IEC TC 114 and many of the protocol authors are technical experts on the teams developing individual standards.Project DeliverablesD1.1 Global Analysis of Pre-normative Research Activities for Marine EnergyD1.2 Recommendations from Other SectorsD2.2 Wave and Tidal Resource CharacterisationD2.3 Application of Numerical ModelsD2.4 Wave Model IntercomparisonD2.5 Tidal Model IntercomparisonD2.6 Extremes and Long Term ExtrapolationD2.7 Protocols for Wave and Tidal Site AssessmentD3.1 Identification of Limitations of Current Practices Adopted for Early Stage Tidal Device AssessmentD3.2 Concept Appraisal and Tank Testing Practices for 1st Stage Prototype DevicesD3.3 Limitations of Current Practices Adopted for Tank Testing of Small Marine Energy DevicesD3.4 Best Practice for Tank Testing of Small Prototype Wave and Tidal DevicesD4.1 Sea Trial ManualD4.2 Data Analysis and PresentationD4.3 Test Sites CatalogueD5.1 Guidance Protocols on Choosing of Electrical Connection ConfigurationsD5.2 Device Classification TemplatesD5.3 Protocols and Guidance for Device Specification and Quantification of PerformanceD5.4 Tested Version of Site/Device Matching Database Including Initial Analysis of Interaction Effects Within ArraysD5.5 Pre-Deployment and Operational Actions Associated with Marine Energy ArraysD5.6 Assessment, Reporting and Remediation of Risk Associated with Marine Energy ArraysD5.7 Assessment of the Present Status and Future Scenarios of the Supply Chain for Marine Energy ArraysD5.8 Impacts Upon Marine Energy StakeholdersD6.1.1 Existing Legislation, Perspectives and Evolution of Other Similar TechnologiesD6.1.2 Technical Criteria for a Common LegislationD6.2.1 Draft Scientific GuidelinesD6.2.2 Scientific GuidelinesD6.3.1 Uncertainties Regarding Environmental ImpactsD6.3.2 Uncertainties and Road MapD6.4.1 Draft Protocol on Life Cycle Analysis ApproachD6.4.2 Life Cycle Analysis ProtocolD6.5.2 Analysis of Case Studies and Useful ToolsD7.1 Summary of Attributes of Cost Models used by Different StakeholdersD7.2.1 Procedures for Economic EvaluationD7.2.2 Dissemination of Economic Assessment Approach to StakeholdersD7.3.1 Support Structures for Arrays of Wave Energy Devices ReportD7.3.2 Consideration of Cost Implications for Mooring MEC DevicesD7.3.3 Guidelines Regarding the Variation of Infrastructure Requirements with Scale of DeploymentD7.4.1 Procedures for Estimating Site Accessibility and Appraisal of the Implications of Site AccessibilityD9.1 Report on the State of Ocean Energy in Europe: Technologies, Test Sites and Joint ProjectsD9.3 Magazine Article
DA - 2012/03//
PY - 2012
SP - 41
PB - EquiMar
UR - https://www.wiki.ed.ac.uk/display/EquiMarwiki/EquiMar
LA - English
KW - Marine Energy
KW - Tidal
KW - Wave
ER -