Biscay Marine Energy Pla orm (bimep)

Biscay Marine Energy Pla0orm (bimep) Pablo Ruiz-­‐Minguela Head of Wave Energy jp.ruiz-­‐minguela@tecnalia.com GMREC V Open Water TesEng Panel April 26, Washington DC bimep: The Biscay Marine Energy Pla0orm is an ocean infrastructure for research, demonstraJon and operaJon of offshore Wave Energy Converters (WEC) on the open sea. •  Loca%on Basque Country
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§  Energy Flux = 21 kW/m Main Features §  Sea Surface = 5.2 km2 §  Water depth = 50-­‐90 m §  Closest point to land = 1.7km §  Overall power = 20 MW §  7 Naviga%onal Marking Buoys §  1 Metocean Buoy (since Feb. 2009) §  4 Berths & Subsea Lines, 13.2 kV/5 MW §  1 Onshore Substa%on with protec%ons and measurement instrumenta%on for each berth: 20 MW transformer, connected to 132 kV grid §  Monitoring and control system (SCADA) §  Research and Data Centre Bay of Biscay
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GMREC V – April 2012, Washington DC 2 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PLANNING & MARKETING
Location selected
Site Engineering (SENER)
Exploitation
bimep, S.A. established
CONSENTING
Administrative Authorisation Final Permit
DETAILED DESIGN
Construction Project EIA
PURCHASES
Metocean buoy
(FUGRO)
Submarines lines Onshore substation
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(ELIMCO)
OPERATION
Environmental Permit
Marking & Navigation Safety
CONSTRUCTION
Start of
onshore works
GMREC V – April 2012, Washington DC Installation of
submarine lines
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Biscay Marine Energy PlaZorm, S.A.: A company established in December 2011 to develop, install, operate and manage the bimep facility. Biscay Marine Energy Pla0orm, S.A. 80% Basque Energy Agency (Regional Body) www.eve.es • 
20% Spanish Energy Agency (Na%onal Body) www.idae.es The development and construc%on of this infrastructure will amount a total investment of €20 million. GMREC V – April 2012, Washington DC 4 ROLE OF TECNALIA
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TECNALIA is the coordinator of the R&D ac%vi%es related to the bimep and has been assis%ng EVE in developing the project since its preliminary analyses (2007). Some of the ac%vi%es TECNALIA has contributed to are: 132kV Level
Environmental Impact Assessment Wave Resource Atlas for the Basque Coast Site selec2on & analysis of environmental condi2ons Buoy data analysis and post-­‐processing Technical specifica2ons for tenders Guidance documents GMREC V – April 2012, Washington DC Alterna2ves for grid connec2on Grid integra2on analyses 5 COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PORTFOLIO
SERVICE BASIC Space rent Access to offshore site & office space Informa%on Real-­‐2me metocean and electrical genera2on data; Historic info Hourly wave forecasts (24h, 48h and 72h) Safety Technology assessment; Monitoring of alarms Device surveillance; Emergency Management Energy Grid connec2on; Revenues on energy generated Energy quality Verifica%on ADVANCED Performance / Power matrix Offshore Opera%ons Device installa2on and maintenance Technical Analyses Mechanical, electrical, resource y environmental analyses R&D&i Collabora2ve projects; Search for sources of funding GMREC V – April 2012, Washington DC 6 IN SUMMARY
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bimep is a wave energy plant for research, test and opera%on (TRL 7-­‐9). –  Provides ready-­‐to-­‐use facili2es for developers. –  No further administra2ve permits required. –  Streamlined applica2on process. 1. 
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Submit detailed project execu%on plan Perform technical assessment and valida%on Inform Ministry of Industry Deploy wave energy devices • 
bimep offers services aimed at the accelera%on and development of marine energy technologies. In the future, it might extend these services to deep offshore wind energy. • 
bimep will place the Basque Country at the forefront of the marine energy sector and will adract key developers and investors with a posi%ve socio-­‐economic impact. GMREC V – April 2012, Washington DC 7 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Pablo Ruiz-­‐Minguela Head of Wave Energy TECNALIA, Spain jp.ruiz-­‐minguela@tecnalia.com GMREC V – April 2012, Washington DC 8