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The Ocean Energy Resource and Economics, Public Policies and Economy

coursesThe EUREC Master in RE - Specialisation Modulus in

Ocean Energy

António Sarmento

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Summary

• Presentation of the teaching staff• Motivation• The WavEC – Offshore Renewables center• Presentation of the Ocean Energy Resource

(OER) course.• Presentation of the Economics, Public Policy

and Environment (EPE) course.• OER 1 and EPE 1 & 2 assignment

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Presentation of the teaching staff

• Prof. António Sarmento (IST & WavEC): Responsible of EOR and EPE

• OER– Dr. José Cândido (WavEC)– Dr. Teresa Simas (WavEC)

• EPE– Mr. Nuno Matos– Mr. Alex Raventós– Dr. Teresa Simas

OER and EPE Teaching Staff

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António Sarmento• Retired Associate Professor, Mech. Eng. Dept., IST• Founder and President of the Board of WavEC Offshore Renewables• Cofounder and Member of the Board of the European Association of Ocean Energy• Member of the Board of the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineering (2007-2011)• Member of the Techn. Adv. Committee of the Saltire Prize (Scotland Gov.) for marine renewable energy

(2008).• Member of the Independent Technical Assessment committee of the Energy Technologies Institute (UK)

for the marine renewable energy program (2008 and 2009).• Coordinator of 3 EU funded projects in ocean energy.• Associated Editor Int. Journal Offshore and Polar Engineering.• Associated Editor Journal of Ocean and Wind Energy.• Member of the Scientific Board of EWTEC and ISOPE conferences.• International consultancy work for companies in ocean energy.• Supervision of 8 PhD thesis in ocean energy and related topics• Author of more than 100 papers in journals and conferences in ocean energy.

OER and EPE Teaching Staff

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José Cândido (WavEC)Degree in Oceanography/Meteorology at Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (FCUL) and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST).

José started his research activity initially focused on wave climate and wave energy resource assessment and afterwards on modeling of wave energy devices. At WavEC he is researcher and manager of offshore renewable energy projects, in particular TROPOS (Development of Multi-Purpose Offshore Platforms).

Teresa Simas (WavEC)Coordinator of the Environmental DepartmentDegree in Marine Biology and Fisheries at the Universidade do Algarve and masters and PhD in Environmental Sciences at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Teresa is the coordinator of the environmental team and research projects on marine environmental assessment.

OER and EPE Teaching Staff

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Nuno Matos (WavEC)Coordinator of the Public Policies and Dissemination Group

Degree in Telecommunication and Electronics at Instituto Superior Técnico. He started his Phd recently in the field of public policies at ISCPT, Lisbon Techn. University.

Nuno Matos has many years of experience as a team leader with commercial background. He created the Public Policies and Dissemination Department at WavEC which he coordinates. He developed extensive experience in public administration interaction with ocean energy.

Alex RaventosDegree in Industrial Engineering at the Universtitat Politecnica de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain). Post-graduate diploma in Sustainable Energy Systems by the MIT-Portugal program.

Alex Raventos is responsible for the socio-economic research area at the Public Policies and Dissemination Department of WavEC. He has extensive experience in strategic and economic studies for energy companies and governmental bodies.

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Summary

• Presentation of the teaching staff• Motivation• The WavEC – Offshore Renewables center• Presentation of the Ocean Energy Resource

(OER) course.• Presentation of the Economics, Public Policy

and Environment (EPE) course.• OER 1 and EPE 1 & 2 assignment

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Motivation• Why did you choose EUREC RE Master?• Why did you choose Ocean Energy

specialization?• How do you foresee your future career?• How motivated are you for the Ocean Energy

Resource course? What do you expect from it?• How motivated are you for the Economics,

Public Policies and Environment course? What do you expect from it?

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Summary

• Presentation of the teaching staff• Motivation• The WavEC – Offshore Renewables center• Presentation of the Ocean Energy Resource

(OER) course.• Presentation of the Economics, Public Policy

and Environment (EPE) course.• OER 1 and EPE 1 & 2 assignment

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Summary

• Presentation of the teaching staff• Motivation• The WavEC – Offshore Renewables center• Presentation of the Ocean Energy Resource

(OER) course.• Presentation of the Economics, Public Policy

and Environment (EPE) course.• OER 1 and EPE 1 & 2 assignment

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OER - Objectives

• Put the student in contact with:– Ocean environment and habitat– Wave and Tidal resources characterization and

measurement;– OTEC and Salinity gradient resources and

technology;– Site selection for wave and tidal farms and GIS

tools.

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OER - Outcomes

• Understand the relevance of main physical mechanisms in the ocean

• Understand the main biological processes that may affect or be affected by ocean energy devices.

• Be familiar to the concept of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) and Salinity Gradient Conversion (SG);

• Be familiar with the statistic description of waves and currents• Use the statistical information to make evaluation of the

energy resource• Use of GIS (Geographical Information Systems) in site

selection characterization

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OER - Content

• Ocean Energy Resource 1 (OER1) – Introduction to the ocean environment (ocean water,

geology, circulation, stratification, habitat, economy)• Ocean Energy Resource 2 (OER2)– Ocean surface waves– Ocean tidal currents– Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)– Ocean salinity gradient energy resource (SG)– Site selection and characterization for ocean energy

systems

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OER - Assessment• 2 tests (OER 1 and OER 2) or 1 exam – 60%• 2 assignment – 40%• OER 1 assignment together with EPE 1 & 2• Dates:– OER1 test: 31/3 at 9:00– Presentation assignment OER1 28/4 at 10:30– OER2 test: 26/5 at 9:00 (Waves) and 10:30 (Tidal)– Exam: 3/6 at 109:00– Presentation assignment OER 2 at 27/5 at 10:30.

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OER - Planning

All this information available at the Fenix page in a document under section “Info on OER”

Ocean Energy ResourceDay Hour Subject Teatcher Module

17/02/2014 09:0017/02/2014 10:30 Overview of the OER and EPE courses AS18/02/2014 14:00 Tutorial: no lecture24/02/2014 09:00 Ocean Water and Geology (I) JC OER124/02/2014 10:30 Ocean Water and Geology (II) JC OER125/02/2014 14:00 Tutorial OW&G JC OER110/03/2014 09:00 Ocean Circulation and Stratification JC OER110/03/2014 10:30 Tutorial OW&G JC OER110/03/2014 14:00 Ocean Habitat (I) TS OER111/03/2014 09:00 Ocean Habitat (II) TS OER111/03/2014 10:30 Ocean Habitat (III) TS OER117/03/2014 09:00 Tutorial Ocean Habitat TS OER124/03/2014 10:30 Ocean Economy AS, TS, JC, AR, NM OER125/03/2014 09:00 Ocean Economy AS OER125/03/2014 10:30 Tutorial on OER1 & EPE1&2 asignments AS OER131/03/2014 09:00 Test OER1 AS, TS, JC OER107/04/2013 09:00 Wave Ressource: sinusoidal and real waves AS OER207/04/2013 10:30 Tutorial Wave Resource (I) AS OER208/04/2013 14:00 Wave Ressource: wave measurement and resource description JC OER214/04/2013 09:00 Wave Ressource: statistical description of waves AS OER214/04/2013 10:30 Tutorial Wave Resource (II) AS OER215/04/2013 14:00 Wave Resouce: extreme waves AS OER228/04/2013 09:00 Tidal resource (I) JC OER228/04/2013 10:30 Presentation of OER1 & EPE1&2 assignments AS, TS, JC, AR, NM OER229/04/2013 14:00 Tidal resource (II) JC OER205/05/2013 09:00 Tidal resource (III) JC OER205/05/2013 10:30 Tutorial Wave resource (III) AS OER206/05/2013 14:00 Site Selection (I): Multicriteria selection TS OER212/05/2013 09:00 Site Selection: GIS (I) TS OER212/05/2013 10:30 Tutorial Tidal Resource JC OER213/05/2013 14:00 Site Selection: GIS (II) TS OER219/05/2013 09:00 Site Selection: GIS (III) TS OER219/05/2013 10:30 Tutorial on Multicriteria Site Selection and GIS TS OER226/05/2013 09:00 Test OER2 Wave AS OER226/05/2013 10:30 Test OER2 Tidal JC OER227/05/2013 14:00 Presentation of OER2 assigments AS, JC, TS OER203/06/2013 09:00 Exam OER AS, JC, TS OER1&2

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Summary

• Presentation of the teaching staff• Motivation• The WavEC – Offshore Renewables center• Presentation of the Ocean Energy Resource

(OER) course.• Presentation of the Economics, Public Policy

and Environment (EPE) course.• OER 1 and EPE 1 & 2 assignment

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EPE - Objectives

• Put the student in contact with:– The economics of ocean energy (costs, project

financing, market development);– The role and processes of public policies and their

relevance for market development– Environmental concerns, constraints and

processes.

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EPE - Outcomes

• Be familiar with basic economic analysis of ocean energy systems and project finance.

• Get basic knowledge on policy processes.• Understand the licensing and permitting

procedures.• Be able to perform simple environmental

impact studies for OE systems.

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EPE - Content

• Economics, Public Policies and Environment 1 (EPE1): Economics– Costs of ocean energy: Key concepts and

definitions (CAPEX, OPEX, LCOE)– Introduction to project feasibility assessment– Towards the market: Electricity Market, support

mechanisms and future scenarios

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EPE - Content

• Economics, Public Policies and Environment 2 (EPE2): Public Policies– Public issues– Licensing and Permitting– Technology and market development tools

• Economics, Public Policies and Environment 3 (EPE3): Environment– EIA objectives, processes and requirements– Public consultation and conflict of uses– Environmental monitoring

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EPE - Assessment• 2 tests (EPE 1&2 and EPE 3) or 1 exam – 60%• 2 assignment – 40%• OER 1 assignment together with EPE 1 & 2• Dates:– EPE2 test: 10/3 at 14:00– Presentation assignment EPE1&2: 28/4 at 10:30– EPE1 test: 7/4 at 14:00– EPE3 test: 12/5 at 14:00– Exam: 9/6 at 14:00– Presentation assignment EPE 3 at 4/6 at 10:30.

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EPE - Planning

All this information available at the Fenix page in a document under section “Info on EPE”

Economics, Policy and EnvironmentDay Hour Subject Teatcher Module

17/02/2014 14:00 No lecture18/02/2014 09:00 Public policies: role, agents, processes & impacts (I) NM EPE218/02/2014 10:30 Public policies: role, agents, processes & impacts (II) NM EPE224/02/2014 14:00 Tutorial on Public Policies (I) NM EPE225/02/2014 09:00 Public Policies: application to OER (I) NM EPE225/02/2014 10:30 Public Policies: application to OER (II) NM EPE217/03/2014 10:30 Cost of O. Energy: key concepts & definitions (I) AR EPE117/03/2014 14:00 Cost of O. Energy: key concepts & definitions (II) AR EPE118/03/2014 09:00 Tutorial on Cost of Ocean Energy AR EPE118/03/2014 10:30 Introduction to project feasibility assessment (I) AR EPE118/03/2014 14:00 Introduction to project feasibility assessment (II) AR EPE118/03/2014 15:00 Tutorial on project feasibility assessment AR EPE125/03/2014 14:00 Test EPE2 NM EPE231/03/2014 10:30 Electricity Market and future scenarios (I) AR EPE131/03/2014 14:00 Electricity Market and future scenarios (II) AR EPE101/04/2014 09:00 Tutorial on Electricity Market & future scenarios AR EPE101/04/2014 10:30 Environment Impact Assessment (I) TS EPE301/04/2014 14:00 Environment Impact Assessment (II) TS EPE307/04/2014 14:00 Test EPE1 AR EPE108/04/2014 09:00 Environment Impact Assessment (III) TS EPE308/04/2014 10:30 Environment Impact Assessment (IV) TS EPE314/04/2014 14:00 Tutorial on EIA (I) TS EPE315/04/2014 09:00 Tutorial on EIA (II) TS EPE315/04/2014 10:30 Public consultation and conflict of uses (I) TS EPE328/04/2014 14:00 Public consultation and conflict of uses (II) TS EPE329/04/2014 09:00 Tutorial on conflict of uses TS EPE329/04/2014 10:30 Environmental monitoring (I) TS EPE305/05/2014 14:00 Environmental monitoring (II) TS EPE306/05/2014 10:30 Tutorial on Environmental Monitoring TS EPE312/05/2014 14:00 Test EPE3 TS EPE309/06/2014 14:00 Exam EPE NM, AR, TS EPE

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Summary

• Presentation of the teaching staff• Motivation• The WavEC – Offshore Renewables center• Presentation of the Ocean Energy Resource

(OER) course.• Presentation of the Economics, Public Policy

and Environment (EPE) course.• OER 1 and EPE 1 & 2 assignment

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OER 1 and EPE 1 &2 assignments

• For a given island data will be given on – Wave, wind and tidal current resources– Bathimetry and type of ocean bottom soil– Economic activities (fishing effort, leisure, etc.)– Infrastructures (electrical grid, ports and harbours,

roads, towns)– Maritime traffic and routes– Protected areas

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• You will be requested to:– Characterize a number of ocean habitats;– Undertake an Maritime Spatial Planning exercise;– Undertake an Economic and Environmental

Planning exercise under some constraints that allow to maximize the socio-economic benefit for the island;

– Advise on the feed-in tariff to be offered by the Public Authorities to offshore renewable energy projects in the island.

OER 1 and EPE 1 &2 assignments