02-12-2010

First Power Production Results from the

Wave Star Roshage Wave Energy Converter

Laurent Marquis, Head of Development , Wave Star A/S

Morten Kramer, R&D engineer, Wave Star A/S
Peter Frigaard, Head of Civil Engineering Department, Aalborg University

3rd International Conference on Ocean Energy, 6 October, Bilbao

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The Wave Star machines

Test machine at Aalborg University

• Deployment: 2004-2005
• Scale: 1/40
• Float diameter: 0.25 m

Test machine at Nissum Bredning

• Deployment: 2006-2010
• Scale: 1/10
• Float diameter: 1.0 m

Test section at Roshage

• Deployment: 2009->
• Scale: 1/2
• Float diameter: 5.0 m

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Wave Star make use of a unique concept

• 2 rows with10 floats, 20 floats total

• The floats are mounted on a machine which is founded on the seabed
• All the moving
gpparts are located above the waterline
• Hydraulic fluid is pumped from each float to a hydraulic motor, which drives a generator
• The Wave Star machine can lift the floats out of the water into safety position

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Wave Star scale 1:40

Aalborg
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University, Denmark

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Normal operation

Storm protection mode

Wave Star scale 1:10 More than 4 years in operation

Nissum
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Bredning, Denmark and 15 storms without damage

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The location for the test section (photo taken before deployment)

Roshage Pier, location for the Wave Star scale 1:2 test section
Hanstholm,
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Denmark
Energy Supply Chain June
2009

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The machine was built in Gdansk

and towed to Denmark in August 2009

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The jacking system was tested in

dry dock in Frederikshavn, Denmark

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The machine was installed on 18 September 2009

Video:
Vid
Installation
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The 19th of September 2009 the installation was finalized

and the machine was p
placed in storm pprotection

Video:
Storm protection

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A bridge was built during the autumn 2009,

and the first guests visited the plant during COP15
COP15.
The machine has been supplying electricity to the grid since February 2010.

Video:
Operation

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The Roshage test unit is a section

of the complete machine
Parameter Roshage test unit Commercial Wave Star C5-600 kW
Number of floats 2 20
Float diameter Ø5 m Ø5 m
A
Arm llength
th 10 m 10 m
Weight 1000 Tons 1600 Tons
Nominal electrical power 110 kW 600 kW

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Power measurements from

the Roshage test unit
Measured September 2010 (Control generation 3)
Measured June 2010 ((Control generation
g 2))
Measured May 2010 (Control generation 1)
Simulation, Control generation 3

30 30

25 25

20 20
Powerr (kW)

Powerr (kW)
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10 10

5 5

0 0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Significant wave height (m) Wave power (kW/m)

Notes:
• Power is 10 minute average values of harvested power from one float (hydraulic power leaving one cylinder)
• The same data are shown in the figures, only the x-axis is different
• A typical wave period for the Roshage location is used for the simulated curve
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Power measurements from

the Roshage test unit
Measured September 2010 (Control generation 3)
Measured June 2010 (Control generation 2)
Measured May 2010 (Control generation 1)
Simulation, Control generation 3
ForskVE Limit Curve
30 30

25 25

20 20
Powerr (kW)

Powerr (kW)
15 15

10 10

5 5

0 0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Significant wave height (m) Wave power (kW/m)

Notes:
• Power is 10 minute average values of harvested power from one float (hydraulic power leaving one cylinder)
• The same data are shown in the figures, only the x-axis is different
• A typical wave period for the Roshage location is used for the simulated curve
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Approved by
EnergiNet is a non-profit enterprise owned by the Danish Climate and Energy Ministry

If the measured production is above the limit,

subsidies
b idi are recieved
i d from
f E
EnergiNet
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Measured production Limit for subsidies
Example of measured data from the Roshage test unit (10 min average values):
PLC_Datetime AllDataValid Hs Tmean P_TwoFloats ForskVE_limit AboveLimit
[%] [m] [s] [kW] [kW] [True/False]
21/09/10 09:20 100 2.08 4.72 48.98 34.24 True
21/09/10 09:30 100 1.91 4.31 37.50 28.71 True
21/09/10 09:40 100 1.94 4.10 38.02 29.80 True
21/09/10 09:50 100 2.01 3.95 33.69 32.07 True
21/09/10 10:00 100 2 03
2.03 4 47
4.47 39 91
39.91 32 85
32.85 True
21/09/10 10:10 100 2.17 4.23 42.91 37.42 True
21/09/10 10:20 100 2.01 4.39 38.94 32.04 True
21/09/10 10:30 100 2.01 4.14 39.84 32.02 True
21/09/10 10:40 100 2.10 4.27 40.97 35.12 True
21/09/10 10:50 100 2.03 4.01 41.76 32.55 True
21/09/10 11:00 100 1.83 4.13 32.29 26.21 True
21/09/10 11:10 100 1.97 4.28 37.60 30.71 True
21/09/10 11:20 100 1.89 3.91 36.32 28.19 True
21/09/10 11:30 100 1.97 4.34 36.78 30.64 True
21/09/10 11:40 100 1.93 4.29 40.44 29.50 True
21/09/10 11:50 100 1 96
1.96 4 34
4.34 38 75
38.75 30 35
30.35 True
/ /

Power numbers in kW are measured harvested power (hydraulic power leaving the two cylinders).
15 Wave climate is calculated using wave measurements at the location.

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Power measurements from

the Roshage test unit
Measured September 2010 (Control generation 3)
Measured June 2010 ((Control generation
g 2))
Measured May 2010 (Control generation 1)
Simulation, Control generation 3

4.5 90

4 80

dth ratio (%)

3.5 70
width (m)

3 60
Capture w

25
2.5 50

Capture wid
2 40

1.5 30

1 20

0.5 10
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Wave power (kW/m) Wave power (kW/m)

Notes:
• Power is 10 minute average values of harvested power from one float (hydraulic power leaving one cylinder)
• The same data are shown in the figures, only the y-axis is different
• A typical wave period for the Roshage location is used for the simulated curve
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Power matrix for a single

g
Wave Star C5 600 kW machine with 20 floats
Values inside the table are average electrical power to grid in kW.
Wave height Wave period T0,2 (s)
Hm0 (m)
2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9 - 10 10 - 11 11 - 12 12 - 13
0.0 - 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.5 - 1.0 0 49 73 85 86 83 78 72 67 63 59
1.0 - 1.5 54 136 193 205 196 182 167 153 142 132 123
1.5 - 2.0 106 265 347 347 322 294 265 244 224 207 193
2.0 - 2.5 175 429 522 499 457 412 372 337 312 288 267
2.5 - 3.0 262 600 600 600 600 540 484 442 399 367 340
3.0 - Storm protection

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Perspectives: Wave Star C5

performance at different sites in Europe

Site Belmullet, IR Site EMEC,UK

Nominal Power 1200 kW Nominal Power 1200 kW
Storm protection Hs > 5 m Storm protection Hs > 5 m
Annual production 4.29 GWh Annual production 2.88 GWh

Site Horns Rev 2,DK

Nominal Power 600 kW
Storm protection Hs > 3 m
Site Wave Hub, UK Annual production 1.41 GWh
Nominal Power 1200 kW
Storm protection Hs > 5 m
Annual production 2.64 GWh Site SEM-REV, F
Nominal Power 1200 kW
Storm protection Hs > 5 m
Annual production 2.37 GWh

Site Pilot Zone, P Site BIMEP, ES

Nominal Power 1200 kW Nominal Power 1200 kW
Storm protection Hs > 5 m Storm protection Hs > 5 m
Annual production 2.87 GWh Annual production 2.21 GWh

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C5 Wave Star and C10 Wave Star

• C5 •C10
• 70 m long •140 m long
• 20 floats of Ø 5 m •20 floats of Ø10 m
• ~ 10-15 m of water depth •~ 20-30 m of water depth
• 500 kW @ 2.5m Hs •6 MW @ 5.0m Hs

Double size = 11 times more power

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Road Map for Cost of Energy for Wave Star WEC

Based on average wave energy potential at European sites
(WEC lifetime: 20 years, Interest of investment: 9%)
1.1
Development factors
1.0 Energy production: 1.0
Total investment: 1.0
Maintenance: 1
1.0
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0.9

0.8

0.7

0.6
€/kWh

0.5

0.4 Development factors

Energy production: 1.1
Total investment: 0.5
0.3 Maintenance: 0.8
Development factors
Energy production: 1.5
0.2 Total investment: 00.1
1
Maintenance: 0.5
0.1

0.0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Year

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Activities in Wave Star at present

• The Roshage test section will actively be used as test platform for Power
Take-Off
Take Off optimization, test of other component/parts, and for getting
maintenance data.

• Improvement of the structural design of the C5-machine, and optimization

and reduction of systems for future machines

• Focus on reducing production and development cost for the next projects:
Expertise from similar industries

• Focus on increasing the Power Take-Off efficiency: In collaboration with

innovative companies and universities

• A
Agreement
t with
ith utility
tilit company

• Find subsidiaries

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Wave Star cracks the nuts!
To stay in the sea
The storm protection
strategy effectively protects
the Wave Star machines
machines.
The Roshage WEC has
survived several storms
with no severe damages and
no service afterwards.
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Take energy out of waves
The Roshage WEC is
connected to the grid, and it
has produced energy since
January 2010.
The measurements
fits the expected power
curve.
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Cost decreasing More efficient PTO
The energy costs for the The first test results have
first full WEC will not be shown challenges in
competitive to other ensuring a high efficiency of
conventional sources of the complete power
energy. transmission to the
electrical grid.
The calculated costs has
already been decreased Projects on improvements
b 30 %
by %, b
butt ffurther
th costt are on-going
i with
ith
reduction is needed. universities.
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