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Water Power Peer Review

Modular Wave Energy Transfer

(WET)

Jane Vvedensky

Shift PowerSolutions

JaneVvedensky@ShiftPowerSolutions.com

November 2011

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Purpose, Objectives, & Integration

The Challenge:A renewable energy source that is persistent and consistent, with low operating

cost, low environmental impact and rapid commercialization.

This promotes the Program by:

Producing continuous power from wave energy Providing a model product demonstrating a successful renewable

Developing methods for rapidly commercializing new power technology

Having a cost-effective system to replace or augment legacy systems

Our Objective: develop & validate a generation system that Harvests energy from shoreline waves especially if they are destructive

Can be brought to market quickly

Can be integrated with grids, legacy systems, renewable sources andstorage facilities or used in isolation

Works in variety of conditions & has a low energy cost when mass produced

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Technical Approach & Issues

Our solution: a modular approach Many small repeating modules = lower manufacturing costs

Not just one unit = mitigated points of failure

Can be arranged in configurable sets and arrays = customize to site conditions

Plug and play components = rapid changeover for maintenance, expansion or upgrade

Maintenance by module swap-out = shutdown of entire system not required

Designed for near-shore installations or man-made structures

Potential installation siting and permitting obstacles reduced

Can be used to reduce wave impact on structures

Lower costs of installation, operation and maintenance since not in deep open water

Solar Panel analogy: direct feed to local loads or combined for utilities

Issues: Survivability

How to reduce Cost of Energy

Improve manufacturing techniques, materials and processes

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Unique Features & Accomplishments

Unique because: Fast to market - first prototype at full scale

Wide market - applicable to both small and large installations

Organic-growth business model - steady, secure growth of experience & finance

Accomplishments

Invented a new generator design Dramatic cost reduction to current design Potentially more effective in converting energy to electricity

Amended the initial design: Harvest both heave & surge More robust and survivable for marine environments

Built and tested three generator iterations Improved initial design to quadruple output Lab tests extrapolated to known water conditions: 200-400 watts

Redesigned manufacturing process Exploring significant cost-savings

On budget on target

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Plan, Schedule & Budget

ScheduleMilestone Deliverables Completion date

Engineering system framework complete Feasibility study, design requirements Dec 14, 2011

Design prototype Analysis results, engineering drawings Apr 26, 2011

Build prototype Completion of panel, frame & generator Aug 26, 2011

Test design to understand tradeoffs Generator output, wet-test results Nov 15, 2011

Risk analysis Revised risk analysis and mitigation plans Nov 30, 2011

Design improvement Revised design, manufacture & install plans Dec 15, 2011

Budget:

Variance: Scripps wave channel smaller, less expensiveSavings to be used for additional testing

Expenditure: $337,383. 86% of overall budget.

Budget History

FY2009 FY2010 FY2011

DOE Cost-share DOE Cost-share DOE Cost-share

- - - - $240.0K $151.3K