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Marine Energy and Smart Grid Technology Workshop
John Mullins, CEO, Bord Gáis
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Agenda
Ireland as a Low Carbon Incubator
Marine Potential and Technologies;
Home Services;
Smart Grid;
Export Ready Grid;
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BGE Alternative Energy Research Fund Support research into emerging energy-related technologies
To support an increase in the quantity and quality of research in alternative energies in Ireland’s colleges to bring technologies to market.
The focus of the fund is on 5 main areas:
– Energy Production• Wind, Solar, Anaerobic Digestion, Pyrolysis, Gasification, Ocean, Tidal, Geothermal, District
Heating– Distributed Generation
• Micro CHP, Micro Wind, – Transport
• Natural Gas/ Biogas vehicles and infrastructure, Electric vehicles and infrastructure– Operations Innovation
• Power recovery, Energy Storage, – Energy Services
• Assessment of products for residential or IC offering to complement our existing energy business
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Poyry’s Roadmap 2050
Target - 80% GHG reduction by 2050 in power sector
Must start investment now
Significant challenges: Policies; Regulation; Planning and Permitting (e.g. Iberia/France)
Spend goes from €30b to €65b per annum in 2025;
Sources of Low Carbon Energy Efficiency/Cleantech; Power Sector decarbonisation; Replacement of oil/gas; Afforestation.
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Generation Lifetime Asset Costs
Report on Future Low-Carbon Generation by Poyry for Eirgrid 2010
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UK Renewable Technologies to 2020
AEA UK Renewable Projections
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Global Ocean Energy Map (kW/m)
Source: World Energy Council
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Current Status of Marine Energy
Irish Targets of 75MW by 2012 and 500MW by 2020;
Accessible resources: 11.7 TWh of wave resource (40% of Irish demand); 2.6 TWh of tidal resources.
ReFIT established at €220/MWh (€70/MWh for onshore wind);
Up to €26m pledged by Government to support sector;
MERC and Centralised Energy Research are a priority;
Marine Energy could be a €1b per annum industry within Ireland in the next decade
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BGE Review of Technologies
Nearing commercialisation on a number of technologies;
Tidal ahead of wave – not by much;
Ireland is a real focus of development and piloting;
Claims of ultimate energy costs of < €15c/kWh;
Capex costs as low as €1.6m/MW;
Private Equity and Utility finance required to take next steps.
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Bord Gáis Domestic Metering Trials• Dual Fuel proof of concept and technology trials - real time energy consumption information (Gas & Electricity)
• Customer Behaviour Trials – 2,000 Customers (National Smart Metering Programme) until end 2011;
• Measurement of Customer Behavioural Response to features such as
• In Home Displays monitoring energy consumption
• Bills detailing consumption on hourly / daily basis
•Cost Benefit Analysis of National Rollout
•But real benefit is through control systems
•Require Independent ICT Provider for Intelligent Hub.
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Bord Gáis Domestic “Smart Ready” Meters• July 2010: Bord Gais will start implementing a change to solid state modular electronic meters with some of the following “Smart Ready” capabilities:
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Smart Home Services
Booz & Co
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Smart Grid – The Basic Options
Booz & Co
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Distributed Generation Solutions Micro CHP
Assessed micro CHP technologies suitable for domestic applications – Stirling engine, fuel cell
We have recently signed agreement with CERES Power to develop a fuel cell based micro CHP product for the Irish market (€2m)
Commenced trialling the Baxi Ecogen (Stirling engine) micro CHP in employee homes
Micro Wind
Assessing the market potential for Wind turbine applications at farm/small business level
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Export Ready Grid
• Wind will be curtailed without increased interconnection;
• Must commence identification and planning of 400kV grid and interconnection
• Should have ambition of up to 2,500MW of interconnection
by 2025
… Need to Start Programme Now…
500MWGB
500MW/GB
500MW/GB
1000MW/France
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Final Thought