Klaus D. Pfeiffer

Economic SeminarThe Impact of European Union Enlargement upon the Energy Market

Munich – 25-26 January 2007

Some Marine and Inland Water Aspects in Energy Production and Transportation in a Wider Europe

Challenges and needs for environmental baseline information

in view of increasing energy demands

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HYDROMOD‘s Main Fields of Work

Rivers and Streams

Lakes and Reservoirs

Coastal Zones

Offshore

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HYDROMOD‘s Main Scope of Work

Operational Oceanography Modelling & System Simulation Surveys & Measurements Applied Marine Research Marine Information Data Management Internet Services Consultancy & Expertise       

1987 – 2007 20 years of experience and competent services

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Simulation & Operational Fore- and Nowcasting Operational (routine and automated) daily for- and nowcasts Dispersion / pollution simulations (e.g. thermal plumes, oil, chemicals, drifting objects) Case and user-defined simulations

Data acquisition and mining Data products Mapping and charting Baseline data and information Feasibility studies EIA, ERA Data and information management

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Data Management Systems and Databases

Integrated management of multi-disciplinary and heterogeneous data and information

Comprehensive and consistent meta data repository and data dictionary

Cross-sector information processing and evaluation

Overall system control and management

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Some Thematically Related References   European Commission DG – Research, Environment, Transport, Energy  German Federal Ministries – Transport, Research, Economy  German Ministry of Education and Research  German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) German Federal Water and Waterway Authorities (BfG, BAW, WSD)  North Sea Directorate, Ministry of Public Works, the Netherlands  Germanischer Lloyd DNV Norsk Hydro Fortum Oil & Gas, Shipping, Finland  Kolkata (Calcutta Port Trust), India  Hamburg Port Authority  Research Centres (GKSS  Alfred Wegener Institute for Marine and Polar Research  University of Hamburg

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Increasing Energy Demands Economic development and growth in the new

member states Increasing demands in neighbouring countries

and regions (CIS, North Africa, Turkey) Energy supply competition with Asia and USA Increasing costs of (fossil) energy and raw

materials Longer and more complex supply chains

(technologically, politically)

Production shift to marginal fields and remote areas (Arctic, deep and ultra-deep waters)

Great technological challenges for exploration, production, transport & QHSE

Demand to mobilise energy saving potentials and develop renewable energy sources

Permanently higher energy prices levels

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Infrastructure Priorities and Challenges New pipeline systems offshore and onshore Refurbished and capacity enhanced trans-

continental and regional distribution grids New sea transport systems with increased

loading facilities (LNG, CNG, Arctic) Supplementary supply from renewable energy

resources (wind, tide, waves, plants) Consequent use of energy saving potentials

(construction and automotive industries)

Construction of new offshore pipelines (Baltic Sea and across the Mediterranean Sea)

Utilisation of large energy saving potentials esp. in East and SE European States

Secure supplies and diversification

Innovation and investment friendly political environments plus technological acceptance in the society

Faster project realisation

Leading edge technologies

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Technological Challenges ExPro in Arctic regions – platforms, terminals, tankers, icebreakers Deep and ultra-deep water subsea production without surface

installations – automation technology, robotics Enhanced lifetimes, automated operation, supervision and intervention Increased TQM/QA and lifetime management requirements Significant cost reduction for offshore wind energy production –

foundations, construction, maintenance, aquaculture combination Development of additional oceanic renewable energy resources –

tides, waves, currents, thermal Research and test exploration of marine gas (methane) hydrates

(and minerals)

Strong need for increased RTD, education, skilled personnel,innovation and investment friendly political environments plus technological acceptance in the society

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Environmental Challenges Construction and operation in hazardous areas ExPro in environmentally extremly sensitive areas (Arctic, deep water) Rare baseline knowledge (Arctic and deep water ecosystems) Reduction of emissions – especially chronic pollutants Increased TQM/QA and lifetime management requirements Increased observational and surveillance needs Improved forecasting capabilities Man made climate change and impact reduction – CO2 sequestion Almost now knowledge on impacts of large scale marine renewable

energy production Almost unknown impacts of exploration of marine gas hydrates

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Adoption of EU Guidelines, Policies and Visions

Water Framework Directive Coastal Directive

Integrated management approaches – ICZM, basin and catchment wide management approaches

Maritime and homeland security

Adoption of Green Papers – Energy, Marine, Environment

Europe’s sustainabe growth and development objectives Europe’s technology lead and forerunner objectives

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