BEPPo project Blue Energy Production in Ports North Sea region small projects Esbjerg 30.04.2014 - WEIB BEPPo objectives & outputs Wim Stubbe, AG Port Oostende File number: 35-2-6-13 Overview 1.Why BEPPo 2. What is BEPPo 3. BEPPo partnership 4. Projectleader AG Port of Oostende 5. Objectives 6. Ports and renewable energy 7. Ports as Energy centres 8. Project activities . 1. Why BEPPo? SUMMARY • Energy is a sector that acts as future driver for competitiveness in the NSR. • BEPPo focuses on Blue Energy (wave/tidal) and its complementarity with traditional (gas/oil/coal) & new (wind/biomass) sources of power, building on the innovation capacity of NSR ports to become bases for the production of integrated sustainable renewables (ensuring reliable supplies of clean, green energy). • It provides a unique opportunity to develop marine energy platforms in ports & promote local business opportunities to accelerate economic growth in port regions. Ports and renewable energy OPPORTUNITY 2.What is BEPPo? AIM BEPPo aims to foster the development of marine energy platforms by targeted economic growth of this emerging market through in the North Sea Region, considering the role of the ports and the port infrastructure . This will maximise the opportunities related the areas of untapped energy potential (Blue Energy) and integrate its ancillary activities (manufacturing, operation & maintenance, logistics) within the ports’ future development plans. 3.BEPPo Partnership 7 PARTNERS FROM BELGIUM, DENMARK, NORWAY, UK - Port of Oostende (AGHO) - Highlands and Istands Enterprise (HIE) - Wave Energy Research Group, Aalborg University - Ghent University, Power-Link - Danish Wave Energy Centre (DanWEC) - Sintef Energy Research - Nowegian Marine Technology Research Institute (MARINTEK) TIMETABLE 01/06/2013 – 30/11/2014 4. Projectleader • Port of Oostende (AGHO) - multifunctional port, searching for economic diversification and innovation - Homebasis for the Blue Energy Cluster in the province of WestVlaanderen, coordinated by the POM West-Vlaanderen - Homebasis for Greenbridge, Powerlink and Demonstrator, supported by the University of Gent and the university colleges - Homebasis for Flanders Maritime Cluster 01/06/2013 – 30/11/2014 The port of Oostende The port of Oostende COMMERCIAL PORT - Passenger port - Ro-ro port - Cruise port - Bulk and general cargo - Renewable energy MARINAS FISHERY PORT The port of Oostende LOCATION FOR MULTI-SECTOR INDUSTRY - marine industries logistics companies Greenbridge incubator fishery related industry renewable energy chemical industry Food industry Wood industry local small companies 5. Objectives OBJECTIVES * CAPITALISE ON ADVANCED ENERGY RELATED RESEARCH TO FOSTER THE INTRODUCTION & EXPLOITATION OF INNOVATIVE MARINE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES *BUILD ON THE INNOVATION CAPACITY OF NSR PORTS TO BECOME RENEWABLE ENERGY PLATFORMS * IMPLEMENT RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICIES BY STIMULATING THE DEMAND FOR & UPTAKE OF MARINE ENERGY, ESTABLISHING & STRENGHTENING MARINE ENERGY NETWORKS AND FACILITATING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 6. Ports and renewable energy OPPORTUNITY * Many NSR ports have spare capacity, quality and quantity of vacant land quays, access to the sea and often proximity to renewable power (offshore/onshore wind, biomass, wave/tidal) development zones: this makes them the perfect location for the clustering of industries, technology transfer centres, incubators and research centres focusing on renewable energy. * However, for port authorities energy production/efficiency is not a primary business activity. Ports and renewable energy OPPORTUNITY 7. Ports as Energy Centres? KEY QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED - Can ports structure themselves, financially and legally, in order to maximise benefits from marine renewable developments? - Can ports organise themselves operationally to enable maximum benefit from marine renewable energy– i.e. charging structures, joint ventures with developers, allocating space (laydown, fabrication, deployment) between developers? - Can ports act as a key enabler of the marine renewables supply chain, through infrastructure investment and innovative technology research? - PORTS: ACTIVE OF PASSIVE ROLE? Ports and renewable energy OPPORTUNITY . 8. Project activities 5 WORK PACKAGES WP 1 MANAGEMENT WP2 COMMUNICATION WP3 CAPITALISE ON ENERGY RELATED ADVANCED RESEARCH TO FOSTER THE INTRODUCTION & EXPLOITATION OF INNOVATIVE MARINE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES WP4 CAPITALISING ON THE INNOVATION CAPACITY OF PORTS TO BECOME RENEWABLE ENERGY PLATFORMSES WP5 STIMULATE THE DEMAND FOR AND UPTAKE OF MARINE ENERGY BY ESTABLISHING & STRENGTHENING MARINE ENERGY NETWORKS AND FACILITATING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Ports and renewable energy AG port of Oostende Slijkensesteenweg 2, B-8400 Oostende www.portofoostende.be Wim Stubbe [email protected] +32 487 548768/Skype: wimoostende €ureka Consult Friedrichstr. 102, 40217 Düsseldorf www.eurekaconsult.de Simona Margarino [email protected] +49 176 76585736 / Skype: Simona.Margarino Ports and renewable energy