@S3Platform s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu [email protected]Sensing & Remote Monitoring in Marine Renewable Energy facilities Pilot Action on Interregional Innovation Projects Jose I. Hormaeche Basque Energy Cluster – SPC of the Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) partnership
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The Basque Energy Cluster association (“Asociación Cluster de Energía del País Vasco”) is a non-profit organization set up in 1997. Nowadays it has more than 150 members that take part in the different activities boosted and coordinated by the Cluster . The Basque Energy Cluster integrates the main companies from the energy value chains that operate in the Basque Country: Energy operators Component and equipment manufacturers Service companies More than 60% of the companies are SMEs. Research Centres, Universities and public agencies involved in the energy area, can also be found between our members. Members of the Cluster represent more than 80% of the turnover and employment of all energy business activity in the Basque Country.
MISSION: Improve the competitiveness of the Basque energy sector companies, facilitating business collaboration along the value chains and seeking public-private partnerships. For that purpose, the Basque Energy Cluster develops value propositions in the fields of technology, international markets and networking, business innovation and training.
• Based on previous work of one of the Vanguard Initiative (VI) pilot actions “Advanced Manufacturing for Energy Related Applications in Harsh Environments” (ADMA Energy) Most participants already working together since 2014.
• Established to identify and solve key industrial challenges in the MRE sector
• Led by the Basque Country (ES) and Scotland (UK). Comprises 16 regions:
• To support European companies to become competitive suppliers of products, services and solutions by defining and configuring a collaborative framework
• To pursue the vision of the EU as global leader in the development and production of robust, high integrity equipment and components for applications related to marine renewables
•The Technology Roadmap performed within the VI ADMA Energy Pilot pointed out the major challenges that participating regions´ companies face
• In 2016 the Technology Roadmap identified industrial challenges focused on developing cost-competitive solutions for highly demanding requirements, through 6 key technological challenges
Industrial and technological challenges
Validation in real environment
Sensors, instrumentation and remote monitoring
Transmission and power conversion
Manufacture of large components
Corrosion and degradation of materials
(NESSIE project, DG MARE)
Impact on investment costs
Impact on operating costs
TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES
INDUSTRIAL CHALLENGE
Optimization of O&M activities
Development of high added value solutions at competitive costs
This offshore wind market expectations represent significant market opportunities for cost-effective solutions for marine renewable facilities.
A core challenge for the European industrial fabric, that can become a relevant net-exporter to the global markets, creating growth and a significant number of high added-value jobs
Market context for S&RM in MRE (2)
European wind energy direct Jobs by sub-sector (in number of FTE posts)
Component suppliers are under great pressure of cost reduction from OEMs.
European companies in the MRE value chain are envisaging the digitization of wind turbine components and systems as a main source of relevant competitive advantages:
- Design optimization
- O&M cost reduction
- Potential new services
Neither wind turbine OEMs nor most of the offshore windfarm developers are willing to share the data collected from their wind turbines and would not allow an open access to this information.
European components suppliers are missing a unique opportunity to improve their competitiveness and increase the added-value of their products.
S&RM in MRE for Offshore wind components suppliers
BUT
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MRE partnership has identified “Sensing&Remote Monitoring in Marine Renewable Energy” as a common interest
pilot project.
Objective: to accelerate digitalisation of offshore windfarms and facilitate the acquisition and analysis of the data produced under real operating conditions
Success for S&RM in MRE means developing a demo/test position for an offshore turbine with some or all of the critical components remotely monitored, where companies from all levels of the value chain (OEMs, component suppliers, ICT companies) contribute with their expertise and have access to the data
Communications and
cybersecurity
Towers structure
s and fastening solutions
Test-site / Demo position
Offshore windfarms
(demo positions)
Testing benches and labs
Research center/ Digital
platform
Windfarm developer
OEM wind turbine manufacturer
Component suppliers for offshore wind turbines
IoT
Big data &
analytics, IA,
machine
learning
Simulation
Pitch
system
and blade
bearings
Drivetrain
and main
bearings
Blades
Electrical
equipment
ICT companies
O&M service provider
Active industrial commitment of the wind energy value chain will be required to develop the S&RM in MRE project