Stakeholder requirements for commercially successful wave energy converter farms

Babarit, Aurélien; Bull, Diana L; Dykes, Katherine; Malins, R. J.; Nielsen, Kim; Costello, Ronan; Roberts, Jesse; Ferreira, Claudio Bittencourt; Kennedy, Ben; Weber, Jochem

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2017.06.040

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“…In addition to the benefit of providing a new source of electricity from a local, low carbon energy source, WEC developments will potentially bring economic benefits including the creation of jobs, the development of new supply chains and investment in infrastructure required to support such developments [194,195]. However, uncertainties regarding the delivery of such benefits, and the potential displacement of jobs in different sectors have been identified as concerns [194].…”

Section: Wave Energymentioning

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Offshore multi-purpose platforms for a Blue Growth: A technological, environmental and socio-economic review

Abhinav

Collu

Benjamins

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Science of The Total Environment

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Blue Growth" and "Blue Economy" is defined by the World Bank as: "the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs, while preserving the health of ocean ecosystem". Multi-purpose platforms (MPPs) can be defined as offshore platforms serving the needs of multiple offshore industries (energy and aquaculture), aim at exploiting the synergies and managing the tensions arising when closely co-locating systems from these industries.Despite a number of previous projects aimed at assessing, from a multidisciplinary point of view, the feasibility of multipurpose platforms, it is here shown that the state-of-the-art has focused mainly on single-purpose devices, and adopting a single discipline (either economic, or social, or technological, or environmental) approaches. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to provide a multidisciplinary state of the art review on, whenever possible, multi-purpose

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Section: Wave Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

Offshore multi-purpose platforms for a Blue Growth: A technological, environmental and socio-economic review

Abhinav

Collu

Benjamins

et al. 2020

Science of The Total Environment

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“…Wave-SPARC has delivered a complete and agnostic formulation of a utility-scale wave energy project through the application of SE and a stakeholder analysis. The analysis of stakeholders' needs in [93] led to seven high-level SR and a total of 33 low-level SR. Costs and risks are clearly identified as two of the high-level requirements. The other five categories contain a mixture of benefits (reliable for grid operations), opportunities (benefit society and deployable globally) and risks (acceptability and safety).…”

Section: Stakeholder Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…SR are not ranked/weighted according to their relative importance. However, the concept of requirement flexibility is introduced to carry out their aggregation into higher-level requirements [93]. A technical solution may not fully satisfy one low-level requirement, but a trade-off with another requirement may make the higher-level requirement still viable.…”

Section: Stakeholder Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Wavebob [80] defined operational scenarios right through from transportation, assembly, installation and commissioning to operation, maintenance, support and decommissioning. More recently, Babarit et al [93] identified six life cycle stages for a wave energy farm: engineering, procurement, construction, installation, operations and disposal.…”

Section: Functional Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Review of Systems Engineering (SE) Methods and Their Application to Wave Energy Technology Development

Ruiz‐Minguela

Nava

Hodges³

et al. 2020

JMSE

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The design of effective and economically viable wave energy devices involves complex decision-making about the product based on conceptual design information, including stakeholder requirements, functions, components and technical parameters. The great diversity of concepts makes it extremely difficult to create fair comparisons of the relative merits of the many different designs. Conventional design approaches have proved insufficient to guarantee wave energy technologies meet their technical and economic goals. Systems engineering can provide a suitable framework to overcome the obstacles towards a successful wave energy technology. The main objective of this work is to review the well-established systems engineering approaches that have been successfully implemented in complex engineering problems and to what extent they have been applied to wave energy technology development. The paper first reviews how system information can be organised in different design domains to guide the synthesis and analysis activities and the definition of requirements and metrics, as well as the search for solutions and decision-making. Then, an exhaustive literature review on the application of systems engineering approaches to wave energy development is presented per design domain. Finally, a set of conclusions is drawn, along with some suggestions for improving the effectiveness of wave energy technology development.

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“…A detailed explanation of the life cycle stages, stakeholders, and stakeholder needs can be found in [8].…”

Section: Technology Performance Level Assessmentmentioning

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Technology Performance Level Assessment Methodology.

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Bull

Malins

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Answer the following questions regarding the WEC farm that would be connected to a standard US power system grid assuming NERC and FERC compliance:  If the farm uses non-synchronous generators can it comply with the requirement to provide reactive power at the high-side of the generator substation as a condition of interconnection? High: The farm can comply. Med: The farm might require a derogation. Low: The farm cannot comply.  NERC and FERC requirements for interconnection include that the sustained reactive power capability shall meet or exceed +0.9 (producing) to-0.95 (absorbing) power factor based on the aggregated plant MW level. Can the wave farm comply? High: The farm can comply. Med: The farm might require a derogation. Low: The farm cannot comply.  Can the WEC farm meet all other NERC and FERC requirements for interconnection? High: The farm can comply. Med: The farm might require a derogation. Low: The farm cannot comply.  Does the WEC farm comply with flicker requirements? High: Flicker has been addressed and complies with requirements. Med: Flicker has been addressed but a derogation is required Low: Flicker bas not been addressed OR cannot comply with requirements  Does the farm have ride through capability for specified grid disturbances. High: The farm can comply. Med: The farm might require a derogation. Low: The farm cannot comply.  Does the farm have enhanced dynamic control to continue operating successfully with unbalanced or distorted grid voltages during faults High: The farm can comply. Med: The farm might require a derogation. Low: The farm cannot comply.

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Stakeholder requirements for commercially successful wave energy converter farms

Cited by 20 publications

References 4 publications

Offshore multi-purpose platforms for a Blue Growth: A technological, environmental and socio-economic review

Offshore multi-purpose platforms for a Blue Growth: A technological, environmental and socio-economic review

Review of Systems Engineering (SE) Methods and Their Application to Wave Energy Technology Development

Technology Performance Level Assessment Methodology.

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