Biscay Marine Energy Pla0orm (Bimep) : Pablo Ruiz - Minguela Head of Wave Energy

Biscay
Marine
Energy Pla0orm
(bimep)
Pablo Ruiz-‐Minguela
Head of Wave Energy
jp.ruiz-‐minguela@tecnalia.com

GMREC V
Open Water TesEng Panel
April 26, Washington DC
bimep:
The Biscay Marine Energy Pla0orm is an ocean infrastructure for research, demonstraJon and
operaJon of offshore Wave Energy Converters (WEC) on the open sea.
•  Loca%on
Basque Country
Spain
§  Energy Flux = 21 kW/m Main Features

§  Sea Surface = 5.2 km2
§  Water depth = 50-‐90 m
§  Closest point to land = 1.7km
§  Overall power = 20 MW Bay of Biscay
§  7 Naviga%onal Marking Buoys
§  1 Metocean Buoy (since Feb. 2009)
§  4 Berths & Subsea Lines, 13.2 kV/5 MW
§  1 Onshore Substa%on with protec%ons and
measurement instrumenta%on for each berth:
20 MW transformer, connected to 132 kV grid
§  Monitoring and control system (SCADA)
Armintza
§  Research and Data Centre
GMREC V – April 2012, Washington DC 2
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PLANNING & MARKETING
Location selected Site Engineering (SENER) bimep, S.A. established Exploitation
CONSENTING
OPERATION
Environmental Permit Administrative Authorisation Final Permit
DETAILED DESIGN
Construction Project EIA
PURCHASES
Metocean buoy Submarines lines Onshore substation Marking & Navigation Safety
(FUGRO) (ELECNOR) (ELIMCO)
CONSTRUCTION
Start of Installation of
onshore works submarine lines

MANAGING BODY
•  Biscay Marine Energy PlaZorm, S.A.: A company established in December 2011 to
develop, install, operate and manage the bimep facility.
Biscay Marine Energy Pla0orm, S.A.

80% 20%
Basque Energy Agency (Regional Body) Spanish Energy Agency (Na%onal Body)
www.eve.es www.idae.es
•  The development and construc%on of this infrastructure will amount a total
investment of €20 million.

ROLE OF TECNALIA
•  TECNALIA is the coordinator of the R&D ac%vi%es related to the bimep and has been
assis%ng EVE in developing the project since its preliminary analyses (2007).
•  Some of the ac%vi%es TECNALIA has contributed to are:
132kV Level
Wave Resource Atlas for the Basque Coast Environmental Impact Assessment
Site selec2on & analysis of environmental condi2ons
Buoy data analysis and post-‐processing Technical specifica2ons for tenders Alterna2ves for grid connec2on
Guidance documents Grid integra2on analyses

COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PORTFOLIO
SERVICE BASIC ADVANCED
Space rent Access to offshore site & office space
Real-‐2me metocean and electrical

Informa%on genera2on data; Historic info
Hourly wave forecasts (24h, 48h and 72h)
Technology assessment; Device surveillance;

Safety Monitoring of alarms Emergency Management
Grid connec2on;
Energy Revenues on energy generated
Energy quality
Verifica%on Performance / Power matrix
Offshore
Device installa2on and maintenance
Opera%ons
Technical Mechanical, electrical, resource y
Analyses environmental analyses
Collabora2ve projects;
R&D&i Search for sources of funding

IN SUMMARY
•  bimep is a wave energy plant for research,

test and opera%on (TRL 7-‐9).
–  Provides ready-‐to-‐use facili2es for developers.
–  No further administra2ve permits required.
–  Streamlined applica2on process.
1.  Submit detailed project execu%on plan

2.  Perform technical assessment and valida%on
3.  Inform Ministry of Industry
4.  Deploy wave energy devices
•  bimep offers services aimed at the

accelera%on and development of marine
energy technologies. In the future, it might
extend these services to deep offshore wind
energy.
•  bimep will place the Basque Country at the forefront of the marine energy sector and
will adract key developers and investors with a posi%ve socio-‐economic impact.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

Pablo Ruiz-‐Minguela
Head of Wave Energy
TECNALIA, Spain
jp.ruiz-‐minguela@tecnalia.com


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Biscay

§ Energy Flux = 21 kW/m Main Features

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PLANNING & MARKETING

Location selected Site Engineering (SENER) bimep, S.A. established Exploitation

Construction Project EIA

GMREC V – April 2012, Washington DC 3

Biscay Marine Energy Pla0orm, S.A.

GMREC V – April 2012, Washington DC 4

GMREC V – April 2012, Washington DC 5

SERVICE BASIC ADVANCED

Space rent Access to oﬀshore site & oﬃce space

Real-­‐2me metocean and electrical

Technology assessment; Device surveillance;

Veriﬁca%on Performance / Power matrix

GMREC V – April 2012, Washington DC 6

• bimep is a wave energy plant for research,

1. Submit detailed project execu%on plan

• bimep oﬀers services aimed at the

GMREC V – April 2012, Washington DC 7

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§  Energy Flux = 21 kW/m Main Features

Real-‐2me metocean and electrical

•  bimep is a wave energy plant for research,

1.  Submit detailed project execu%on plan

•  bimep oﬀers services aimed at the