Abstract:
In February 2009, the Oregon Wave Energy Trust kicked off a project titled the Utility Market Initiative (UMI). The project's purpose was to initiate a process to align the needs of the regional electric utilities with the resource potential of the wave energy industry. Pacific Energy Ventures' proposal that include a broad multi-disciplinary team was selected and the effort began in May 2009. The UMI establishes useful tools and effective strategies to address the technical and business issues currently facing both the utility companies and wave energy industry. The project addressed the following tasks: utility engagement, resource potential, business model, grid integration tools. Each task has several components and are covered in separate files as labeled.
Description:
Project Overview; Task 1: Utility Engagement; 1.1 Utility Advisory Group – Overview; 1.2 Draft NWPCC 6th Power Plan Language; Task 2: Resource Potential;2.1.1 EPRI Wave Energy Technology Assessment; 2.1.2 Garrad Hassan Wave Energy Technology Review; 2.1.3 Oregon Wave Project Database
2.2 Wave Resource Assessment; 2.3 Forecast of Potential Wave Energy in Oregon; 2.4 Oregon Coastal Transmission Map and Substations; Task 3: Business Model; 3.1 Utility Industry in Oregon; 3.2.1 Market Review (International); 3.2.2 Price Support Alternatives Analysis; 3.3.1 Value of Wave Power – Summary of Results; 3.3.2 Value of Wave Power – Model Documentation; 3.3.2.1 Wave Energy Valuation Model; 3.4 Business Protocols; 3.5.1 Overview of International Standards; 3.5.2 Marine Hydrokinetics Technical Standards (TC 114); Task 4: Grid Integration Tools; 4.1 Interconnection Guidelines; 4.2 Integrated Systems Analysis; 4.3.1 Forecasting Requirements; 4.3.2 EPRI WaveWatch III Review/Implementation Plan; 4.4 Scheduling Requirements and Challenges; 4.5.1 Technical and Operational Barriers; 4.5.2 Integration and Balancing of Wave Energy; 4.6 Telemetry
