OES Annual Report 2013: Implementing Agreement on Ocean Energy Systems

Report

Title: OES Annual Report 2013: Implementing Agreement on Ocean Energy Systems

Author:

Ocean Energy Systems (OES)

Publication Date:

January 1, 2014

Pages:

152

Technology:

Marine Energy

Receptor:

Human Dimensions

Language:

English

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Ocean Energy Systems (OES) (2014). OES Annual Report 2013: Implementing Agreement on Ocean Energy Systems.

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AB - This Annual Report presents an overview of the activities undertaken within the OES in 2013, and their current status. Implementing Agreements operate on a 5-year period called a “term”. In 2012 the second term of OES ended. Following an evaluation of this second term the IEA’s Committee on Energy Research and Technology (CERT) granted a third mandate for a 5-year term on 29 February 2012 to run until 28 February 2017.Chapter 1 is an introductory chapter addressing the role and benefits of OES. Chapter 2 provides information about present membership, gives a status overview of the OES activities, international collaboration and sponsorship initiatives in which the Executive Committee (ExCo) was involved during the year. Key accomplishments during 2013 are presented in Chapter 3.Membership of the OES involves a commitment to national participation in certain collaborative research activities. Some of these research projects generally have duration of a number of years and are led by an ‘Operating Agent’ from a member country, responsible for co-ordinating each project and reporting on progress to the ExCo. Under the OES nomenclature these research projects are defined as ‘Annexes’ to the Implementing Agreement. The ExCo has also introduced some shorter-term projects (approximately 1 year duration) called ‘Activities’. During 2013 the following activities and research projects were conducted:Second phase of the research project “Assessment of Environmental Effects and Monitoring Efforts for Ocean Wave, Tidal and Current Energy Systems” (3 years project);Research project “The Exchange and Assessment of Ocean Energy Device Project Information and Experience” (3 years project);World Web Gis Database - detailed global information related to ocean energy (implemented in 2013 to be public release in 2014);Communication and outreach activities.As in previous years Chapter 4 presents a contribution by acknowledged industry experts. Six top industrial ocean energy players were invited to respond to the following questions:The involvement of their company in ocean energyAbout innovation: how much internally developed in the company, how much contracted to external organizations and how much developed in public funded projectsExpectations about worldwide ocean energy development in the next decades and the long term world value of this industryMain challengesHow international collaboration could accelerate ocean energy growth along the development pathway and, specifically, the role that OES could play in supporting the development of ocean energyUnder Chapter 5 each OES member country presents its national programme activities over the last year. The final Chapter 6 is a compilation of statistical information provide by all country representatives.
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Abstract

This Annual Report presents an overview of the activities undertaken within the OES in 2013, and their current status. Implementing Agreements operate on a 5-year period called a “term”. In 2012 the second term of OES ended. Following an evaluation of this second term the IEA’s Committee on Energy Research and Technology (CERT) granted a third mandate for a 5-year term on 29 February 2012 to run until 28 February 2017.

Chapter 1 is an introductory chapter addressing the role and benefits of OES. Chapter 2 provides information about present membership, gives a status overview of the OES activities, international collaboration and sponsorship initiatives in which the Executive Committee (ExCo) was involved during the year. Key accomplishments during 2013 are presented in Chapter 3.

Membership of the OES involves a commitment to national participation in certain collaborative research activities. Some of these research projects generally have duration of a number of years and are led by an ‘Operating Agent’ from a member country, responsible for co-ordinating each project and reporting on progress to the ExCo. Under the OES nomenclature these research projects are defined as ‘Annexes’ to the Implementing Agreement. The ExCo has also introduced some shorter-term projects (approximately 1 year duration) called ‘Activities’. During 2013 the following activities and research projects were conducted:

Second phase of the research project “Assessment of Environmental Effects and Monitoring Efforts for Ocean Wave, Tidal and Current Energy Systems” (3 years project);
Research project “The Exchange and Assessment of Ocean Energy Device Project Information and Experience” (3 years project);
World Web Gis Database - detailed global information related to ocean energy (implemented in 2013 to be public release in 2014);
Communication and outreach activities.

As in previous years Chapter 4 presents a contribution by acknowledged industry experts. Six top industrial ocean energy players were invited to respond to the following questions:

The involvement of their company in ocean energy
About innovation: how much internally developed in the company, how much contracted to external organizations and how much developed in public funded projects
Expectations about worldwide ocean energy development in the next decades and the long term world value of this industry
Main challenges
How international collaboration could accelerate ocean energy growth along the development pathway and, specifically, the role that OES could play in supporting the development of ocean energy

Under Chapter 5 each OES member country presents its national programme activities over the last year. The final Chapter 6 is a compilation of statistical information provide by all country representatives.