Water Power Technologies Office Peer Review Marine and Hydrokinetics Program Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Senu Sirnivas National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Metocean Data-use, Sources, and
[email protected] 303.384.7250 Instrumentation February 14-16, 2017 Washington, D.C. NREL/PR-5000-68366 NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC. Project Overview Metocean Data Flow Throughout Project Lifecycle USERS Developers, Original Equipment Manufacturers, (OEMs) Regulators, Installers, Operations & Maintenance (O&M) MEASUREMENT , Investors, Insurers, Grid Operators, and Instruments Public Utility Commissions (PUC) METOCEAN DATA RULES Wave, Current, Regulations, Wind, and Soil PROJECT PHASES Standards, Guidelines I-Feasibility, II-Engineering, III-Installation, IV-Operations, MEASURED DATA and V-Decommissioning Public and Private MHK ENERGY FARM DESIGN & ANALYSIS Deployment and Operations 2 | Water Program Technologies Office eere.energy.gov Project Overview • This project aims to accelerate deployment of marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technology by establishing: – relevant existing and evolving standards and guidelines – meteorological and oceanic (metocean) data use – data sources – instrumentation guidance for siting, design, and operation of MHK devices along the U.S coastline •The purpose is to improve the process of exploration of potential development sites, which involves design, deployment, operation,