julk_AWE_Sesko_Presentation-Ocean Power.pdf

AWE

1. 1
WAVEROLLER –CLEAN ENERGY FROM THE WAVES
Jussi Åkerberg, Development Manager, PTO
AW-Energy Oy

2. 2
OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY
The inventor of the
WaveRoller® Mr. Rauno
Koivusaari runs today
company’s offshore
operations.
PIPELINEOFCOMMERCIAL PROJECTSWITH ACTIVELY ONGOING DEVELOPMENTIN
8 COUNTRIESON4 CONTINENTS
AW-ENERGY HAS DEVELOPED AND PATENTED A GROUND-BREAKINGWAVE
ENERGY CONVERTER CONCEPT AND PRODUCT DESIGN, KNOWNAS
WAVEROLLER®
STRONGIPR: 30 WORLDWIDE PATENTS,
+ 40 PATENT APPLICATIONS CURRENTLYINPROCESS
INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTYPERFORMANCE VALIDATIONBYDNV GL
AND ONGOINGTECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATIONBYLLOYD’SREGISTER

3. 3
WAVEROLLER®
Panel moves back-and-
forth following the
waves
Power take-off converts
the movement of the panel
to electricity

4. 4
WAVEROLLER® FARM
Installation
depth 10 –15 m
Distance from the
shore typically
300m - 2km

5. Invention & early
concept development
Proof-of-concept:
small scale prototype
installation
Small-scale wave farm
installed at ocean site
1:4 scale prototype
at fully exposed
ocean site
Grid-connected, 1:2 scale,
multiple units at ocean site
Full-scale, fully
exposed & grid-
connected device
Grid-connected &
fully operational
wave farm
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT HISTORY AND FUTURE MILESTONES
1993
2005
2012
2016
2017-2018

6. TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION
Safety
Environment
Predictable,
grid
compliant
electricity
VALUES
ATTRACTIVE
LEVELIZED
COST OF
ENERGY
Exceptional
reliability & safety
Efficient power
generation
Reduced lifetime
costs
TECHNOLOGY

7. WAVEROLLER TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION
7
POWER MATRIX
VALIDATION
WAVEROLLER CERTIFICATION
February 2014
Validation of
power
performance
November 2014
Inspection
after
operation
February 2015
Statement of
Feasibility
September 2015
Endorsement
of TQ plan
2017
Certificate of
fitness for
service
Prototype
certificate
2016

8. WAVEROLLERLOADS DETERMINED FROM OCEAN TESTING

9. AW-ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER, JÄRVENPÄÄ, FINLAND
•IN OPERATION SINCE 2014
•2MW TEST BENCH FOR
FULL-SCALE PTO TESTING
WITH REAL WAVE DATA
•FUNCTIONAL TESTING
•CONTROL ALGORITM
DEVELOPMENT
•POWER SMOOTHING
•GRID COMPLIANCE

10. VALIDATED BY LEADING GLOBAL UTILITIES
10
10
France Chile Ireland Portugal Mexico
INDUSTRY FLAGSHIP
PROJECTSSPEARHEADING
COMMERCIAL ROLL-OUT
30MW+