Colloque Croissance Bleue25 Novembre 2013

Une contribution au développement des Energies Marines Renouvelables dans les

territoires insulaires

A contribution to the development of Marine Renewable Energies in Island communities

Christophe Maisondieu

Ifremer – Comportement des Structures en Mer

MERIFIC Project Overview

Objectives

Major topics addressed

Some examples and results

©B. Stichelbaut

Ifremer is an EPIC: Public institute of an Industrial and Commercial nature.

It is jointly supervised by the:

Ministry of Higher Education and Research Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy

Budget: 213 millions euros (80% from government)

Staff: 1 479 Ifremer + 363 Genavir (fleet operator)+ ca. 200 non permanent staffs, docs and post-docs

Ifremer alone represents about 50 % of the national effort in marine sciences

Institut Français de Recherche pour l‘Exploitation de la MERFrench Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea

Marine Energy in Far peripheral and Island Communities

Programme INTERREG France (Manche) – England (2007 - 2013)

Priority 4 : Ensure a sustainable environmental development of the common space

Specific Objective 9 : Promote renewable energies

Started: April 2011

End: 30 June 2014

MERiFIC

MERIFIC

Partners:

England: Cornwall Council

University of Exeter

University of Plymouth

Cornwall Marine Network

France: Conseil Général du Finistère

Pôle Mer Bretagne

Technopôle Brest Iroise

Parc National Marin d’Iroise

Bretagne Développement & Innovation

IFREMER

Objectives:

The MERIFIC project will seek to advance the adoption of marine energy across the two regions of Cornwall and Finistère, and the island communities of le Parc Naturel Marin d’Iroise and the Isles of Scilly.

Project partners work together to identify the specific opportunities and issues faced by peripheral and island communities in exploiting marine renewable energy resources with the aim of developing tool kits and resources for use by other similar communities.

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Activities:The project develops and delivers joint activities between the two regions and their island communities, looking at issues such as:

Marine energy resource assessment/mapping;

Policy issues and potential barriers to marine energy development;

Business and commercial opportunities for island/mainland communities;

Island/mainland interaction on appropriate infrastructure;

Community and stakeholder engagement with key groups (e.g. fishing, wave farm developers, and investors).

Pilot activities are targeted at the island communities of the Isles of Scilly (Cornwall) and Le Parc Naturel Marin d’Iroise (Finistère), with the aim of developing case studies and other deliverables that can help to inform the approach for similar island and peripheral communities.

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7 Work Packages :

WP1 : Project Preparation

WP2 : Project Management & coordination

WP3 : Technology Support / Soutien Technologique

WP4 : Policy Issues / Politiques publiques et Réglementations

WP5 : Sustainable economic development / Développement économique durable

WP6 : Stakeholder Engagement / Acceptabilité sociale et implication de la société civile

WP7 : Communication

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WP3 : Technology SupportAppui Technologique

Task 3.1: Resource assessment and mappingCaractérisation et cartographie de la ressource

Task 3.2: Literature review of environmental impactsSynthèse des documents existants sur l’impact environnemental

Task 3.3: Transfer and development of skills on environmental assessmentTransfert et développement des compétences sur l’évaluation environnementale

Task 3.4: Test facilitiesMoyens d’essais et de test

Task 3.5: Dynamic behaviour of marine energy devicesComportement dynamique des dispositifs d’énergie marine

Task 3.6: Marine OperationOpérations Marines

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WP3 : Resource assessment and mapping

Resource assessment and mapping

ModellingResource Assessment for Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly

Resource Assessment for Iroise Sea

Measurement

Modelling

Equimar

Swan + ERA 40Buoys

WWIII + CFSRBuoys+ HF Radar

• Application of Equimar protocols

• Comparison of methods

• Comparisons of models

Iroise Sea

Iroise SeaArea extension :

2° longitude x 1.5° latitude

Main operational harbour : Brest

Most areas can be reached within

6 hours at 15 knots.

Investigated areas:

FromVeur (Tidal)

Baie d’Audierne (Waves)

An Energetic Area

Brest

Ouessant

Seasonal variability

Iroise Sea

WP4 : Policy Issues Politiques publiques et Réglementations

4.1 Policy and regulatory frameworksPolitiques publiques et cadre réglementaire

4.2 Application of support instrumentsMise en place des dispositifs de soutien

4.3 Safety risk managementGestion des risques en matière de sécurité

Resource assessment and mapping

WP4 : Policy Issues4.1 Policy and regulatory frameworksPolitiques publiques et cadre réglementaire

A questionnaire was addressed to a panel of french MRE stakeholders so as to assess their opinions on the policy and regulatory frameworks that can be applied to the development of MRE.

Questionnaire delt with:

Adaptation of public policy for the development of MRE

National support instruments

European support instruments

Promotion of MRE and networking

Call for tender procedures

Regulatory frameworks

Regional support

Education and research

…..

Resource assessment and mapping

WP4 : Policy Issues

4.1 Policy and regulatory frameworksPolitiques publiques et cadre réglementaire

Opinion of French MRE stakeholders on the efficiency of national and european public support instruments:

Resource assessment and mapping

WP5 : Sustainable economic developmentDéveloppement économique durable

5.1 Supply chain developmentDéveloppement d’une chaîne de production

5.2 Procurement code of practiceCode pour les pratiques d’approvisionnement

5.3 Skills developmentDéveloppement de compétences

5.4 Economic development strategyStratégie de développement économique

5.5 Structural simulation of the marine energy sectorSimulations structurelles du secteur des énergies marines

5.6 Infrastructure

5.7 Ports

Resource assessment and mapping

WP5 : Sustainable economic development

5.3 Skills developmentDéveloppement de compétences

Personnel with relevant skills is a key element in the supply chain as MRE are expected to create job opportunities accros a wide range of sectors.

It is recommanded to improve the communication so as to increase the awareness on regional existing strengths in terms of training schemes and facilities to promote a sustainable economic development of MRE.

Primary target audience : MRE stakeholders :

Resource assessment and mapping

WP5 : Sustainable economic development

5.3 Skills developmentDéveloppement de compétences

Key messages to be disseminated:

MRE is an attractive sector (rapid development, cutting-edge technologies, career opportunities)

Regional territories of Cornwall and Finistere possess substantial capacities to train people

Regional territories of Cornwall and Finistere possess number of facilities to support the development of MRE.

Resource assessment and mapping

WP6 : Stakeholder EngagementAcceptabilité sociale et implication de la société civile

6.1 Review and sharing of best practices approachesSynthèse et partages des bonnes pratiques\approches existantes

6.2 Developing new methodsActions pilotes innovantes

Resource assessment and mapping

WP6 : Stakeholder EngagementAcceptabilité sociale et implication de la société civile

Engaging stakeholders in the development of Renewable Marine energy projects need to take into account six key aspects :

Start stakeholders engagement as early as possible

Ensure that relevant information is made available to all stakeholders

Develop a sound platform of exchange (going beyond minimal requirements)

Illustrate as clearly as possible the potentential impacts and benefits of the project and generate realistic expectations

Create direct opportunities for local bussinesses by linking them to the project from the conception to the production

Financial participation to renewable Marine energy project from stakeholder to shareholder

Resource assessment and mapping

MERIFIC•A good example of bilateral collaboration

•Development of Marine Renewable in Island territories

•Protocols and outcomes can benefit to other far peripheral communities

©B. Stichelbaut

www.merific.euThank You