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  Deployment scenarios for low carbon energy technologies
  

  This report provides an outlook for deployment of a set of low carbon energy technologies, as well as background on how JRC-EU-TIMES baseline and decarbonisation scenarios are derived. The scenarios and sensitivities have been co-created together with the client. The results help inform decision...

  This report provides an outlook for deployment of a set of low carbon energy technologies, as well as background on how JRC-EU-TIMES baseline and decarbonisation scenarios are derived. The scenarios and sensitivities have been co-created together with the client. The results help inform decision makers on the technology choices through which the EU can meet its climate and energy goals under different global energy scenarios. The report also provides background for the technology specific results in the LCEO technology and market reports.

  • Published: 2019-01-14
  • Corporate Author(s): Joint Research Centre (European Commission)
  • Personal Author(s): Tarvydas, D ; Tsiropoulos, I ; Ruiz Castello, Pablo ; Zucker, Andreas ; Nijs, Wouter
  • Subject: biofuel, carbon capture and storage, clean technology, energy efficiency, energy policy, energy research, energy technology, hydrogen production, report, research and development, solar energy, tidal energy, wind energy
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  Workshop on identification of future emerging technologies in the ocean energy sector
  27th March 2018 Ispra, Italy

  As part of the European Commission's internal Low Carbon Energy Observatory (LCEO) project, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) is developing an inventory of Future Emerging Technologies (FET) relevant to energy supply. A key part of the LCEO initiative is the consultation of external experts, addre...

  As part of the European Commission's internal Low Carbon Energy Observatory (LCEO) project, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) is developing an inventory of Future Emerging Technologies (FET) relevant to energy supply. A key part of the LCEO initiative is the consultation of external experts, addressing both those with in-depth experience in specific fields and those with a broad perspective on relevant science and engineering aspects. In this context, on March 27, 2018 the JRC organised a Workshop on Identification of Future Emerging Technologies for Ocean Energy, on it premises in Ispra. The workshop was organised on the idea of a colloquium between international experts to discuss about future emerging technologies considering different aspects such as their technology readiness level (TRL), the potential advantages and challenges affecting their development, and evaluating the possible speed of development.

  • Published: 2018-10-22
  • Corporate Author(s): Joint Research Centre (European Commission)
  • Personal Author(s): Taylor, N ; Magagna, D ; Frigaard, P ; Moro, A ; Alessi, A ; Martini, M ; Hals Todalshaug, J ; Robertson, S ; Viola, I ; Nielsen, K ; Heward, M ; Yeats, B ; Lewis, T ; Coy, V ; Soede, M ; Boelman, E ; Wallet, N ; Hofmann, M ; Guedes Soares, C ; De Marchi, E ; Johnstone, C ; Bannon, E ; Wadbled, X ; Schild, P ; Golightly, C ; Kamizuru, Y ; Macadre, L.M ; Bould, D ; Holmes, B ; Reis, V ; Maisondieu, C ; Margheritini, L
  • Subject: energy conversion, energy research, energy supply, energy technology, innovation, new technology, ocean, offshore structure, research report, tidal energy, wave energy
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  Market study on ocean energy
  Final report

  The scope of this study is to: - estimate the financial needs of the ocean energy sector in the EU; - identify and analyse potential financing gaps and possible financing solutions; - analyse recommendations of the ocean energy roadmap in that context. Three scenarios have been developed: Optimi...

  The scope of this study is to: - estimate the financial needs of the ocean energy sector in the EU; - identify and analyse potential financing gaps and possible financing solutions; - analyse recommendations of the ocean energy roadmap in that context. Three scenarios have been developed: Optimistic, (all projects in the pipeline are deployed and start at the proposed date), Medium (all projects are deployed, but some are delayed), Pessimistic (projects are delayed and some are cancelled).

  • Published: 2018-06-20
  • Corporate Author(s): COGEA ; Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (European Commission) ; WavEC
  • Subject: data collection, energy industry, energy policy, energy research, hydroelectric power, market research, ocean, renewable energy, report, resources of the sea, sea, soft energy, tidal energy, wave energy
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  Cost development of low carbon energy technologies
  Scenario-based cost trajectories to 2050, 2017 edition

  Future costs of low carbon energy technologies differ widely depending on assumptions and methods used. This report addresses this gap by presenting internally consistent trajectories of capital investment costs to 2050 for selected low carbon energy technologies. In order to do so, it combines ...

  Future costs of low carbon energy technologies differ widely depending on assumptions and methods used. This report addresses this gap by presenting internally consistent trajectories of capital investment costs to 2050 for selected low carbon energy technologies. In order to do so, it combines global scenario projections of technology deployment with the one-factor learning rate method. Global scenarios are used to identify a range, based on potential deployment, in line with baseline assumptions and two long-term decarbonisation pathways. A sensitivity analysis is performed based on different learning rates and results are compared with literature. It is found that, depending on the technology, a 15 % to 55 % reduction in capital investment costs of offshore wind turbines, photovoltaics, solar thermal electricity and ocean energy may be achieved by 2030 compared to 2015. From then onwards, cost reduction may slow down yet remains substantial especially for photovoltaics and ocean energy. However, the assumed deployment pathway (global scenario) and learning rate influences the cost trajectories and cost reduction potential of these technologies. For onshore wind turbines, geothermal energy, biomass CHPs and CCS technologies cost reduction is less pronounced and results between scenarios do not differ significantly. The main aspects that deserve further research are firstly, the decomposition of technology cost-components and the distinction between the parts in the cost-structure that learning applies from those that need to be estimated with different methods and secondly, the influence of raw material prices in future cost trajectories of low carbon energy technologies.

  • Published: 2018-01-11
  • Corporate Author(s): Joint Research Centre (European Commission)
  • Personal Author(s): Tarvydas, D ; Zucker, Andreas ; Tsiropoulos, I
  • Subject: biofuel, carbon capture and storage, clean technology, cost analysis, energy efficiency, energy policy, energy research, energy technology, hydrogen production, research and development, research report, solar energy, tidal energy, wind energy
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  Supply chain of renewable energy technologies in Europe
  An analysis for wind, geothermal and ocean energy

  This report aims at providing an overview of the supply chain of a number of renewable energy technologies. The report currently addresses the following technologies in detail: wind energy, geothermal energy and ocean energy but might be expanded at a later stage. In particular, the report focus...

  This report aims at providing an overview of the supply chain of a number of renewable energy technologies. The report currently addresses the following technologies in detail: wind energy, geothermal energy and ocean energy but might be expanded at a later stage. In particular, the report focuses on the current market for renewable energy technologies and components and the position of EU companies and organisations as well as the EU's strengths and weaknesses. The main EU companies and competitors from outside the EU for each part of the supply chain or market segment are also presented.

  • Published: 2017-11-30
  • Corporate Author(s): Joint Research Centre (European Commission)
  • Personal Author(s): Shortall, Ruth ; Telsnig, Thomas ; Magagna, Davide ; Uihlein, Andreas ; Vázquez Hernández, Cristina
  • Subject: energy policy, energy resources, energy supply, energy technology, geothermal energy, renewable energy, report, tidal energy, wave energy, wind energy
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  Study on lessons for ocean energy development
  Annexes to the final report

  This document contains all the Annexes of the Final Report of the Study on Lessons for Ocean Energy Development: Annex I: Overview of stakeholders involved, showing an overview of all stakeholders who have contributed to the study; Annex II: Technological explanations, providing details on diffe...

  This document contains all the Annexes of the Final Report of the Study on Lessons for Ocean Energy Development: Annex I: Overview of stakeholders involved, showing an overview of all stakeholders who have contributed to the study; Annex II: Technological explanations, providing details on different technological concepts in tidal stream and offshore wave; Annex III: Overview of supply chain characteristics, discussing components of a mature supply chain for ocean energy; Annex IV: Country-specific experiences, discussing in detail the technological developments in France, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and a few other countries; Annex V: Bibliography; Annex VI: Learning from other sectors, discussing what lessons can be learned from other technological sectors: Offshore Wind, Offshore Oil and Gas and Concentrated Solar Power; Annex VII: Focus Group reports; Annex VIII: Validation Workshop report; Annex IX: Answers to the research questions, discussing in detail how we have answered the research questions of the study.

  • Published: 2017-07-11
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (European Commission) ; ECORYS ; Fraunhofer
  • Subject: energy industry, energy policy, energy research, energy technology, public financing, renewable energy, research report, technical standard, technological process, tidal energy, wave energy
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  Study on lessons for ocean energy development
  Final report

  Europe has a significant ocean energy resource which could contribute to the decarbonisation of the energy system and create a new industry with export opportunities worldwide. Despite advancements in the last two decades, tapping into this resource has turned out to be a challenge. This study h...

  Europe has a significant ocean energy resource which could contribute to the decarbonisation of the energy system and create a new industry with export opportunities worldwide. Despite advancements in the last two decades, tapping into this resource has turned out to be a challenge. This study has reviewed failures, lessons learnt and good practices in wave and tidal technology. This review revealed a consolidation in tidal and a fragmentation in the wave segment. The main conclusion of the study is that root causes and barriers to development are diverse and interrelated. They call for an integrated approach, involving all stakeholders. Change of behaviour towards embracing good practices and learning from past experiences is urgent. There is a need for a ‘covenant’ between the industry and public sector, which should (1) coordinate technology development; (2) promote certification, performance guarantees, standardisation and accreditation; (3) align framework conditions and support activities; (4) base technology development support on a staged approach; and (5) build and use an OET Monitoring Framework applying performance criteria on both technological and non-technological readiness. The study recommends to apply such a framework to define phased ‘ex ante conditionality’ for future funding, resulting in a more efficient support to wave and tidal energy.

  • Published: 2017-07-11
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (European Commission) ; ECORYS ; Fraunhofer
  • Subject: energy industry, energy policy, energy research, energy technology, public financing, renewable energy, research report, technical standard, technological process, tidal energy, wave energy
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  JRC ocean energy status report
  Technology, market and economic aspects of ocean energy in Europe : 2016 edition

  Latest edition.

  This report presents the current status of major ocean energy technologies, focusing primarily on tidal stream and wave energy. Europe is the global leader in the development of ocean energy technologies, hosting most of global developers. Overall, the sector is progressing towards the deploymen...

  This report presents the current status of major ocean energy technologies, focusing primarily on tidal stream and wave energy. Europe is the global leader in the development of ocean energy technologies, hosting most of global developers. Overall, the sector is progressing towards the deployment of demonstration farms, and EU policy is helping shaping the industry.

  • Published: 2017-02-15
  • Corporate Author(s): Joint Research Centre (European Commission)
  • Personal Author(s): Monfardini, Riccardo ; Magagna, Davide ; Uihlein, Andreas
  • Subject: energy industry, energy policy, hydroelectric power, ocean, renewable energy, research report, resources of the sea, sea, soft energy, tidal energy, wave energy
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  SETIS magazine
  No. 2, April 2013, Ocean energy

  • Published: 2016-08-23
  • Corporate Author(s): Joint Research Centre (European Commission)
  • Subject: clean technology, energy policy, energy research, energy technology, renewable energy, serial publication, tidal energy
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  EMFF blue technology infographic
  Transfer of innovative solutions to sea basin economies for blue growth

  • Published: 2016-07-19
  • Corporate Author(s): Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (European Commission)
  • Subject: economic growth, energy industry, energy policy, hydroelectric power, innovation, marine environment, ocean, renewable energy, resources of the sea, sea, soft energy, tidal energy, wave energy