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Knowledge Exchange for Wave and Tidal Energy (KEWTE)

波浪能和潮汐能知识交流 (KEWTE)

基本信息

批准号：
NE/M006999/1
负责人：
Raeanne Miller
金额：
$ 13.49万
依托单位：
Scottish Association For Marine Science
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Fellowship
财政年份：
2014
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2014 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FM006999%2F1
关键词：
Knowledge Exchange Wave Tidal Energy

项目摘要

In the context of global climate change, imminent need for energy security and environmental conservation, renewable energy is now considered an important element of a sustainable energy supply. The UK and Scottish Governments have set ambitious targets for power generation from renewable sources: 50% of electricity is to be generated from renewable sources in Scotland, and 15% of the UK's total energy consumption is to be from renewable sources by 2020. The UK has one of the richest wave & tidal energy resources in the world and is at the forefront of researching, developing & deploying this technology in challenging & energetic ocean environments. The industry's success depends on the natural environment (waves & tides), but often how wave & tidal energy devices interact with the environment is not well understood. Through decades of research UK scientists have gained substantial knowledge about our seas and a wealth of experience & data that could be translated and applied in support of sustainable wave and tidal energy generation. This project will create a common language between the UK research community and companies developing technology to harness ocean energy, and in doing so will support collaboration and information exchange between these groups, and with the UK government and industry regulators, to help maintain the ongoing growth of the industry.While the UK is at the forefront of marine renewable energy development, the production of energy from the ocean is by no means limited to the UK. Indeed projects are being developed on almost every continent around the world which could be accessed by UK companies looking to develop overseas. Likewise, many international companies are interested in developing in the UK. Attracted by the UK's leading position in the field and our wealth of natural resources, some international developers have already secured a place at the wave and tidal energy device testing centres at EMEC on Orkney, and at Wave Hub in Cornwall. Many of the greatest challenges facing such developers, whether in the UK or abroad, is in understanding and managing the interaction of the devices with the environment. During this project the fellow will highlight worldwide hotspots for marine renewable energy development and identifying common environmental challenges around the world. A key objective is to identify, translate and apply world leading UK environmental research to help tackle these common challenges. This Fellowship will signpost international business to applicable UK research and help UK researchers form productive industry collaborations to increase the impact and uptake of their work. The project will highlight relevant research outputs in key challenge areas and summarize these in a series of Bulletins. These Bulletins will be made widely available and targeted to businesses and policy makers in order to increase environmental understanding and therefore reduce risk and costs to businesses associated with tackling environmental challenges. It is anticipated that this approach will encourage financial investment from the industry into the UK, and will give confidence to British companies looking to grow and develop overseas.Academic input into the wave and tidal energy industries can help to reduce the environmental risks associated with many developments in the UK. Subsequently, by reducing the cost of environmental impact assessments and uncertainty around the extreme offshore environments where these projects are situated, confidence in the sustainability of the sector will increase. This will undoubtedly encourage further investment, both from the UK and from abroad, often into the rural or remote coastal locations where the energy resource is greatest. The support and networking provided throughout this project can therefore help to create jobs and spark regeneration in these areas while sustaining an economically strong, world-leading marine renewable energy sector.

在全球气候变化的背景下，迫切需要能源安全和环境保护，可再生能源现在被认为是可持续能源供应的一个重要组成部分。英国和苏格兰政府为可再生能源发电制定了雄心勃勃的目标：到2020年，苏格兰50%的电力将来自可再生能源，英国总能源消耗的15%将来自可再生能源。英国拥有世界上最丰富的波浪和潮汐能资源之一，并且处于研究，开发和部署这项技术的最前沿，在充满挑战和活力的海洋环境中。该行业的成功取决于自然环境（波浪和潮汐），但通常波浪和潮汐能设备如何与环境相互作用并不清楚。通过数十年的研究，英国科学家获得了有关海洋的大量知识以及丰富的经验和数据，这些经验和数据可以转化和应用于支持可持续的波浪能和潮汐能发电。该项目将在英国研究界和开发利用海洋能源技术的公司之间建立一种共同语言，从而支持这些团体之间以及与英国政府和行业监管机构之间的合作和信息交流，以帮助保持该行业的持续增长。虽然英国处于海洋可再生能源开发的前沿，从海洋中生产能源绝不仅限于英国。事实上，世界上几乎每个大陆都在开发项目，希望在海外发展的英国公司可以进入这些项目。同样，许多国际公司也有兴趣在英国发展。由于英国在该领域的领先地位和丰富的自然资源，一些国际开发商已经在奥克尼的EMEC和康沃尔的Wave Hub的波浪和潮汐能设备测试中心获得了一席之地。无论是在英国还是在国外，这些开发人员面临的许多最大挑战都是理解和管理设备与环境的交互。在该项目期间，该研究员将突出海洋可再生能源开发的全球热点，并确定世界各地共同的环境挑战。一个关键目标是识别，翻译和应用世界领先的英国环境研究，以帮助应对这些共同的挑战。该奖学金将标志着国际业务适用于英国的研究，并帮助英国研究人员形成富有成效的行业合作，以增加他们的工作的影响和吸收。该项目将突出关键挑战领域的相关研究成果，并在一系列公报中总结这些成果。这些公报将广泛提供，并以企业和决策者为对象，以提高对环境的认识，从而减少企业在应对环境挑战方面的风险和成本。预计这种方法将鼓励该行业对英国进行金融投资，并将为希望在海外发展壮大的英国公司提供信心。学术界对波浪和潮汐能行业的投入有助于减少与英国许多发展相关的环境风险。因此，通过减少环境影响评估的费用和这些项目所处的极端近海环境的不确定性，将增加对该部门可持续性的信心。这无疑将鼓励来自英国和国外的进一步投资，通常是进入能源资源最丰富的农村或偏远沿海地区。因此，在整个项目中提供的支持和网络可以帮助创造就业机会，促进这些地区的再生，同时维持经济强大，世界领先的海洋可再生能源部门。