Maryland
Offshore Wind Energy
Research Challenge Grant Program
Technical Assistance Meeting
February 28, 2013
Presented by
Ross Tyler, Maryland Energy Administration
Melinda Vann, Maryland Higher Education Commission
Purpose of the Grant
Supports research projects that:
• inform offshore wind energy development
• inform offshore wind energy implementation
• complement existing knowledge and
industry expertise
• is not duplicative of known research
findings
and supports
Maryland OSW
implementation!
Purpose of the Grant
To stimulate, support and help Maryland public academic
institutions to secure a place of reputation within the world of
offshore wind energy research
Background – Funding Source
Governor Martin O’Malley, as part of work to position
Maryland as an industry leader in offshore wind
energy and other clean energies ensured that the
merger of Exelon and Constellation Energy provided
commensurate public benefits to Maryland.
Among the commitments resulting from that process,
one-time research funding for the Offshore Wind
Energy Research Challenge is available to public
higher education institutions.
Eligibility – Who Can Apply?
• Maryland two- and four-year public
institutions of higher education (IHE)
• consortia of one or more Maryland public
IHEs
• consortia lead by a Maryland IHE including
one or more Maryland IHEs and public IHEs
from other states
Award & Funding Priority
Award: $250,000 - $1,000,000.
# of Awards: Three or more anticipated.
Grant Period: 5/15/2013 – 5/15/2015
(24 months)
Priority Funding: builds on existing research, links
with other external funding sources, evidence of
sustainability, applied research supporting
implementation in Maryland
Applications are due Monday, April 15,
2013 by 4:00 PM
Deliver one hard copy with original signatures, four hard copies
AND one electronic copy (word or PDF) to:
Melinda Vann
mvann@mhec.state.md.us
Maryland Higher Education Commission
Attention: Melinda Vann
6 N. Liberty Street, 10th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
Preliminary Awards Announced
May 15, 2013 by midnight via email
Maryland Offshore Wind
Energy Research Grant
Technical Preview & Research
Project Examples
OSW Potential
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Europe has
pipeline:
>150,000 MW
by 2020
• USA = Zero!
(Eyes on Md)
But DoE: USA has 4,000,000MW OSW potential
(coastal and lakes http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wind/offshore_wind.html)
State Perspective
• Other States: Maine, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey,
Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina,
Great Lakes
• MD has identified its first OSW zone for
1500 MW - current Bill will support ~210
MW (25% of Calvert Cliffs single
reactor)
Comprehensive View of a Wind
Farm
Maryland Context
A Maryland Context
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2013 H1: A true market - OREC for 20 years of
offshore wind energy supply
2013 HII: BOEM awards lease block to qualified
developers
2014: PSC reviews developers’ proposals
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(Maybe growth beyond 200MW)
2016: Staging and assembly
2017: Deployment starts (Maybe investment in mfg)
OSW: A New Industry with a Need for
Innovation
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The European Model - many different
stakeholders: government bodies; knowledge
institutions; industry, educational and support
organizations.
Many Academic Institutions involved in different
research disciplines and with a varying
‘relationship’ types with the other stakeholders.
European Academic Institutions
by Reputation
Country
UK
Denmark
Netherlands
Germany
Total # of
organizations
170
66
43
194
Total # of
publications
451
Leading Orgs.
Univ. Durham
Univ. Stathclyde (Scotland)
Oxford
236
Riso Natl Lab
Univ. Aalborg
Tech Univ Denmark
140
Delft Univ. Technol
Univ. Utrecht
ECN
426
Source: A Systemic Assessment of the European Offshore Wind Innovation
Uni Bremen
Leibniz Uni Hannover
Alfred Wegener Inst Polar
and Research
Key US Academic Leaders in OSW
The Pennsylvania State University
Regents of the University of Minnesota
Regents of the University of Michigan
University of Maine
Biodiversity Research Institute
University of Delaware
WHERE IS
MARYLAND?
Stevens Institute of Technology
Oregon State University
George Mason University
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
State University of New York(Stonybrook)
Case Western University
Indiana University
Source: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wind/offshore_wind.html
Why Grants to Maryland’s Public
Academic Institutions
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Important of the State to pull together in
starting and developing this new industry
Academic Institutions are a key stakeholder in
maintaining or leading innovation and points of
advantage
It is time for Maryland’s Academic Institutions
to share in the national (global) reputation for
OSW
Research Topics & Narrowing the Scope
i) Supportive towards OSW development - leading to a solution rather than
raising more questions or discrediting work of others
ii) Macro approach with broad interest rather than micro with limited following
iii) Application within one or more of the broad essential elements below:
Policy
Technology
Finance
Environment
Research Topics & Narrowing the Scope
Focus on the present or near future phases within an
OSW farm development
1. Planning and Permitting (underway)
2. Lay-down, logistics and pre-assembly (started)
3. Construction and Deployment including
Transmission
4. Manufacturing
5. Operations and Maintenance
6. Next Generation
DoE list
Topics
1 Modeling & Analysis Design Tools to
Assess Offshore Wind Turbine
Technologies including Market Analysis
and Barrier Removal
2.Innovative Offshore Wind Plant System
Design Studies including Environmental
Risk Reduction
3 Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Development
4 Transmission Planning and
Interconnection Studies
5 Optimized Infrastructure and Operations
6 Resource Characterization and Design
Conditions
7 Impact on Electronic Equipment for
Marine Environment
Near-term
2013-14
Mid-term
(2014-19)
Late (1920)
Future
(>2020)
Business Participation
(patents)
Topics
Nearterm
2013-14
Mid-term
(2014-19)
Late (19- Future
20)
(>2020)
1 Modeling & Analysis Design Tools to Assess
Offshore Wind Turbine Technologies including
Market Analysis and Barrier Removal
2.Innovative Offshore Wind Plant System
Design Studies including Environmental Risk
Reduction
3 Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Development
4 Transmission Planning and Interconnection
Studies
5 Optimized Infrastructure and Operations
6 Resource Characterization and Design
Conditions
7 Impact on Electronic Equipment for Marine
Environment
G
GE:453
G
Vestas:344
G
Seiemens: 193
Other Topics
• Optimizing Deployment Facilities and Processes
• Cost Reductions in Design / Deployment
• Conductors, Electricity Collection, Transmission and
Grid Integration
• Foundation Alternatives
• Composite Materials
• Offshore Wind Energy Storage
• Understanding the potential and gaps for the OEM
secondary and tertiary components suppliers
Summary
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Research project that is ‘topical’ and puts Maryland’s Academic
institutions into a lead position.
Either new work or advances existing subject matter
Ideally has foreseen relevance and will advance the Academic
Institution’s reputation within OSW
Ideally has application within Maryland’s OSW farm and others in
the US or internationally
Has sufficient and broad enough interest to have potential / rapid
partnering with other academic institutions / businesses
Strong likelihood of attracting subsequent additional funding for
perpetuating the research project and keeping Maryland at the
forefront
Resources
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A Systemic Assessment of the European Offshore Wind Innovation: Insights from the
Netherlands/ Denmark, Germany and the UK. www.setis.ec.europa.eu/...asystemic-assessment-of-the-european-offshore
European Union http://www.energy.eu/publications/
European Offshore Wind Association: http://www.ewea.org
Offshore Center Denmark: http://www.offshorecenter.dk
Wind Engineering http://www.multi-science.co.uk/windeng.htm
The Crown Estates www.thecrownestate.co.uk/
Renewables UK: http://www.renewableuk.com
Low Carbon Innovation Coordination Group: Technology Innovation Needs
Assessment (TINA) - Offshore Wind
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/4
8279/4467-tina-offshore-wind-summary.pdf
Specific Contacts
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Dr Hui Long CEng, FIMechE Department of Mechanical Engineering The
University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Email contact:
h.long@sheffield.ac.uk - Value of SCADA Data ---- WT Gearbox
Operational Condition Analysis
Stuart Haigh, University Lecturer, Cambridge University
Dr. Arch Federico D’Amico, PDRA in Logistics and Supply Chain
Management, Hull University Business School. f.damico@hull.ac.uk
Dr. rer. nat. Julia Gottschall Senior Scientist Fraunhofer Institut für
Windenergie und Energiesystemtechnik (IWES)Am Seedeich 4527572
Bremerhaven Telefon: +49 471 - 14290 354
www.iwes.fraunhofer.de
Richard Jardine, Professor of Geomechanics, Dept. Of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London
Andrew Scott, Programme Manager, Offshore Wind, Energy Technologies
Institute
Preparing Your Grant
Application
General Format Requirements
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12-pt Arial, Times New Roman, or a similar
9- or 10-pt font for tables or formulas as long as legible
Single spaced
8-1/2 by 11-inch pages
one-inch margins
proposal narrative = 15 pages or less
Number the narrative pages
page limit excludes - cover sheet, abstract, budget, budget narrative,
CVs/resumes, appendices.
All parts of the application must be submitted together, using
appropriate forms from Appendix 2 of the RFA.
The RFA and application forms are also posted to
http://www.mhec.state.md.us/Grants/index.asp
Application Components & Scoring
• Application Cover Sheet (0 points)
• Project Abstract (0 points)
• Research Question/Problem (25 points)
• Personnel & Institutional Resources (15
points)
• Technical Approach and Operation Plan (45
points)
• Budget & Budget Narrative (15 points)
• Assurances (0 points)
Application Cover Sheet
& Abstract
Application Cover Sheet – use the form provided
Project Abstract
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one page or less single spaced
the project objective (research question/problem)
Methodologies
projected outcomes
The abstract should be suitable for editing for
possible press release or publication to MHEC, MEA
or other websites.
Research Question(s) or Problem(s) to be
Addressed (25 points)
Describe the general topic - why it was chosen (e.g. intellectual
merit & practical application).
Summarize current related research w/ citations supporting the
topic. Reference list in appendix.
Specific research question(s) or problems to be addressed – put in
context of current research and Maryland’s OSW plans
Link proposed research - how does the project will address those
issues
Broader implications – discuss impact of the research for the
implementation of OFW production in Maryland
Personnel & Institutional Resources (15 points)
Principal Investigator – qualifications, expertise, related
research, publications, and project management experience
Key Project Personnel – roles, responsibilities, qualifications,
related research and publications
CVs and/or resumes for PI and key personnel in appendix
Institutional Resources – describe what if any institutional
resources available to support the research team’s work
Project Management - organizational structure for managing the
project, demonstrate sufficient time to conduct the work within
the grant period
Budget – clear linkages to budget/budget narrative if personnel
funds requested
Technical Approach & Operation
(45 points)
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techniques, procedures, and methodologies used
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data plan - collection, management, analysis
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detailed plan that describes each activity, how it
relates to the project, where and how each activity
will be implemented and the
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key personnel responsible for each activity
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map activities and expected deliverables to the
budget
The Technical Approach and
Operation (continued)
• establish milestones/benchmarks and a
timeline of all project activities
• means by which project progress and
efficacy will be measured and how often
project effectiveness will be examined
• anticipated results / outcomes
• discuss how project findings will be shared
(e.g. publication, conference presentation)
Budget & Budget Narrative (15 points)
• account for all activities in budget
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• reasonable costs in relation to project design & activities
• adequacy of support—facilities, equipment, supplies, and
other resources—from lead and other partners
• administrative costs - kept to a minimum
• institutional in kind contribution or matching costs, while
not required, are reported where applicable
• use the budget form provided, cost categories indicated
Indirect costs up to 10% of award may be charged
Evaluation & Selection Criteria
• In addition to complete information in each section of the
application – projects are evaluated for…
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relevance to Maryland’s OSW energy sector
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demonstrated link for practical or commercial application in Maryland
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project builds upon previous efforts in the field
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highlights the IHE’s expertise or raises institutional prestige in OSW
research
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potential ‘cross-points’ for private sector business engagement
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proposals with longer time frames include plan to secure funding in
the future
Questions?
Now or Later
Research Topic, Business Contacts
Ross Tyler
rtyler@energy.state.md.us
443-694-3077
Application Format/Submission/Timetable
Melinda Vann
mvann@mhec.state.md.us
410-767-3269