MERMAID, 6th meeting, September 17th-19th, Bologna, Italy WP7/8 Plenary Session Presentation WP7 Leader Prof. Dr. Barbara Zanuttigh University of Bologna http://www.unibo.it/en WP8 Leader Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri Director of ReSEES, AUEB http://www.aueb.gr/users/koundouri/resees 1 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Session Plan 1. WP7 progress in the last 6 months 1.1 WP7 objectives 1.2 WP7 &WP8 methodology history 1.3 Deliverable 7.2 1.4 Next steps 1.5 Deliverable 7.3 1.6 MUP assessment tool (clarifications) 2. WP8 progress in the last 6 months 2.1 Data Collection Activities 2.2 MERMAID Resources repository 2.3 Social Cost Benefits Analysis 2.4 Publications MERMAID 2 1. WP7 PROGRESS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS MERMAID 3 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece 1.1 WP7 Objectives • To develop CS-specific innovative MUP plans and designs. • To integrate and tune the work within the other WPs through direct application to real CS and problems. • To develop an integrated multidisciplinary approach for the selection of sustainable MUP plan and design. This procedure should be generic so that it can be used by stakeholders and end users for marine planning strategies MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece 1.2 WP 7&8 Methodology – History • D7.1 delivered as scheduled – July 2013 • WP7 & WP8 Iterative Process for design selection in CS: - Presented in Delft, April 2013 - Presented with example application in Santander, Sept. 2013 - Extended, revised, preliminary implementation results, March 2014 - Revisit & Confirm preliminary results, Par. Sessions: WP7 & WP8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------• Implementation: Experts Groups and Stakeholders’ Focus Groups in CS: WP2-WP7-WP8 • Input on environmental conditions and technical specifications: WP3, WP4, WP5, WP6 MERMAID 5 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece 1.3 Deliverable 7.2 Site specific impact of policies: Report on identification, impact and selection of planning and design options in study sites with implication for policies and regulations • OD7.2 delivered was re-scheduled – December 2014 • A first draft was produced and will be discussed during the parallel sessions: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5r34tfbkg0gtx1n/OD%207.2%20.doc?dl=0 Goals and objectives of the deliverable The main objective of this report is to assess site specific impacts of policies, reporting on the identification, impact and selection of planning and design options in study sites with implication for policies and regulations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------MERMAID 6 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction and scope of the deliverable 1.1 Goals and objectives of the deliverable 1.2 Definitions 1.3 Relationship to overall project objectives 1.4 Outline for the reader Chapter 2: General Framework of Analysis 2.1 Short description of case studies areas. 2.2 Description of the MUOP selection tool Chapter 3 MUOP Selection tool & EU legislation and policies on wind farms and aquaculture on coastal & offshore areas Chapter 4 Mediterranean Site Chapter 5 Atlantic Site Chapter 6 North Sea Site Chapter 7 Baltic Sea Site Chapter 8 Conclusions and recommendations MERMAID 7 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece 1.4 Needs: for each site we need to know the following • How was the MUOP selection tool used for the selection of the final design (in case other nonstandardised procedure was followed we need to include the details and justification for this in OD7.2). • Details of the final design(s) for each site (recall that in Athens it was agreed that a single use platform (wind-farm) and a MUP would be available in each site). MERMAID 8 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece 1.4 Next steps • Remaining questions about the MUOP assessment tool must be discussed and completely clarified during the parallel sessions in Bologna. • The draft of OD7.2 will be circulated among all the relevant site partners and input and feedback is expected. MERMAID 9 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece 1.5 Deliverable 7.3 Site specific design conditions, month 48 DTU Goals and objectives of the deliverable The main objective of this report is to present the conceptual design of the MUPs in the study sites, considering planning, operation and maintenance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MERMAID 10 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Background • Site Conditions – OD7.1, already available, we should not repeat. • Draft design concept – OD 7.1 and OD7.2, month 36 • Stakeholder views and their influence on the draft design – WP 2 • Policies – this is already addressed by OD7.2. MERMAID 11 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction and scope of the deliverable 1.1 Goals and objectives of the deliverable 1.2 Definitions 1.3 Relationship to overall project objectives 1.4 Overview of the sites 1.5 Relation with existing DLs/WPS 7, 2, 8 1.6 Outline for the reader Chapter 2: Baltic Sea Chapter 3: Atlantic Ocean Chapter 4: North Sea and Wadden Sea Chapter s: Mediterranean Sea MERMAID 12 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Table of Contents Section 2.1 - Single Use and Multiple uses In this section based on the OD7.1 and 7.2, the site teams should identify two key concepts, one single use and one multiple use to be designed at the site. If for some reasons it is not possible to consider a single use, clear motivations should be given (or maybe refer to a WP 8 or WP 2 Deliverable?). Section 2.2 - Platform Layout Size, position and placement of the uses considering their synergy and the optimisation of space (Marine Spatial Planning). A map of the area interested by the design should be prepared higlighting the combination of uses. Where possible, add details about the design (such as cross sections, layouts of the farms including distances among devices/cages and foundation types and footprints). MERMAID 13 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Table of Contents Section 2.3 - Production and energy transfer Production from marine renewable, from acquaculture, etc. Use of energy for the platform operation and local energy storage or transfer to shore. Section 2.4 - Operation and maintenance Plan of the activities required to keep the platform operating and for maintenance. Identification of transportation requirements and related impacts (conflict of uses, existing maritime routes, specific vessels, additional pollution). Section 2. 5 - Technical Assessment and risks Structural failure, Geotechnical failure, Moorings, Power failure, Pollution. MERMAID 14 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Table of Contents Section 2.6 - Environmental Assessment and risks The following issues should be taken into account: Use of marine space; Foundation type; Materials; Impact on the coast; Inclusion of exposed components/parts; Noise/Vibration during operation; Aesthetic impact; Maintenance (Transportation, Fouling, Material durability). EIA should also at least include reccomendations regarding the different scales: local, regional and European. Section 2.7 - Financial Assesment and risks Identification of the missing (if any) requirements for a CBA; use of a MCA instead where impossible to do a CBA?? An explanation of the local, regional and national impact of the installation has to be provided considering that costs and benefits have often ery different scales. MERMAID 15 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Table of Contents Section 2.8 - Socio-economic Assesment and risks Not sure what exactly is meant with “socio-economic”. Here I would expect to mainly address a twofold aspect: social acceptance and participation; societal impact. Therefore, based on the focus groups with stakeholders (WP 2): expected barriers if any to be overcome and related actions to minimise the problem. But also societal impact in terms of competitiveness, concept marketability, technological innovation. Section 2.9 - Conclusions and reccomendations Here some conclusion should be drawn on the final selected “best” design, including the challenges, the impacts and the single versus multiple use if applicable. This layout is repeated for all the sites. MERMAID 16 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece WP1: Project management Sheltered deep water WP6: Transport and optimization of installation, operation, and decom. Open deep water WP5: Sinteraction of platform with hydrodynamic conditions and seabed Active Morphology WP4: Systems for sustainable aquaculture and ecological based design WP7: Innovative Platform plan and design Estuarine WP3: Renewable energy conversion from wind and waves WP2: Assessment of policy management and planning strategies WP8: Economical, technical and environmental feasibility of multi-use platforms WP9: Project dissemination &MERMAID outreach activities 17 MERMAID 18 1.5 THE MUP ASSESSMENT TOOL MUP.AT DEVELOPED BY WP7 AND WP8 IMPLEMENTED BY WP2 During meetings with experts and stakeholders’ roundtables. MERMAID 19 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Presentation Structure 1. 2. 3. The MUP assessment tool (MUP.AT) for design selection. Preliminary Results: Implementation of MUP.AT in 4 CS. Integration of CS results in Socio-Economic Assessment Methodology. Four offshore CS with different characteristics wrt. - MUP Technical Feasibility - Institutional Feasibility - Energy Production Potential - Environmental Impact - Financial Feasibility - Economic Impact - Social Impact MERMAID 20 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Why do we need this preliminary MUP.AT? • Select CS-specific MUP design • Identify Cost /Benefits of MUP design • Integrate Cost/Benefits in CBA MERMAID 21 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Assessment Process and Criteria A. Technical Feasibility Assessment (TFA) B. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) C. Financial and Economic Assessment (FEA) D. Social Cost Benefit Analysis (SCBA) MERMAID 22 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece A. Technical Feasibility Assessment (TFA) QUESTIONS: RISKS: a. Is placement possible? Legal Considerations b. Is placement possible? Technically Considerations c. Approximations/estimations of financial cost & revenues d. Definition of project time horizon e. Possibilities of combined use f. Possibilities for technological upgrades R.A.1 Technical Uncertainty R.A.2 Financial Uncertainty R.A.3 Impact diffusion (correlated risks between functions) R.A.4 Political uncertainty R.A.5 Unclear definition of property rights MERMAID 23 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece B. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) QUESTIONS: RISKS: a. Significant negative environmental impact (local, regional, global). b. Significant positive environmental impact (local, regional, global). c. EIA available for similar project(s) in the region. R.B.1 Uncertainty about Climate Change and other environmental parameters. R.B.2 Non linear environmental effects & threshold identification. R.B.3 Irreversible environmental effects. MERMAID 24 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece C. Financial and Economic Assessment (FEA) Financial Assessment RISKS QUESTIONS a. Estimated financial costs: capital, O&M, Administrative. b. Estimated financial revenues. c. Efficiency gains from combined use d. Regulatory/Institutional Restrictions e. Sustainable Business Plan R.C.1 Sensitivity to changes of output/input prices. R.C.2 Difficulty in time horizon and interest rate definition. MERMAID 25 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece C. Financial and Economic Assessment (FEA) Economic Assessment RISKS: QUESTIONS: f. Calculation of efficiency prices for the inputs and outputs of the investment. g. Determination of indirect and induced effects (creation of jobs, increased economic activity, increased incomes, etc.) h. Discount investment’s cash flows i. Economic efficiency indicators R.C.1 Sensitivity to changes of output/input prices. R.C.2 Difficulty in time horizon and interest rate definition. MERMAID 26 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece D. Social Cost Benefit Analysis (SCBA) QUESTIONS: RISKS: a. Monetary valuation of environmental externalities, (Ecosystem Services approach). b. Monetary evaluation of health and other (e.g. educational) externalities c. Monetary evaluation of local accessibility effects d. Perceived Stakeholders' Fairness of Distribution of Costs and Benefits (between income groups; spatial; intergenerational) R.D.1 Uncertainty and missing information in estimation of external effects. R.D.2 Uncertainty and missing information in perception formation. MERMAID 27 Bird’s Eye View of MUP.AT http://www.madgik.di.uoa.gr/mermai d/?q=datasets MERMAID 28 PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MUP.AT IN THE FOUR STUDY SITES TO BE REVISITED AND CONFIRMED DURING WP7 AND WP8 PARALLEL SESSIONS MERMAID 29 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Results • The row results from the CS-specific implementation of the assessment tools are available at the MERMAID online data repository: • http://www.madgik.di.uoa.gr/mermaid/?q=data sets MERMAID 30 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Atlantic Sea Wind Wave Aquaculture Electricity connection Fish transport MERMAID 31 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Atlantic Sea TFA • Technically feasible • Potential combined use Risks • Reliability of technique (WA, EC, AQ) • Uncertainty about estimates of costs and revenues (exc. FT) • Impact diffusion (all) • Political uncertainty (exc. EC & FT) EIA • EIA is available Risks • Uncertainty about climate change and other Env. Parameters (all) • Non-linear env. effects (AQ & FT) • Irreversible env. effects (AQ & FT) FEA • Some F&E Information • Not enough information on efficiency prices for inputs and outputs of the investment Risks • Sensitivity to changes of output/input prices • Difficulty in time horizon and interest rate definition SCBA • Not enough information on SCBA Risks • Uncertainty and missing information of external effects and perception formation MERMAID 32 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Baltic Sea Wind Aquaculture Wave Electricity connection Fish transport Seaweed farming MERMAID 33 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Baltic Sea TFA • Technically feasible • Potential combined use Risks • New political skepticism on the climate change and benefits from using renewable energies (all) FEA • Enough F&E Information Risks • Sensitivity to changes of output/input prices • Difficulty in time horizon and interest rate definition EIA • EIA is available (single use) Risks • No risks identified at this stage SCBA • Some monetary evaluation of externalities (TEEB) Risks • Uncertainty and missing information of external effects and perception formation MERMAID 34 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Mediterranean Sea Macro Wind Micro Wind Aquaculture Fixed Wave Floating Wave MERMAID 35 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Mediterranean Sea TFA (Engineers and Economist) • Technically feasible • Potential combined use (except floating wave) Risks • Uncertainty about estimates of costs and revenues • Some uncertainty about reliability of technique • Political uncertainty FEA • Not enough F&E information at this stage Risks • No risks identified at this stage EIA (Ecologists) • EIA is available for some impacts • Possibility of significant environmental impact Risks • Uncertainty about climate change and other env. parameters • Some non-linear env. effects • Possible irreversible env. effects SCBA • Not enough information on SCBA Risks • No risks identified at this stage MERMAID 36 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece North and Wadden Sea Wind Aquaculture (Mussels) Wave Electricity connection Seaweed farming Aquaculture transport MERMAID 37 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece North and Wadden Sea TFA • Technically feasible • Potential combined use Risks • Revenues are depended on oil and energy prices • Aquaculture needs market development FEA • Not enough F&E information at this stage Risks • Not risks identified at this stage EIA • Not enough EIA information at this stage Risks • No risks identified at this stage SCBA • Not enough information on SCBA Risks • Not risks identified at this stage MERMAID 38 Expectation for WP7 Parallel Sessions: - Verify correct interpretation of MUP.AT from experts in WP7 and amend where necessary. - Discuss the results obtained from the focus groups with stakeholders in WP 2. - Review the design options and select one MUP and one SUP for each site; these options have to be provided to WP8 for the CBA. MERMAID 39 2. WP8 PROGRESS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS MERMAID 40 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece WP8 Objectives & Deliverables Completed In progress MERMAID 41 2.1 DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES MERMAID 42 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Document about data requirements for the assessment of MUP designs • After the meeting in Athens a document was developed to start the data collection for the assessment of MUP designs. • The purpose of the document is to help systematizing the search for documents and other resources that contain data, which can be useful for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), the Financial and Economic Assessment (FEA) and the Social Cost-Benefit Analysis (SCBA). • All the three types of assessments are included in the tables because EIA and FEA information is of importance for the SCBA. MERMAID 43 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece • For the sake of consistency with earlier MERMAID work, the rows of the tables are related to those found in the MUP assessment tool. • Table 1 includes documents specifically about the four MERMAID sites. • Table 2 includes documents that are not specifically about MERMAID sites but about other sites/areas/projects from which data or results probably can be transferred to the four MERMAID sites. • Table 3 lists documents of even more general nature. MERMAID 44 2.2 MERMAID RESOURCES REPOSITORY MERMAID 45 2.3 SOCIAL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS (SEE SEPARATE POWER POINT) MERMAID 46 INTEGRATE THESE RESULTS IN MERMAID SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY THE MUP.AT INTEGRATES SCBA! …BUT MOST RELEVANT INFORMATION IS MISSING I.E. WP8 HAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO! MERMAID 47 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Why Social Cost Benefit Analysis? • SCBA is decision support tool to compare in monetary terms benefits and costs of a proposal (project, policy or programme), including: - financial and economic impacts - impacts on environmental resources and services that are not owned or traded in the markets. The methodology applies the standard, best-practice methodology of European Commission CBA: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/guides/c ost/guide2008_en.pdf MERMAID 48 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Determination of the project’s impact on the national economy (for further information please see separate presentation by Anastasios Xepapadeas) A. Calculation of efficiency prices for the inputs and outputs of the investment. B. Economic assessment of externalities which are created from the investment. C. Determination of indirect and induced effects. – Creation of new economic activity – Output, Income and Employment Multipliers D. Discount of the investment’s cash flows. E. Calculation of economic efficiency indicators. MERMAID 49 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Total Economic Value Structure & Processes Anthropocentric Values Environmental Functions Human Benefits Use Values Non-Use Values Environment Total Economic Value Use Value Actual use Value Direct Use Value Non-use Value Option Value Existence Value Indirect Use Value For Others Bequest Value MERMAID Altruistic Value 50 An example on Marine Resources MERMAID 51 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Risk Analysis, Uncertainty Analysis Project-Specific Risks : (i) financial and economic (ii) natural – environmental (iii) technological Sensitivity Analysis: relates proportional changes in the critical variables to NPV/IRR values. Uncertainty Analysis: Computational algorithm based on random sampling and on assigning specific subjective probability distributions to important cash flow variables. The Figure provides a Monte Carlo histogram for NPV, which was obtained after 1000 repetitions. MERMAID 52 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece In the parallel sessions • Discuss what is the status of the MUP design • Provide an update of data collection for SCBA • Discuss any foreseen problems related to the SCBA MERMAID 53 2.4 PUBLICATIONS MERMAID 54 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Forthcoming Publications • Special Issue in Journal of Sustainability (http://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/sustainable_manag ement_of_marine_resources) • Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri • Objective: Integrated framework of analysis of offshore activities under uncertainty (socio-economic & environmental) • Keywords: marine resources offshore activities integrated sustainable management Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Framework for Assessing Environmental, Economic (including financial) & Social Sustainability Environmental, Technological and Socio-Economic Uncertainty Ecosystem Services Based Valuation Methods MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Forthcoming Publications (cont’d) • Publisher: Springer Academic Publishers: http://www.springer.com/ • Title of Work: The Ocean of Tomorrow (Vol. I and II): Socio-economic Methodology and Empirical Applications for Multi-Use Offshore Platforms Investments • Editor: Prof. Phoebe Koundouri • Estimated number of: Words in manuscript: 400 pages MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece The Ocean of Tomorrow (Vol. I) Table of Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Preface Introduction. A Methodology for Integrated Socio-Economic Assessment Socio-economic Analysis on selected Estuarine Site (Baltic Sea). Socio-economic Analysis on selected Active Morphology Site (North Sea and Wadden Sea) Socio-economic Analysis on selected Open Deep Water Site (Atlantic Coast) Socio-economic Analysis on selected Sheltered Deep Water site (Mediterranean) Risk Analysis on all 4 case studies Conclusions and Policy recommendations MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece The Ocean of Tomorrow (Vol. II) Integrating Socio-Economic Analysis: MERMAID, H2OCEAN, TROPOS Table of Contents Foreword Preface Introduction 1. Socio-economic methodology (complementarities) 2. Framework for Socio-Economic Data collection 3. Data analysis methodology 4. Stakeholder Methodologies 5. Conclusions and Policy recommendations References Index MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Status of the chapters and articles (Marian Stuiver) 2 chapters in book Springer: 1. Participatory design. As Masha has been replaced with Christine Rockmann, this chapter is delayed. Furthermore we need to do the third round table BEFORE we can produce this chapter. 2. Marine Spatial Planning. Marian sent abstract and title. Bonne van der Veen is lead author and working on this at the moment. I expect to have a draft ready in Bologna MERMAID 59 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece 2 articles in Sustainability Journal 1. Article Feasability Seaweed This article is difficult to fit in this journal as it only focuses on seaweed and the MUPS perspective is gone. Instead it was proposed to have an article of Sander van den Burg and Marian Stuiver in it on policy analysis of MUPS. They are working on that at the moment. There is a draft ready 2. Article on legislation Abstract sent but not the division of tasks yet. So no draft ready yet. MERMAID 60 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece Chapter on data repositories • An abstract and chapter proposal was drafted by Evita Mailli and Osiel Dávila. • Literature review is in process. MERMAID 61 MERMAID, 5th meeting, March 19th-21st, Athens, Greece In the parallel session • Clearly identify lead authors and divide the labour • Discuss the progress in the chapters • Clarify any questions and discuss next steps MERMAID 62 Contact details: Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri Director of ReSEES, AUEB-RC ICRE8 Scientific Director Email: pkoundouri@aueb.gr ReSEES, AUEB-RC Webpage: http://www.aueb.gr/users/koundouri/resees/ ICRE8 Webpage: www.icre8.eu MERMAID 63