Masterclass Energy Systems Integration a

Dr. Koos Lok Management Advisor Internationalisation Strategy: Energy Valley FoundationLector Energy & Management: Hanze University for applied sciences Groningen

28th October 2014

North Sea Developments andInterreg VB opportunities

Video clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9vEJUoy5yk

Example of a North Sea Flagship project is:

Green decommissioning Green decommissioning

North Sea potential: offshore P2G ,UGS, Co2 Storage, green

decommissioning

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North Sea potential: P2G, UGS, Co2 Storage, green decommissioning

The financial provisions for decommissioning the various oil and gas platforms and related infrastructure in the North Sea are currently estimated at some €30-€50 billion,

but experience has learned that such amounts could easily be exceeded as time passes by.

At the same time investments in offshore wind and a new electrical super grid related grid in the North Sea area are estimated to be a multifold of that amount.

In other words in the North Sea area during the next few decades investments are likely to be in the order of billions of euros.

The challenge is green de-commissioning activity on the one hand and green energy investment on the other hand can be intelligently combined

E.g. by re-use of existing infrastructure that otherwise would be destructed for new green energy activity such as electrolysis, methanisation, chemical conversion, storage of gases and chemicals, tidal energy, production of algae, etc.

What are the basic assumptions ?assumptions ?

We need to focus on:

• Energy innovation is booming, coordination of activities around the North Sea is still poor,

• Energy transition challenges requires needs more collaboration of energy players (e.g. resolving power grid balancing challenges due to the rapidly increasing grid balancing challenges due to the rapidly increasing role of intermittent power supply;

• Energy price instability and negative prices; increasing need for grid investment; substantial gas-fired power production capacity standing idle; increasing role for coal and lignite contributing to larger emissions; energy prices undermining EU competitiveness versus U.S., etc.).

interregional collaboration within the Interreg VB program

Interreg VB

• Denmark• Sweden• Belgium

Interreg VB• Belgium

Social network analysis shows a crucial and central role of some universities and research institutes in the regions and the need for cooperation with the private sector

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E.G Centralized large scale renewables

We considered the following:

1. Off shore windfarms2. Biogas and biomass3. Tidal energy

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3. Tidal energy4. Geothermal energy

production5. Hydro energy storage

What could be a smart interregional cooperation project/program ?

E.g Smart Interregional cooperation

decentralized energy

We considered the following:1. Energy production from

households2. ICT/infrastructure3. Self-sufficient energy

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3. Self-sufficient energycommunities

4. District heating5. Sustainable mobility6. Others

What could be a smart interregional cooperation project/program ?

E.g. Smart Interregional cooperation opportunities

balancing and storage

Consider the following:1. Carbon capturing2. LNG3. Underground gas storage4. Hydro storage

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4. Hydro storage

What could be a smart interregional cooperation project/program ?

E.G Smart Interregional cooperation distribution

Consider the following:1. Integration of renewable

energy sources2. Harbour infrastructure3. Offshore infrastructure

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3. Offshore infrastructure4. Others

What could be a smart interregional cooperation project/program ?

To summarize examples of enabling projects are:

Re-use existing offshore E&P infrastructure for storage and balancing of North Sea renewable-energy production;

Speed up onshore wind deployment with (local) community participation models (involve education!)

Develop highly demand-driven education at college and at the academic level to resolve human capital issues as a bottlenecks for energy efficiency measures and renewable energy developments.

Focus on E-Homes, sustainable villages and sustainable cities: energy production and storage within households , buildings and factories (involve SMEs!)

Benchmark, align, and disseminate information regarding biobased business opportunities in the NSR

Promote the creation of innovative SME networks at the interregional level and especially in relation to smart grid developments

Develop sustainable communities at the interregional level.

…….What seems lacking is a good public/private cooperation/ infrastructure for coordination (to be started in North Netherlands ) to become a region of energy excellence….

Food For Thought

Thank you for your attention!