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Innovation & Successful Partnerships Summit September 2, 2010

Innovation & Successful Partnerships Summit September 2, 2010. Robert West Director - OEI 207-593-7725 www.oceanenergy.org. Ocean Energy Institute. Founded by Matthew Simmons Founder of Simmons & Co Int’l. Peak Oil – “Twilight in the Desert”

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Innovation & Successful Partnerships Summit September 2, 2010

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  1. Innovation & Successful Partnerships Summit September 2, 2010 Robert West Director - OEI 207-593-7725 www.oceanenergy.org

  2. Ocean Energy Institute • Founded by Matthew Simmons • Founder of Simmons & Co Int’l. • Peak Oil – “Twilight in the Desert” • To utilize clean ocean energy to replace our dependency on declining fossil fuels • World oil demand - 40 MB/day new oil required by 2030 (40% of world total) • Economics and security • Water scarcity is also a global issue

  3. The Ocean Energy Institute is: • A think-tank creating collaborative R&D teams for ocean energy projects • A developer of ocean energy technology leading to the point of commercial feasibility • A backer of ocean energy ventures • A gathering place for ocean energy experts • An ocean energy advocate educating stakeholders

  4. OEI’s Charter • The development of ocean energy in all forms: • Energy Generation • Wind (shallow and deep water) • Tidal / Current / Wave • OTEC / Bio-fuels / Hydrates / Seeps • Derivatives of ocean energy • Ammonia / Hydrogen • Desalination / Sea Water A/C • Use, Storage, Transmission

  5. Accomplishments 2007 - 2010 • Created the initial public awareness of Maine’s wind energy potential- public meetings / lectures /press • Influence • OEI determined that 5 GW of wind energy would make Maine independent (2008) • Governor’s task force created - sets 5 GW target by 2030 (2009) • Legislation passed setting 5 GW as goal (2010) • Energy Ocean 2010 Award for Education • Affiliations – U /Maine; Nat’l Corr. Center (Rice)

  6. Possible application areas • Complex systems in harsh, inaccessible environments • Self test / monitoring, FMEA, design redundancy, modular replacements, reliability • Program management of complex projects • Teaming concepts • Infrastructure diagnostics • Oil / gas, water, smart grid, transportation, tankage • Shock / vibration / environmental testing • Aerodynamics & wind turbine design • Power controllers / battery technology

  7. Areas of Interest • Ammonia synthesis (storage / fuel) * • Anchorage/Mooring • Corrosion detection and protection • Deep water submersible structures • Filtration, Desalination, Membranes * • Floatation materials and devices • Fuel cells * • Heat pumps • Power transmission (nano/ superconductor / ?) • Project engineering • Structural and high strength materials (composites) * • Wind turbine design

  8. Areas of Interest • Air liquefaction • Dynamic Positioning and tracking systems • Geographic Information Systems (GIS), especially for ocean-related applications • High strength fabrics * • High volume pumping • Instrumentation, especially wind, current, waves, and meteorological * • Marine systems engineering and design • Metrology/Signal processing • Optimization and control software development,

  9. Areas of Interest • Refrigeration and heat exchangers * • Sensors and control systems, especially for power-related applications • Sub sea cables and connectors • Sub sea pipeline • Welding and joining technologies

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