23. MARTIN MCADAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AQUAMARINE POWER 10 ST ANDREW SQUARE EDINBURGH EH2 2AF UNITED KINGDOM Tel: +44 131 718 6611 Fax: +44 131 718 6100 Mobile: +44 7590 350100 Email: [email_address] Web: www.aquamarinepower.com
Notas del editor
Irish demand in 2010 looks to be about 30TWh (reference the GAR http://www.eirgrid.com/media/Update%20to%20Generation%20Adequacy%20Report%202009-2015.pdf ) Projected forward to 2020 it looks like it will be between 35TWh and 42TWh (not accounting for a significant uptake of electric vehicles). This would mean an installed capacity of between 4.9GW and 5.9GW of renewable (operating with a capacity factor of 33%) to meet the 40% target of 2020 Therefore if marine provides 500MW this would be less than 10% of the renewable portfolio. It is widely understood wave could provide for 75% of current demand, i.e. 7.8GW installed. About 3GW of this is near shore.
Energy import stat (ref: Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, 2008 - http://www.eds-destatis.de/en/press/download/08_07/098-2008-07-10.pdf)
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