IEC Standards Development Marine Energy Update NSAI ETC Technical Committee 18 IEC Technical Committee 114
IEC Technical Committee 114 International Electrotechnical Commission, TC114 operating since 2008 Marine Energy: Innovation & Standardisation Building International Consensus: a basis for best practice and investor confidence Why is it so important? Development aspects within scope (Lab testing, performance, etc.) IEC Standards / Specifications form a basis for TPV / Certification Could in future be harmonised under market regulations e.g. Europe CEN/CENELEC: CE Marking, Machinery Directive
Energy Performance IEC TS 62600 -100 Power performance assessment Technical Specifications Published – Annual Energy Production Wave: IEC TS 62600 -100 Power performance assessment -101 Resource Assessment -102 Performance at a second location Tidal: IEC TS 62600 -200 Power performance assessment -201 Resource assessment River: (-300 / -301 - pending)
Structures Wave & Tidal: IEC TS 62600 -2 Design requirements for marine energy systems IEC TS 62600 -10 Assessment of mooring systems Both published as Technical Specifications User Feedback invited
Other Supports / Device Characteristics Wave & Tidal: IEC TS 62600 -30: Electrical power quality requirements Just Approved - Due Imminently as TS IEC TS 62600 -40: Acoustic characterization Pending: Ongoing Project Team OTEC: IEC TS 62600 -20 Guidance for design and analysis of an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) plant
Development Testing IEC TS 62600 -103: Guidelines for the early stage development of wave energy converters (Published) -202: Scale testing of tidal stream energy systems (Due) -3: Measurement of mechanical loads (Ongoing)
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