IEC TC114 and the IECRE System: International Standards and Conformity Assessment activities relating to the Marine Energy industry Jonathan Colby Director of Technology Performance SES Webinar October 15, 2014

Outline Verdant Power Marine Energy Industry IEC Activities TC114 IECRE Conclusions © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 2

Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project East River © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 3

KHPS Technology Leadership Verdant Power established in 2000 (New York, NY) Kinetic Hydropower System (KHPS) Verdant Power Canada; Verdant Isles (IE) Gen3, TRL 3/4 - Proof of Concept (2003) Gen4, TRL 5/6 - Full-Scale (5m) Demo (2006-08) World’s first grid-connected array Full system performance; water-to-wire efficiency Environmental monitoring and compatibility 10 deployments for on-water work metrics Gen5, TRL 7/8 - Design and Performance Blade scaling 5 m to 7 m to 10 m class (2009-12) First FERC commercial pilot license, 30-T KHPS (2012) Component QMS testing for service interval evaluation (2013-15) Planned Gen5 commercial project at RITE (2015-16) River kinetic hydropower USTDA project for river KHPS in Turkey (2014-15) © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 4

VP Array Advancement Projects Device (and Array) Performance Certification Projects Technology Advancement Cost-Effective Manufacture, Installation & O&M Environmental Compatibility Cost-Effective Operational Environmental Monitoring O&M Service Intervals © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 5

Arrays: Environmental Compatibility RITE Monitoring of Environmental Effects (RMEE) Plans Micro Scale: Around a Single Device Meso Scale: Within the Array Macro Scale: Beyond the Array © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 6

Marine Energy A broader industry perspective © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 7

Tidal/Current Industry – Technology Aquantis (US) MCT (UK) VP (US) ORPC (US) © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 8

Wave Industry – Technology Columbia Power Technology (US) CPT – attenuator / point absorber Aquamarine – surge Wave Star – point absorber Other wave types: oscillating water column, overtopping, submerged pressure differential, other Aquamarine (UK) Wave Star Energy (DK) © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 9

Additional Marine Energy Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Ocean temperature difference Multi-use: Electricity Desalination Aquaculture Cold water (AC, refrigeration) Current Energy Ocean current Run-of-River © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 10

Marine Industry – Testing US National Marine Renewable Energy Centers Southeast (SNMREC) – FAU Ocean Current Northwest (NNMREC) – OSU, UW, UA Wave, Tidal Current Hawaii (HINMREC) – UH Wave, OTEC Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada Tidal Current European Marine Energy Center (EMEC) Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK Wave and Tidal Current NOAA AOML Drifting Buoy data © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 11

The IEC and Renewable Energy Standards © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 12

IEC – Background International Electrotechnical Commission Founded in 1906 Lord Kelvin et. al Promote international co-operation around a new invention ELECTRICITY! One of three global sister organizations International Organization for Standards (ISO) International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Develop Standards and Conformity Assessment Systems Consensus based Stakeholder representation National Committees One country, one vote Subject Matter Experts © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 13

IEC – Today Boston, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Sydney © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 14

IEC – Structure © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 15

IEC – SMB Standardization Management Board (SMB) Technical Committees Manages the Standards work within the IEC Technical Committees, Advisory Committees and Strategic Groups Technical Committees Examples: TC82 – Solar PV, TC88 – Wind, TC114 – Marine TC2 – Rotating machinery, TC4 – hydraulic turbines TC122 – UHV AC transmission systems Project Teams, Maintenance Teams, Subcommittees and Working/Ad hoc Groups Project Teams Standards (Technical Specifications, etc.) writing Subject Matter Experts Document and process control TC2 is one of the oldest (TC1 is Terminology), TC122 is the newest © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 16

Standards for Marine Energy TC114: Marine energy – Wave, tidal and other water current converters © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 17

IEC – TC114 14 P-Members 10 O-Members © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 18

IEC – TC114 Established in 2008 Focus on Technical Specifications Secretariat – United Kingdom Secretary – British Standards Institute (BSI) Chair – United States Focus on Technical Specifications Precursor to International Standards Ideal for emerging technologies Membership 14 P-Members Canada, US Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, UK China, Korea, Japan 10 O-Members Brazil Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Ukraine Iran, Saudi Arabia © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 19

IEC – TC114 Three Technical Specifications published: IEC/TS62600-1: Terminology IEC/TS62600-100: Power performance assessment of wave energy converters IEC/TS62600-200: Power performance assessment of tidal energy converters Three Draft Technical Specifications IEC/TS62600-10: Mooring systems for marine energy converters IEC/TS62600-101: Wave resource assessment IEC/TS62600-201: Tidal resource assessment Work to develop Standards Formation of Ad hoc Groups (AHG3, AHG4) Collect information regarding application of TS documents Finalize technical content Maintenance Team (MT62600-1) Finalize transition from TS to International Standards © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 20

IEC – TC114 Six active Project Teams Three pending new Project Teams IEC/TS62600-2: Design requirements for marine energy systems IEC/TS62600-20: Ocean Thermal Energy Converters (OTEC) IEC/TS62600-30: Power quality IEC/TS62600-102: Wave performance at a second location IEC/TS62600-103: Scale testing of wave devices IEC/TS62600-301: River resource assessment Three pending new Project Teams Acoustic characterization Power performance of river energy converters Scale testing of tidal devices Additional progress Rewrite of the Strategic Business Plan Annual Plenary Meeting Dublin, Ireland (April, 2015) © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 21

TC114 – US TAG http://www.iec.ch/tc114 http://www.tc114.us US Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Secretariat – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Technical Advisor – Bill Staby (Resolute Marine) Acts as a Shadow (Mirror) Committee to TC114 Similar structure to TC114 US experts support the Subject Matter Experts Document review Content development Coordinate US Positions Annual US TAG Meeting 2014 – Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) 2015 – UNC Coastal Studies Institute http://www.iec.ch/tc114 http://www.tc114.us © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 22

The IEC and Renewable Energy Conformity Assessment © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 23

IEC – Conformity Assessment © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 24

IEC – CAB CASCO: ISO Council Committee on Conformity Assessment ILAC: International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation IAF: International Accreditation Forum WTO: World Trade Organization UNECE: UN Economic Commission for Europe © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 25

IEC – CAB Conformity Assessment Board (CAB) Manages the Conformity Assessment work within the IEC Existing Systems operating Conformity Assessment Schemes IECEE IEC System of Conformity Assessment Schemes for Electrotechnical Equipment and Components IECQ IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components IECEx IEC System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for use in Explosive Atmospheres IECRE System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for use in Renewable Energy Applications Working Groups WG11 – Harmonized Basic Rules IECEx examples: Certified service facility scheme, conformity mark licensing system, certified persons scheme © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 26

Certification for Renewable Energy IECRE: System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for use in Renewable Energy Applications © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 27

IECRE – History www.iecre.org Evolution of a 4th IEC Conformity Assessment System Wind Turbine Conformity Assessment Committee (WT-CAC) TC88 developed 61400-22 CAB WG 15 Conformity Assessment needs of the Marine Energy industry Q: Do the existing three Systems meet the needs of Renewable Energy? A: No Established IECRE Forum Developed Basic Rules for CAB approval Coordinated effort between Wind, Solar PV and Marine Sectors CAB approval of Basic Rules Formal creation of the IECRE Management Committee (REMC) Three Sectors: Wind, Solar PV, Marine Call for participation from Member Bodies Document IECRE01 www.iecre.org © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 28

IECRE – Structure © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 29

IECRE Management Committee (REMC) Inaugural REMC Meeting Hosted by the USNC September 15 – 17, 2014 Boulder, CO – CU Boulder Campus USNC support and corporate sponsorship 15 countries represented 14 Member Bodies 1 Observer Roughly 90 attendees 50% Wind 35% Solar 15% Marine 3 official delegates per Member Body Observers for the kick-off meeting IEC Executives © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 30

REMC Meeting © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 31

IECRE Decisions taken by the REMC Formation of the Sector OMCs Call for membership Call for Officers Authorize OMCs to begin developing Rules of Procedure Establish REMC Working Groups Rules Finance 4 more Election of Officers Sandy Butterfield (US) unanimously elected Chairman US proposal to delay Vice-Chair and Treasurer vote approved New logo Approved by Member Bodies Other procedural issues Assessment and audit of quality systems Customer testing laboratories Promotion and marketing Infringements © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 32

Certification for Marine Energy Marine Energy Operational Management Committee (ME OMC) © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 33

ME OMC Established by the REMC Based on the work of CAB WG15 Identify Sector specific Conformity Assessment needs Harmonize with other Sectors Based on the work of CAB WG15 Draft document development: Rules of Procedure, Scope of Certification, Operational Documents, etc. Conformity Assessment products Test Reports Unit Verification (prototype) Type Certification (serial production) Project Certification (site specific deployment) Additional considerations Vessels Operation and maintenance facilities Personnel Test reports to existing TC114 published TS. Design TS coming, Design Verification near term goal. Certification needs Standards, which are missing. © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 34

ME OMC Kick-off Meeting Hosted by the USNC Boulder, Colorado – Millennium Harvest House September 18, 2014 Roughly 15 attendees 6 countries Interim members and Chairman pending formal membership and Officer elections Established two Working Groups Rules of Procedure Finances Need to elect officers, confirm Member Body participation Tentative participants: Canada, Korea, Japan, UK, US Chair and Vice-Chair WG Conveners and members © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 35

USNC/IECRE Task Force regarding US participation in the IECRE Established by the USNC Conformity Assessment Policy Coordination Committee (CAPCC) Roughly 10 members Certification Bodies, Sector representatives, CA experts, CAPCC members Goals: Establish USNC/IECRE as Member Body for IECRE Participation Planning and management for the REMC Kick-off Meeting USNC/IECRE Secretariat – National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Task Force developed draft Rules of Procedure To Do: Build US membership Finalize rules Establish operating budget Election of officers © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 36

Conclusions IEC TC114 is active developing Standards for the Marine Energy industry Initial efforts focus on Technical Specifications Important step in commercialization New Standards are needed to support the efforts underway at the IECRE IECRE has begun the development of Conformity Assessment Schemes to support the Renewable Energy industry Collaboration between Wind, Solar PV and Marine Leverage resources to produce value for each Sector High-level harmonization with Sector specific solutions Standards and Conformity Assessment are critical to the Renewable Energy industry Reduce perceived risk Increase stakeholder confidence Encourage successful global market entry © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 37

Open Energy Information (OpenEI): www.openei.org Acknowledgements Open Energy Information (OpenEI): www.openei.org © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 38

Thank You Verdant Power, Inc. The Octagon 888 Main Street, Suite 1 New York, NY 10044 www.verdantpower.com www.iec.ch/tc114 www.tc114.us www.iecre.org Jonathan Colby (404) 694-1434 jcolby@verdantpower.com The Octagon (New York, NY) © 2014 - Verdant Power, Inc. 39