1. Introduction to Aberdeen’s Renewable Sector Morag McCorkindale Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group

2. Covering
AREG and renewable energy
Low Carbon Transport Policy

3. Opportunities
Offshore wind, wave and tidal, biomass, onshore wind, micro/onsite, hydrogen, geothermal
New business, new markets, diversification, risk, growth, investment
Key export markets - USA, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Europe, Norway, Australia

4. What the Region can Offer
1,000+ local energy companies, 34,000+ local jobs
40 years experience / track record
Proven track record in energy engineering and commercialisation of technology
Globally networked – active in 65 markets
Massive energy industry presence
Oil and gas – renewables synergy
Onshore and offshore renewables resource (Scotland)
Two maritime logistics hubs
Highly skilled, mobile workforce

5. Offshore skills & know-how
Environmental, engineering, technical, commercial, legal and risk assessment diligence services
Engineering design, prototyping, fabrication, certification
Modelling, project design, commissioning, installation, management
Vessels, access, offshore services, anchoring
Cable laying, trenching, moorings, electrical controls
Operations, maintenance, inspection, instrumentation, condition and performance monitoring
Logistics, emergency response, standards, training, health and safety
Geotechnical, geophysical, oceanography, meteorology

6. Case Studies - Construction
Subsea 7 - Awarded Wind Farm Contract Offshore UK
Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) - engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of turbine foundations and array cables
USD 1 billion+
Project manage, design, engineer, fabricate and install jacket foundations and array cables transportation and installation of the offshore transmission modules
Project management and engineering - Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Zoetermeer
Sparrows Group - Offshore wind specific crane
Supply of 103 cranes for East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm
WindMaster crane, 99% of parts procured within the UK.
To be designed and manufactured at Sparrows facilities in Aberdeen
Crane to be installed on each of the farm’s 102 wind turbines + one for training

7. Case Studies - Construction
Petrofac - Design contract for offshore windfarm
Detailed engineering design scope for East Anglia ONE (EA1) following completion of basic engineering
Design offshore substation jacket and foundations in parallel with topsides designer
Onshore and offshore electrical substations for Galloper Offshore windfarm
Construct and install a turnkey power system, £110 million
Topside, jacket foundation designs, fabrication, transport and installation, logistics, substation equipment, protection, control and telecommunications
JDR Cable Systems - Subsea technology development, testing and deployment
Design and manufacture intra-Array Cables for East Anglia ONE (EA1)
First commercial, large scale 66kV array cable project to date
102 inter-array cables, 155km of cable, and end terminations
Will enable increased power transmission back to shore, unique cable management system

8. Case Studies - Enabling
Falck Safety Services UK - approval for wind industry specific course
35 training centres across the world
First provider to be granted Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) approval for a wind industry specific course - Hub Rescue
Delivered from Falck’s Teesside centre using its state-of-the-art 23.7m wind tower
Other ECITBC approved courses include Confined Space Appreciation; Entry Low Risk; Entry Medium Risk; Entry High Risk, Working at Height, Manual Handling
Wood – balancing energy supply and demand
Assessment of technical and commercial viability of energy storage projects
Investment case – does revenue from providing ancillary services or time-shifting energy supply justifies investment in energy storage?
Stand-alone projects and those co-located such as wind or solar farm
Unlock additional value

9. Case Studies - Enabling
Xodus – EIA and consenting
Specialist expertise in environmental impact assessments for renewable energy and tidal projects
EIA and delivery of marine licence application for Deep Green Tidal project, Holyhead
Single turbine, seabed foundation and surfaced-moored buoy, first low-velocity tidal energy project
Jee Ltd
Risk framework for a risk based inspection of array cables
Guidance and recommendations for mitigation and management of the risks
Avoid unnecessary remediation and additional survey expenditure.” 
Previous projects analysing wind farm cable spans, installation, protection and fatigue
Solutions for locating, securing, protecting, recovering array cables for tidal energy

10. Cost Reduction Removal of duplication
Supply chain development and initiatives
Streamlining of contract structures
Share of experience and data
Economies of scale
New technology
Communication of problem solving and best practice

11. Low Carbon Transport NESTRANS Regional Transport Strategy
“A transport system for NE Scotland which enables a more economically competitive, sustainable and socially inclusive society.”
Local Transport Strategy
The efficient movement of people and goods.
Safe and more secure transport system.
Cleaner, greener transport system.
Integrated, accessible and socially inclusive transport system.
Transport system that facilitates healthy and sustainable living

12. Low Carbon Transport
Active Travel Action Plan -walking and cycling - policies and design principles to encourage more journeys to be undertaken by Active Travel, including where new cycle infrastructure will be planned.
Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) - city centre transport, main access corridors and transport enabler for the city centre masterplan (in development)
Local Development Plan - supplementary guidance including parking standards, electric vehicle charge points in new developments, car club parking/ contributions for new developments cycle parking standards and motorcycle parking.

13. Low Carbon Transport
Getabout - awareness raising and promotion of sustainable transport - Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, NESTRANS, NHS, both universities, college and Energy Saving Trust  
Civitas Portis European Project - port cities and their unique challenges in making transport network more sustainable and keeping port operational links between city port.
Road’s Hierarchy Study - main corridors into the city post-AWPR - access to be prioritised along key corridors - city centre to be a destination rather than through-route
Strategic car parking review – on and off-road parking, park and ride, electric vehicles and car clubs - to inform a car parking action plan for Aberdeen.

14. Low Carbon Transport Walking Cycling Public Transport
Private/ Public Transport – Car Club
Public take up of low emission vehicles
ACC Fleet
Low carbon transport policy covers a range of areas walking, cycling, public transport, car club, public uptake of low emission vehicles and the development of the Council’s own fleet.
Currently delivering walking and cycling projects through the City Centre Masterplan and the Local transport Strategy. People may have seen the first project being delivered as part of the City Centre Masterplan at Broad Street where the area is being part-pedestrianised with design around people rather than traffic.
The council also does a great deal of work on encouraging up take of low emission vehicles and this has included installing electric vehicle recharging points around the City.
The Council’s fleet is being upgraded and the photo shows the Council’s newest addition to its fleet: a dual fuel hydrogen road sweeper which arrived this week. And its hydrogen that the presentation is focussed on.

15. Hydrogen
Ensure strategy and policy development at all levels of government are supportive of hydrogen technologies.
Hydrogen integrated into numerous ACC policies including the Regional Economic Strategy and Local Transport Strategy
Low emission zones from 2018 in Scotland
Diesel phase out 2040 UK 2032 Scotland
Scotland target % all energy transport and heating from renewables
Scottish Government Energy Strategy: 2050 vision for electric and hydrogen futures
Aberdeen is promoting hydrogen technologies as a low carbon alternative to fossil fuels and as an energy sector to facilitate the deployment of renewable energy sources in the area.
The Hydrogen Strategy aims to open up greater potential for hydrogen technologies in the long term and presents strong opportunities for businesses to diversify their activities in the energy sector.
The Strategy aims to encourage the development of skills, know-how, and expertise in the hydrogen and fuel cell markets, initially through the deployment of H2 transport.
The H2 Aberdeen programme has influenced transport and energy policy in Scotland with the recent inclusion of hydrogen with each policy area. Further investment and funding is expected for the sector and Aberdeen is seen as an important area to invest due to its current skills and expertise in the Oil & Gas sector being transferable into hydrogen.

16. Vehicle Deployments
Promote vehicle deployments by a range of stakeholders in the region:
13 Toyota Mirais by summer 2018
4 Hyundai ix35s
2 Transits diesel vans
5 Renault Kangoo electric vans
10 buses + 10 more arriving 2019
1 Road sweeper
1 Nissan env200 van currently being converted
2/3 waste trucks by end of 2018
Would like to have vehicles for public to trial via
the Car Club later 2018
Currently have 10 Toyota Mirais with 3 more expected this Summer - 5 used by NHS, 3 used by Co-Wheels Car Club, 1 used by Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) and 1 used by Aberdeen City Council
Currently have 10 hydrogen buses and 10 more are arriving in Autumn 2019 as part of the JIVE project
Road sweeper arrived this week and is the first dual fuel road sweeper in the world!
Would like to have more vehicles that are available for the public to trial via the Co-wheels. A Nissan hydrogen electric van is currently being retrofitted with a hydrogen fuel cell and will be available for the public to trial in summer 2018.
Facts about the buses in case questions: 50kg of hydrogen, 1.4 million passengers by Dec 2017, Over 1.3 million km driven by Dec 2017

17. Refuelling Infrastructure
Develop hydrogen refuelling infrastructure:
Kittybrewster 350 bar station for buses with dedicated bus maintenance facilities
ACHES 350/700 bar station for cars, vans, roadsweeper and other vehicles
Looking to upgrade both Kittybrewster and ACHES by 2019
Developing refuelling station at AECC in 2019
Speaking to refuelling forecourts
Need refuelling points throughout Scotland to encourage uptake in hydrogen vehicles
The official opening of Kittybrewster took place on 11 March 2015, marking the start of the operational phase of the bus project. The Hydrogen refuelling station produces high purity, low carbon hydrogen on site via 3 electrolysers. Using an electrolyser means hydrogen can be produced from electricity and water, on site with no harmful emissions. In time, we hope to produce the electricity from renewable sources (making the entire process zero emissions) but to start with we will use grid electricity on a green tariff.
Facts about Kittybrewster: 12 minute average fill time, 143,000 kg of H2 by Dec 2017, can output 360kg a day and has 420kg of storage.
ACHES was opened in Feb 2017 and is used for fast refuelling cars, vans and the roadsweeper
Facts about ACHES: can make 130kg of hydrogen per day, 150kg of storage, takes equivalent time to fill up car as it would with diesel, to Dec 2017 there have been 319 refuellings, distributing 1675kg of hydrogen
If a fire then will go straight up into the air. Although it is a very safe technology!
Really need hydrogen refuelling to develop around Scotland similar to electric charging so that vehicles can be driven further afield.

18. Green Hydrogen
Expand production and distribution of renewable hydrogen:
Feasibility study on renewable energy at ACHES
Kincardine Offshore Wind Substation
Potential ACHES upgrade
Hydrogen by-product at new AECC
Market testing for 900kg/ day of green hydrogen production and distribution in partnership with Dundee City Council
Refuelling centres currently using green electrical tarriff but would like to see if these can be powered using renewable energy on site instead. Difficult as space constraints.
The new AECC Energy Centre will provide district heating, cooling and electricity for the new AECC building and the two hotel developments. 200kg of hydrogen will be produced as a by product each day so currently investigating potential of providing a refuelling centre on site.
Also just completed a market testing exercise for supply of 900kg/ of hydrogen a day supplying Aberdeen and Dundee City Council requirements for hydrogen. This would be produced from a renewable source and then distributed to First and Stagecoach depots and potentially other centralised refuelling points.

19. Communication and Education
Promote a greater understanding and acceptance of hydrogen technologies through communication and education activities:
Participation in HYACYNTH, HyTrEc2, JIVE
Hydrogen Hack Events and H2 Summit
Refuelling video development
Driver and dealership training
Emergency Services Briefings
Open days for Universities/College/Public
Refresh of h2aberdeen.com & comms plan
Discussions with the Universities and the College on technician training courses, higher learning degrees and joint working
Have opening times for groups to come and see the hydrogen refuelling station and are working on making vehicles available to the public to trial through the Car Club, Co-wheels which means you can rent them on an hourly basis
Also developing technician training courses with North East Scotland College so that there are more people trained and able to undertake the maintenance of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure, vans, cars, buses, etc
Website h2aberdeen.com has further information on elements above.

20. H2 Supply Chain
Encourage the development of the hydrogen economy’s supply chain, seeking opportunities for the region’s existing energy expertise to diversify and benefit from this growing industry:
HyTrEc2 Supply Chain Mapping
FCH Train – Developing Fuel Cell Technician Course
with NESCOL
Set up an H2 Strategy Group for Aberdeen
Engagement with local supply chain
Engagement events with Pale Blue Dot and ONE
Exploring the supply chain side of hydrogen is something rather new and still being developed. Work is currently being undertaken by Pale Blue Dot on behalf of Aberdeen City Council establishing how to maximise the supply chain and get more companies involved. Aberdeen in a unique position to be able to take advantage of this due to experience in the oil and gas sector, and having transferrable skills.
The full report will be made available start of Summer this year and may be of interest to a number of companies who would like to explore hydrogen opportunities. For now the hydrogen supply chain has been mapped for transport and energy and can be seen on the next slide.
The Council is looking to hold an event with Pale Blue Dot and Opportunity North East on the opportunities for getting involved in the supply chain during the Summer.

21. H2 Supply Chain
Covers producing / converting hydrogen and the key stages for that,
Moving hydrogen
Storing hydrogen
Transport Applications
Non-transport Applications
And finally support services – such as policy, regulation, training, finance and legal advice.
The Council believes there are real opportunities for Aberdeen City and region businesses to get involved in this supply chain as additional hydrogen services come to Aberdeen. The idea is that the Council stops being the driver/ key delivery partner as hydrogen activities become more embedded in Aberdeen.

22. Further Information on hydrogen
Web:
h2aberdeen.com

23. Morag McCorkindale Chief Operating Officer Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group