Paul Holthus

Executive Director

World Ocean Council

paul.holthus@oceancouncil.org

The Role of the Private Sector

in Advancing Marine Renewable Energy

The international business alliance

for “Corporate Ocean Responsibility”

International, Cross-Sectoral Business Leadership Alliance

• Bringing ocean industries together, e.g. shipping, oil/gas,

fisheries, aquaculture, tourism, offshore renewables, etc.

• Catalyzing leadership and collaboration in addressing ocean

sustainability - “Corporate Ocean Responsibility”

Goal A healthy and productive global ocean and its sustainable

use, development and stewardship by a responsible

ocean business community

Creating business value for responsible companies

• Access and social license for responsible ocean use

• Synergies and economies of scale in addressing issues

• Stability and predictability in ocean operations

What is the World Ocean Council ?

Energias de Portugal Renewables

AP Moller-Maersk

Det Norske Veritas (DNV)

Lloyds Register

TORM USA

Heidmar, Inc.

Almi Tankers S.A.

RightShip

Int’l Chamber of Shipping (ICS)

Cruise Line International Ass’n (CLIA)

Marine Offshore Group

EPJ Consulting

Blank Rome

Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.

Holman Fenwick Willan LLP

Nautilus Minerals

World Ocean Council: Members

ExxonMobil

Shell

BP

Transocean

PanGeo Subsea

Sinclair Knight Merz

Athens Group

Battelle Memorial Institute

Golder Associates

TierraMar

Twin Dolphins

JASCO

Global Trust Certification

BirdsEye-Igloo

Rio Tinto

(as of Nov 2011)

1. Coordinate proactive industry input key ocean policy

processes, e.g. Biodiversity Convention, Law of the Sea

2. Develop informed, coordinated, constructive industry

input to marine spatial planning, e.g. in the US, Europe

3. Catalyze collaboration on science-based solutions to

shared issues, e.g. invasive species, marine debris, noise

4. Create cross-sectoral ocean industry councils in key

regions, e.g. Arctic, Baltic, Mediterranean

5. Improve ocean understanding by scaling up industry

involvement in ocean science, observations, data sharing

World Ocean Council: Programs

Marine Renewable Energy

Oceans estimated to contain over 5,000 times current

global energy demand

Four major classes of renewable energy at sea:

• Kinetic energy unique to the ocean, e.g. from tides

and surface waves

• Renewable energy not unique to the ocean, e.g. wind

and solar energy

• Thermal energy, e.g. produced by the temperature

differential of surface and deep ocean waters

• Marine biofuels, e.g. derived from algae

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• Future: By 2020 offshore wind will

• be 28% of wind energy generation

Growing Kinds of Ocean Use

• Shipping

• Offshore oil and gas

• Fisheries

• Aquaculture

• Cruise tourism

• Mining

• Dredging

• Submarine cables/pipelines

• Offshore wind energy

• Wave/tidal energy

• Ports/marinas

• Recreational boating

• Desalination

• Carbon sequestration

• Navies

Growing Level and Extent of Ocean Use

• Levels of activity

o Duration

o Intensity

o Frequency

• Scope of activity

o Location

o Range

o Frequency

World Ocean

Submarine Cables

Cobalt

Crusts

Deepwater

Oil

Fisheries Shipping

Offshore

Wind

Multiple-Use Ocean World

Marine Renewable Energy: Offshore Wind

Marine Renewable Energy: Ocean Energy

Ocean energy potential

• Wave – 45,000 TWh/year

• Tidal – 1,800 TWh/year

• Thermal – 33,000 TWh/year

• Salinity gradient – 20,000TWh/year EU • By 2020 - 1% of E demand • By 2050 - 15% of E demand (188 GW)

Marine Renewable Energy: Grid Cabling

Europe Supergrid US

Atlantic Wind Connection

Advancing Marine Renewables

Role of the private sector in marine renewables,

i.e. the relationship of the diverse ocean business

community and broader ocean sustainable

development issues to the growth of marine

renewable energy

• Basis for Action

• Objectives

• Concrete Activities

• Means of Implementation

• Timeline and Targets

• Metrics and Indicators

Basis for Action

1) Science: Marine renewables will better advance with

improved understanding of ocean conditions and

climate change; increased involvement of industry in

science and observations are important

2) Impacts: Marine renewable development is

constrained by environmental impacts, e.g. noise,

marine mammal interactions; impacts that are shared

by other industries and could be addressed by multi-

sectoral efforts to develop solutions to

3) Ocean Use: Significant marine renewable energy

expansion requires comprehensive, multi-sectoral

planning and management of marine space, which

requires other ocean users to understand and engage

Objectives

1) Improve Science: Ocean industries scale up and

improve science and observations efforts that advance

the understanding of the ocean and climate in support

of safe and responsible economic use of marine space

and resources

2) Address Impacts: Ocean industries collaborate on

solutions to cross-cutting and cumulative environmental

impacts of ocean industry development and operations

3) Plan Ocean Use: Existing (and future) ocean users

understand and engage in multi-sectoral efforts towards

the comprehensive planning and management of

marine space and resource use

Concrete Activities

1) Improve Science: Involve ocean industries in science

and observations that advance ocean and climate

understanding, in support of safe and responsible

economic use of marine space and resources

2) Address Impacts: Foster multi-sectoral work on

solutions to the cross-cutting and cumulative

environmental impacts of ocean industry development

and operations

3) Plan Ocean Use: Bring ocean business community

together at national and regional level to understand

and engage in comprehensive, multi-sectoral marine

planning that encourages and advances marine

renewable energy

Means of Implementation

1) Improve Science: WOC could establish an international

ocean industry program to expand and coordinate

collecting of ocean and climate data that supports

responsible use of marine space, including by marine

renewables

2) Address Impacts: WOC could create multi-sectoral

ocean industry research and development “platforms”

focused on specific impacts creating constraints for

marine renewables and other ocean industries

3) Plan Ocean Use: WOC could catalyze national and

regional ocean business councils that bring together

ocean industries to understand and engage in marine

planning, that also advances marine renewable energy

Timetable and Targets: 5 Years

1) Improve Science: International industry program to

collect ocean and climate data is fully operational, with

a steady increase in the data quantity and quality

2) Address Impacts: International multi-sectoral ocean

industry “platforms”, e.g. on ocean noise and marine

mammal interactions, have programs underway to

identify, develop and test solutions

3) Plan Ocean Use: National and regional ocean

business councils are established in at least 6 priority

countries or regions, helping ensure marine

renewables advance as part of comprehensive, multi-

sectoral planning

Timetable and Targets: 10-15 Years

1) Improve Science: International ocean industry

program continues increasing the quantity and quality

of data coming from ocean industries, resulting in

improved understanding, modeling and forecasting of

ocean and climate processes

2) Address Impacts: International multi-sectoral ocean

industry research and development “platforms” are

delivering tools, technologies and best practices,

addressing ocean noise and marine mammal impacts

3) Plan Ocean Use: National and regional ocean

business councils are established in 15 or more priority

countries or regions, contributing to improved planning

of marine space and resource use

Metrics and Indicators

1) Improve Science:

• Number of industries and companies involved in

collecting of ocean and climate data

• Extent to which data contributes to understanding

ocean/climate and supporting marine renewables

2) Address Impacts:

• Number of practical cost effective tools, technologies

and best practices being tested

• Extent to which tools, technologies and best practices

are implemented and advance marine renewables

3) Plan Ocean Use:

• Number ocean business councils/companies involved

• Progress in developing of comprehensive, multi-sectoral

planning of marine space and resource use that

advances marine renewables

Conclusions

The Role of the Private Sector

in Advancing Marine Renewable Energy

1) Improve Science

2) Address Impacts

3) Plan Ocean Use

Paul Holthus

Executive Director

World Ocean Council

paul.holthus@oceancouncil.org

www.oceancouncil.org

Thank You !