Koos Look over Energy Valley

1. North Sea Developments and
Masterclass Energy Systems Integration a
Interreg VB opportunities
Dr. Koos Lok Management Advisor Internationalisation Strategy: Energy Valley Foundation
Lector Energy & Management: Hanze University for applied sciences Groningen
28th October 2014

2. Video clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
P9vEJUoy5yk

3. Example of a North Sea Flagship project is:
Green decommissioning

4. North Sea potential: offshore P2G ,UGS, Co2 Storage, green
decommissioning
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5. North Sea potential: P2G, UGS, Co2
Storage, green decommissioning

6. The financial provisions for
decommissioning the various oil and
gas platforms and related infrastructure
in the North Sea are currently estimated
at some €30-€50 billion,
but experience has learned that such
amounts could easily be exceeded as
time passes by.
At the same time investments in offshore wind and a new electrical super
grid related grid in the North Sea area are estimated to be a multifold of that
amount.
In other words in the North Sea area during the next few decades
investments are likely to be in the order of billions of euros.

7. The challenge is green de-commissioning activity on the one hand and
green energy investment on the other hand can be intelligently combined
E.g. by re-use of existing infrastructure that otherwise would be destructed for
new green energy activity such as electrolysis, methanisation, chemical
conversion, storage of gases and chemicals, tidal energy, production of algae,
etc.

8. What are the basic
assumptions ?

9. We need to focus on:
• Energy innovation is booming, coordination of activities
around the North Sea is still poor,
• Energy transition challenges requires needs more
collaboration of energy players (e.g. resolving power
grid balancing challenges due to the rapidly increasing
role of intermittent power supply;
• Energy price instability and negative prices; increasing
need for grid investment; substantial gas-fired power
production capacity standing idle; increasing role for
coal and lignite contributing to larger emissions; energy
prices undermining EU competitiveness versus U.S.,
etc.).

10. interregional collaboration within the Interreg VB program
Interreg VB
• Denmark
• Sweden
• Belgium

11. Social network analysis shows a crucial and central role of some
universities and research institutes in the regions and the need
for cooperation with the private sector
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12. E.G Centralized large scale renewables
We considered the
following:
1. Off shore windfarms
2. Biogas and biomass
3. Tidal energy
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4. Geothermal energy
production
5. Hydro energy storage
What could be a smart
interregional cooperation
project/program ?

13. E.g Smart Interregional cooperation
decentralized energy
We considered the
following:
1. Energy production from
households
2. ICT/infrastructure
3. Self-sufficient energy
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communities
4. District heating
5. Sustainable mobility
6. Others
What could be a smart
interregional cooperation
project/program ?

14. E.g. Smart Interregional cooperation opportunities
balancing and storage
Consider the following:
1. Carbon capturing
2. LNG
3. Underground gas storage
4. Hydro storage
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What could be a smart
interregional cooperation
project/program ?

15. E.G Smart Interregional cooperation distribution
Consider the following:
1. Integration of renewable
energy sources
2. Harbour infrastructure
3. Offshore infrastructure
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4. Others
What could be a smart
interregional cooperation
project/program ?

16. To summarize examples of enabling projects are:
Re-use existing offshore E&P infrastructure for storage and balancing of
North Sea renewable-energy production;
Speed up onshore wind deployment with (local) community participation
models (involve education!)
Develop highly demand-driven education at college and at the academic
level to resolve human capital issues as a bottlenecks for energy efficiency
measures and renewable energy developments.
Focus on E-Homes, sustainable villages and sustainable cities: energy
production and storage within households , buildings and factories (involve
SMEs!)
Benchmark, align, and disseminate information regarding biobased business
opportunities in the NSR
Promote the creation of innovative SME networks at the interregional level
and especially in relation to smart grid developments
Develop sustainable communities at the interregional level.

17. Food For Thought
…….What seems lacking is a good public/private cooperation/
infrastructure for coordination (to be started in North
Netherlands ) to become a region of energy excellence….

18. Thank you for your attention!