M aritime é olienne V enture (MéV)
The Maritime éolienne Venture consortium, led by Brezo Energy Inc., brings together the unique marine heritage and talent of New Brunswick, including small, medium and large companies and academic institutions, as well as international expertise to develop and scale a technology that will significantly reduce the cost of floating wind installations, turn them into an exportable product and drive regional growth.
The Sea-Breeze Tech project will create both low and high skilled jobs, promote Canada’s green energy sector and create a uniquely Canadian brand of offshore wind technology.
The following organizations are part of MéV:
Canadian organizations.
Lead Applicant - EPCi (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation):
- Brezo Energy (Fredericton), www.brezoenergy.com
- Marine Renewables Canada, www.marinerenewables.ca
- University of New Brunswick, www.unb.ca/research/vp
- Université de Moncton, www.umoncton.ca/recherche
- New Brunswick Community College, www.nbcc.ca
- Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick, www.ccnb.ca
- The University of British Columbia, www.ubc.ca
- The University of Alberta, www.ualberta.ca
- Maritime Hydraulic (Moncton), www.maritimehydraulic.com
- MQM Quality Manufacturing (Tracadie-Sheila), www.mqm.ca
- DBM Design, Built, Mechanical (Charlo), www.dbminc.ca
- Excel Manufacturing (Harvey Station), www.excelmfg.ca
- Irving Equiment (Saint John), www.irvingequipment.com
- Sunny Corner Enterprises (Miramichi), www.sunnycorner.ca
- Johnson Enterprises (Val D’Amour - Campbellton), www.johnsoninnovations.com
- The Smart Energy Company (Quispamsis), www.thesmartenergycompany.ca
- GOW (Grand Falls), www.gow.ca
- RJ MacIsaac Construction Ltd. (Nova Scotia), www.rjmacisaac.ca
- Corvus Energy (British Columbia), www.corvusenergy.com
- McNally Construction Inc., www.mcnallycorp.com
- MIT, Massachussetts Institute of Technology (Precision Engineering Lab), www.pergatory.mit.edu
- Lloyd's Register, www.lr.org/en-us
- MHI Vestas, www.mhivestasoffshore.com
- Seaplace, www.seaplace.es
- A worldwide leading Offshore Wind Power company
Lead consortium member, Brezo Energy Inc., was established by a group of Canadian and European visionaries in the renewable energy sector. Brezo Energy Inc. is headquartered in New Brunswick and has deep connections to leading international research institutions including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Universidad Polytechnical de Madrid and leading European energy and infrastructure companies.
Sea-Breeze Tech
Sea-Breeze Tech is a multi-year technology project that will develop and deploy a revolutionary new design for the platforms that underlie every offshore floating wind turbine. Unlike conventional floaters, which are built one at a time using traditional shipbuilding techniques, this project will commercialize a high-speed fabrication method, based on proven concrete caisson production techniques.
The project, coordinated by the MéV consortium, will engage the local industrial base for fabrication and create long-term research collaboration and workforce training opportunities for the academic community.
Upon completion, the project will deliver a new technology demonstration and have created the supply chain and infrastructure ready to scale production to supply floaters along the Atlantic coast and technical know-how to renewable energy developers worldwide.
Project
The Sea-Breeze project is developing a key offshore floating wind platform technology, which will be produced for export, create a local supply chain and grow into a strong Canadian brand
Definition
Sea-Breeze Tech consists of two components: the floater (TRL 6), and its construction method (TRL 9)
Stages
1) Impact Assessment, IA.
2) Construction of 1:8 and Full-scale units.
3) Testing & analysis
Why Deep-waters
Wind speed and consistency is significantly higher in deep-waters
TRL
Technology Readiness Level (TRL) is an indicator of the maturity level of a technology
Why in New Brunswick
New Brunswick offers an attractive combination of a modern, 12 month, deep water port, proximity to the United States, where the offshore wind market is growing the fastest, and capable local industrial partners
Proximity to Markets
New offshore wind farms expected in North-East USA
Location
Potential Testing Sites near the Gulf of Maine and the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Canadian new IP
l'Université de Moncton and UNB will take part on important new research
Economics of FWP
Floating Wind Power is a source of competitive priced electricity
Community
Sea-Breeze will directly and indirectly create thousands of sustainable, high paying jobs for both skilled and unskilled labor, promoting growth in the Province and development of Canada’s green energy sector
Contracts & Jobs
Well-paying jobs in consulting, manufacturing, and services
Workforce Training
Academic institutions ready to train future workers
Supply Chain organization
Small, Medium and Large companies from NB, NS, NL, PEI and Québec
Benefits
Immediate and long-term benefits
Impact Assessment (IA)
Formerly known as EIA
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Decisions should be based on the best available science and Indigenous knowledge; adhering to the principles of scientific integrity, honesty, objectivity, thoroughness and accuracy; and sustainability for present and future generations.
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