IRELAND & SCOTLAND PROJECTS FEATURE COLLABORATION QUB
QUB has been involved in marine energy since the 1970s and nine leading devices have been tested and developed at the QUB Environmental Engineering Research Centre (EERC) over the last 10 years.
EERC
The EERC has two wave tanks including a new, wide facility at Portaferry at the mouth of Strangford Lough. With its cross- current capability this wave tank will be valuable in understanding the impact of arrays on coastal processes.
In addition, EERC works closely with Aquamarine power and Wavegen on prototype testing of their wave energy capture devices and was instrumental in the deployment of Marine Current Turbines’ SeaGen tidal turbine in Strangford Lough, supporting this project with…
• Tidal resource characterisation • Real-time monitoring during deployment • Pre-installation environmental monitoring • Post-installation environmental monitoring • Turbine performance assessment
Recent research by EERC in conjunction with CASE involves a collaboration of five companies in the evaluation of the impact of tidal turbines in a small array. Two Oceanflow 1/10th scale Evopod devices have been tested in tandem in calm conditions on a local lake and in real sea conditions at Strangford.
ENTERNI PROJECT
CASE has been working with industry to determine the most suitable location for a tidal turbine commercial demonstration site to be based in Northern Ireland through its EnTERNI Project. Initial research and development work on the North Coast will focus on areas as diverse as marine archaeology, geophysics, flow monitoring and the understanding of benthic ecology.
The Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy
www.wavetidalenergynetwork.co.uk
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