INDUSTRY PROFILE SEATRICITY
OCEANUS 2 Construction Begins
UPSCALED SUCCESSFUL WAVE ENERGY DEVICE IS NOW UNDERWAY.
Pioneering wave energy developer Seatricity is celebrating the start of constructing its new Oceanus 2 device with leading marine fabricator A&P Falmouth following the highly successful testing of its Oceanus 1 prototypes.
Seatricity’s MD, Peter Mitchell, joined A&P’s Renewable Energy Technical Manager, Paul Weston, at A&P’s Falmouth workshops to toast the first fabrication of this new generation of wave energy devices which will soon be undergoing sea trials at Cornwall’s Wave Hub.
2 YEAR PROGRAMME
Each Oceanus 2 device will have a name plate electrical output of 160KW and Seatricity plans to develop an array of 60 devices over the next two years to produce a full-scale 10MW connected to the UK grid.
SPECIFICATION
Constructed in aluminium and steel, measuring some 11 metres across and weighing more than 8.5 tons, the Oceanus 2 floats on the sea surface using the wave swell and unique pumping technologies to create a smooth and consistent high pressure flow of water to drive turbine generators.
The device is also capable of creating fresh water using the reverse osmosis desalination process - either separately, or at the same time as generating electricity - making it a genuinely unique and vital solution for many markets.
NEW DAWN FOR WAVE ENERGY Peter Mitchell said “The start of Oceanus 2 production marks what we believe to be a new dawn for wave energy.
“Up to now wave devices have often been overshadowed by other renewables.
“However, the outstanding results and survivability we have achieved with our prototypes in very harsh conditions at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) have demonstrated the practicality of our devices making a real contribution to renewable electricity - not only in the UK, but in many other countries as well.
“In doing so we are bringing together our extensive knowledge and fabrication skills at A&P to provide a unique service which clearly demonstrates the value of our in-depth experience in marine engineering.
“It also demonstrates how important Cornwall is becoming in the supply chain to this relatively young, yet very important, new industry of renewable wave energy.”
The first Oceanus 2 devices are due in the water in Spring 2014 at the Wave Hub offshore renewable energy test facility site ten miles off the coast at Hayle, close to A&P’s workshops at Falmouth.
Seatricity
“We are very excited to be here at the beginning of this final leg in our journey!”
EXTENSIVE JOINT SKILLS Paul Weston added “We are delighted to start the construction of Seatricity’s Oceanus 2 devices.
Paul Weston (left) and Peter Mitchell (right), with hull sections ready for the first fabrication.
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