“Wave power has a constant production profile,” says Patrik Möller,
CEO of CorPower. “It can play a key role in the transition to 100% renewable energy systems by replacing base power such as coal and nuclear power.” Choosing suitable
bearings for the new converter, which has slow rotation speeds and very high loads, was, however, challenging. To help, the company
began with SKF’s Bearing Select online tool, as a first step to selecting the optimum bearing arrangements. Inserting operational parameters into the software automatically generates bearing solutions within one minute. Because of the special conditions related to the wave power
converters, CorPower needed more detailed bearings advice. SKF was brought into the project early – providing engineering support for the bearing solutions, as well as lubrication and monitoring systems. CorPower Ocean has now developed its first full-scale plan; and plans to
launch a type certified commercial product on the global market by 2024.
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