M. Leybourne
Sustainable Energy Research Group, University of Southampton, UK \ IT Power Ltd, Bristol, UK
W. Batten
Sustainable Energy Research Group, University of Southampton, UK
A. S. Bahaj
Sustainable Energy Research Group, University of Southampton, UK
N. Minns
IT Power Ltd, Bristol, UK
J. O’Nians
IT Power Ltd, Bristol, UK
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ecp110572214Published in: World Renewable Energy Congress - Sweden; 8-13 May; 2011; Linköping; Sweden
Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 57:10, p. 2214-2221
Published: 2011-11-03
ISBN: 978-91-7393-070-3
ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)
The consortium responsible for the next stage of development of the OWEL wave energy converter will construct and test a large scale; pre-commercial demonstrator. It is expected that this will be installed at Wave Hub during 2013 and grid connected for a testing period lasting around 12 months. This paper reports on the preliminary design work being undertaken in the development of the marine demonstration device. This concentrates primarily on producing a fully costed design by detailing the hydraulic design and aspects of stability as well as providing insight into various design features such as the power take-off; naval architecture; moorings and control. The design is being largely informed by the results of a 12 month research project funded by the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) in which a detailed techno-economic model for a large scale OWEL device was generated.
