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Turkish developer signs deal for 24MW wave energy project
Written by Administrator
Friday, 21 August 2009 11:41
A Letter of Intent to build a 24 MW wave power facility worth approximately NOK 1 billion ($166m approx) has been signed between the Turkish energy company Ünmaksan and the Norwegian company Langlee Wave Power, it was announced this week (19th [...]

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Wave devices can last 25 years, says Orecon – 22-06-09
Orecon believes its multi-resonance chamber device can last for 25 years
A Cornish wave power developer is working towards extending the longevity of its wave device to 25 years, it has been revealed.
Speaking at Seaworks’ maritime industry conference in Southampton on Tuesday, Clive Adshead of Orecon, said [...]

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Inverness, Scotland [RenewableEnergyWorld.com]

Consent for the 4-megawatt (MW) Siadar wave energy project on the Scottish island of Lewis has been granted by the Scottish government. npower renewables, a UK-subsidiary of RWE Innogy, will be the operator of the planned facility with Wavegen, the Scottish subsidiary of Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation, the technology partner providing the [...]

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A wave energy device that can be fitted to an offshore wind turbine has successfully completed feasibility testing, it was announced yesterday, moving the technology closer to commercialisation.
Its developer has said that the system will be best suited for turbines installed as part of Round Three of the government’s offshore wind development.
The 500kW Wave Treader, developed by [...]

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The developers of a wave power device that could work in combination with offshore wind turbines are looking for £4 million in investment as the technology enters the next phase of its development, writes Rachel Johnson.
Offshore Wave Energy Limited (OWEL) is planning an extensive programme of tank testing on its Grampus wave power device, after it has perfected the [...]

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Pelamis has installed three 750kW machines some 2km off the coast of Portugal, and is soon to develop a slightly larger wave farm for ScottishPower in the Orkneys
Wave power technology developer Pelamis has raised £5 million to underpin its continuing research and development efforts as it prepares to build its next generation devices.
The Edinburgh-based company [...]

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13 November 2008
Ocean Power Technologies Launches New PowerBuoy in Hawaii
New Jersey, United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com]
Ocean Power Technologies Inc. announced that it has installed one of its PowerBuoy wave power generation units near Kaneohe Bay on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. This is the third PowerBuoy to be deployed by OPT over the past two [...]

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New wave power generationAn experiment to harness the sea's energy could be helping to produce power within five years, according to its supportersMichael Pollitt The Guardian, Thursday August 7 2008 Article history
Computer simulation of how the Anaconda would look at sea
Professor John Chaplin of the University of Southampton likes solving fundamental fluid mechanics problems. [...]

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