Lead contractor
Wave Energy Scotland Ltd
Overview
This side event at EWTEC 2019 showcased the developments in our current programmes and our European and international projects/collaborations.
The slides from each of the presentations given on the night are available here compiled into a single file.
EWTEC Side Event Presentation
September 2019
The presentations included:
- An outline of the new Quick Connection Systems programme, which opened for applications in July 2019.
- A summary of the current WES programme; which covered current projects and programmes and with a focus on the background to the NWEC programme.
- International collaborations, including DTOcean+ and Stage Gate metrics.
- Updates from programme participants, who were attending EWTEC 2019.
- Updates on the Supergen projects, being part funded by WES.
Share reportSite selection for scaled open water testing of a wave energy converter
September 2019
The associated report provides a paper presented by WES at EWTEC 2019.
The paper considers requirements of a suitable scaled open water site and the methods for selection. In common with commercial site identification, this must consider operational infrastructure, time and funding constraints, and the appropriateness of site characteristics. This appropriateness is further complicated by the need to find a site of comparable scaled water depth and where the sea states of interest (when scaled to full-scale) are likely to occur with sufficient frequency over the duration of the intended testing campaign. This paper presents an approach, and its associated assumptions, to identify locations which have the potential to satisfy the scaled open water site considerations, before discussing the challenges to satisfy the critical testing outcomes, and the pragmatism required to meet all requirements.