Title
REVISED Volta Prototype Application

CoPED ID
cacdb745-6449-4170-933f-43299408ea40

Status
Closed


Value
£778,065

Start Date
Sept. 30, 2014

End Date
Jan. 31, 2016

Description

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Development of a prototype Volta wave energy converter. Commercialisation has not yet been achieved in the wave energy sector. Volta addresses the
majority of the barriers: rugged and simple, reduced mooring and PTO costs, easy to scale up, semi-skilled labour, international applicability, rapid deployment. Volta converts the surge motion of ocean waves into useful electrical energy in a novel and sustainable way. The waves oscillate multiple flaps along a submerged, semi-flexible, central spine. These pump seawater to a hydroelectric turbine which efficiently coverts the power to electricity.
This project concentrates on a small scale device which is targeting private power users, such as isolated settlements, marine installations and eco beach resorts.

POLYGEN LIMITED LEAD_ORG
POLYGEN LIMITED PARTICIPANT_ORG

Rob Eavis PM_PER

Subjects by relevance
  1. Wave energy
  2. Renewable energy sources
  3. Volta
  4. Electricity
  5. Energy
  6. Electric power

Extracted key phrases
  1. Prototype Volta wave energy converter
  2. REVISED Volta Prototype Application
  3. Wave energy sector
  4. Ocean wave
  5. Useful electrical energy
  6. Small scale device
  7. Private power user
  8. Development
  9. Surge motion
  10. Rapid deployment
  11. Sustainable way
  12. International applicability
  13. Multiple flap
  14. Commercialisation

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