EPICTidal: Establishing the performance implications of employing lower cost methods for the manufacture of large scale tidal turbine rotors
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EPICTidal : "Establishing the performance implications of employing lower cost methods for the manufacture of
large scale tidal turbine rotors"
One of the costliest components in current tidal turbines is the rotor blades. This project will assess the
performance implications of adopting new cost effective manufacturing processes for large diameter horizontal
axis tidal turbines. The project aims to significantly reduce the cost of these key components thus widening
access to this clean renewable power generation technology. The benefit will extend both to the UK, which is a
world leader in the development of the technology and home to the largest European natural tidal resources,
and to developing nations with similar abundant access to this form of energy. The team in Cranfield University
will undertake the assessment of the performance of cheaper, innovative, simpler and easier to manufacture
blades. This project will be undertaken in partnership with Designcraft Ltd, the leading composite blade
manufacturer to the UK Tidal Industry.
| Designcraft Limited | LEAD_ORG |
| Cranfield University | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
Subjects by relevance
- Costs
- Manufacturing
- Renewable energy sources
- Development (active)
- Tidal energy
- Projects
Extracted key phrases
- Large scale tidal turbine rotor
- Large european natural tidal resource
- Low cost method
- Current tidal turbine
- Axis tidal turbine
- Performance implication
- New cost effective manufacturing process
- Epictidal
- Large diameter horizontal
- Rotor blade
- Clean renewable power generation technology
- Manufacture
- Composite blade
- Similar abundant access
- Costly component