Title
VerdErg SMEC Fish Testing
CoPED ID
c87064a8-9734-405a-9594-0b1b17c5cd2e
Status
Closed
Funders
Value
£10,000
Start Date
Feb. 1, 2013
End Date
July 30, 2013
Description
VerdErg SMEC technology applies Bernoulli’s Theorem, first published in 1738, to create a no-moving parts venturi pump that amplifies the head drop in a corresponding fraction of a river or tidal flow. This concentrates the hydraulic energy in the upstream water into a manageable secondary flow from which a conventional small axial flow turbine can produce electricity efficiently. The concept has recently been proven with a prototype which was witnessed and approved by Lloyds Register. SMEC is potentially fish friendly and the fish trials will enable the technology to be recognised as an environmentaly friendly option as well as making a substancial impact on its competitiveness.
| Verderg Renewable Energy Limited | LEAD_ORG |
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Subjects by relevance
- Hydraulics
- Energy efficiency
- Amplifiers
Extracted key phrases
- VerdErg smec fish
- VerdErg smec technology
- Fish trial
- Conventional small axial flow turbine
- Manageable secondary flow
- Environmentaly friendly option
- Part venturi pump
- Bernoulli
- Tidal flow
- Theorem
- Lloyds Register
- Corresponding fraction
- Hydraulic energy