WAVE & TIDAL ENERGY
Our marine energy teams around the UK have been providing support to early stage wave developers through technology assessment, de-risking technology development, and have been providing support to tidal stream developers through prescriptive development projects.
The diversity of our expertise, experience and test facilities enables us to support the marine energy sector through research, engineering, testing and programme management.
Image credit: Orbital Marine Power’s O2 in Orkney Waters
HOW ORE CATAPULT SUPPORTS MARINE ENERGY
We support the UK’s marine energy sector through collaborative innovation projects with SMEs, research and analysis, provision of engineering expertise, testing and programme management.
Four key sites are driving this journey:
MEECE, Pembroke Dock
Our Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence (MEECE) in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Marine Energy Team, Glasgow
The Marine Energy team at our office in Glasgow who have delivered the majority of the EnFAIT and ELEMENT projects, leading on tidal resource measurement and modelling.
Facilities in Blyth, Northumberland
Our National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth, Northumberland, where wave and tidal technologies are tested and validated.
Hayle office, Cornwall
Our Cornwall office that is leading major international projects to grow tidal power capacity and indigenous supply chains. Chief among them has been the €45 million TIGER project, supported by the European Union’s Interreg programme for building tidal power capacity in the Channel region (UK and France).
OUR MARINE ENERGY PRODUCTS & SERVICES
We offer a range of services across our UK facilities, and across our four core capabilities:
ENGINEERING AND INNOVATION
Our engineering experts within the MEECE team can provide clients with concept evaluation and technical expertise, determining the best route to deployment though a combination of market intelligence, engineering design and technical assessment.
TESTING AND VALIDATION
Our dedicated tidal turbine test and validation facilities are suitable for systems rated from less than 1MW up to 3MW. We also have an 18MVA grid integration platform for tidal system electrical testing at our National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth, Northumberland.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
We have a proven track record of managing high value projects and offer a project management service to deliver and support research and technology innovation projects. The organisation is certified to ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001, under the scope of research, development, engineering, commercial testing, knowledge management.
Image credit: Nova Innovation
OTHER MARINE ENERGY SERVICES:
Additional products and services that we offer at ORE Catapult for marine energy include:
Site and field services
We deliver bespoke test routines, carry out performance assessments and conduct data collection and analysis. Our field services, laboratory testing and specialist expertise include: oceanographic resource measurement, site investigations, and electrical services
Technology Assessment Process (TAP)
We offer clients a technology assessment service. TAP provides a standardised framework for the assessment of wave and tidal energy systems, allowing technology to be benchmarked in a number of key areas.
Modelling – Levelised Cost of Energy (LCoE)
We have developed benchmark models for device families. Our energy modelling team can provide LCoE model review, or design, assumptions review and forecast verification, carry out sensitivity analysis on Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) data to determine variations in project OPEX.
Bid Writing
Our bid writing team has established an impressive track record in bids for Local Growth Fund, ERDF, FP7, H2020, Interreg and Innovate UK calls. We are experienced in both leading bids and acting as a research partner or SME partner and can offer a bid support service, either advising on content, structure and layout, or drafting a bid on their behalf.
SUCCESS STORIES
Nova Innovation’s success can be put down to its game changing approach to development – trying to understand how tidal turbines work not just in isolation, but when deployed in arrays. By starting small and testing incremental changes the company is, for the first time, developing a true understanding of how an array works, which is absolutely key to the commercialisation of this technology.”
Heather McLarty
Senior Project Manager at ORE Catapult
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