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Preliminary design of the OWEL wave energy converter pre-commercial demonstrator

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  • Leybourne, Mark
  • Batten, William M.J.
  • Bahaj, AbuBakr S.
  • Minns, Ned
  • O'Nians, Jamie

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The consortium responsible for the next stage of development of the OWEL wave energy converter will construct and test a large scale, pre-commercial demonstrator. It is expected that this will be installed at Wave Hub during 2013 and grid connected for a testing period lasting around 12 months. This paper reports on the preliminary design work being undertaken in the development of the marine demonstration device. This concentrates primarily on producing a fully costed design by detailing the hydraulic design and aspects of stability as well as providing insight into various design features such as the power take-off, naval architecture, moorings and control. The design is being largely informed by the results of a 15 month research project funded by the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) in which the performance was determined and a detailed techno-economic model for a large scale OWEL device was generated.

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  • Leybourne, Mark & Batten, William M.J. & Bahaj, AbuBakr S. & Minns, Ned & O'Nians, Jamie, 2014. "Preliminary design of the OWEL wave energy converter pre-commercial demonstrator," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 51-56.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:61:y:2014:i:c:p:51-56
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.08.019
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    1. Jin, Huaqing & Zhang, Haicheng & Xu, Daolin & Jun, Ding & Ze, Sun, 2022. "Low-frequency energy capture and water wave attenuation of a hybrid WEC-breakwater with nonlinear stiffness," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 196(C), pages 1029-1047.
    2. Rusu, Liliana & Onea, Florin, 2017. "The performance of some state-of-the-art wave energy converters in locations with the worldwide highest wave power," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 75(C), pages 1348-1362.

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