- 07May
Two new advances for Britain's offshore energy industry
A new invention for harnessing wave power more efficiently, and plans to turn a former oil industry fabrication yard into a manufacturing site for offshore wind, are being announced today.
Inventor Adamos Zakheos has formed a new company, Sea Wave Energy Ltd (SWEL) to bring to market his invention, the Waveline Magnet device, which has completed successful trials demonstrating a high level of energy conversion efficiency and a cost-effective manufacturing process.
Tests carried out on a prototype nine metre device in Larnaca Bay, Cyprus, by marine energy staff from the University of Exeter, have shown that it is not only suited to generating electricity but could have additional commercial applications relating to seawater desalination and combatting coastal erosion by de-powering the waves.
It can also be manufactured more cheaply than its competitors, says Zakheos. He calculates that 1MW of power can be achieved for less than
