Successful completion of AMOG’s Sea-Saw Wave Energy Converter model testing at FloWave
AMOG Consulting Ltd has completed model testing of its wave energy converter at the FloWave circular tank facility at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, with the support of the EuropeWave project.
The AMOG Sea-Saw wave energy converter will advance wave energy technology by introducing a new class of dual-hull hinged wave energy convertors capable of generating utility grid-scale wave energy from direct-drive power take-offs.
The AMOG device, designed and built at model scale, included sophisticated scaled power take-off units which enable direct measurement of developed power, giving high confidence in the predicted results.
According to AMOG, this was one of the most successful power-production tests to date, demonstrating a strong foundation of power output to underpin the long-term economics of the technology.
The testing campaign included a series of the International Electrotechnical Commission regular wave and irregular wave specification tests, along with robustness checks on quartering conditions.
