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Aquamarine Power
Adresse
9 - 10 St Andrew Square
Edinburgh, EH2 2AF
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Kontakt
Jessica Owen
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Telefon
+44 1317186011
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Faks
+44 1317186100
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Forespørsel
Kontakt Oss
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Nettsted
www.aquamarinepower.com
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Firmabeskrivelse
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Company description
Aquamarine Power is a wave energy company, with head offices in Edinburgh and further operations in Ireland and Northern Ireland. The company is currently developing its flagship technology, an innovative hydro-electric wave power converter, known as 'Oyster'.
Aquamarine Power's goal is to develop commercial Oyster wave farms around the world. Installation of the first full-scale demonstrator Oyster is currently underway at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) on Orkney. Grid-connection and Oyster sea-trials are planned for Autumn 2009.
Aquamarine Power has signed an agreement with renewable energy company Airtricity to develop up to 1,000MW of Oyster wave farms by 2020. Discussions are in progress with further potential development partners. Oyster is designed to capture the energy found in nearshore waves and convert it into clean usable electricity. It uses a simple hinged flap connected to the seabed at around 10m depth. Each passing wave moves the flap which drives hydraulic pistons to deliver high pressure water via a pipeline to an onshore turbine which generates electricity. Multiple Oyster devices will be deployed in wave farms typically of 100MW or more.
Aquamarine Power offers a wave farm site development service to support the growth of Oyster. The company's innovative computer modelling system allows it to identify and develop the best sites for wave energy production around the globe.
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