Other Major R&D Achievements

  • In 2008 the main power conversion component – the PTO – was conceptualized, designed and developed: a rectangular, multi-translator, switched reluctance machine (RMSRM). 
  • In 2011 through the publicly funded project UNDIGEN our PTO technology was validated for functionality in a 1:1 industrial-scale wave energy converter.
  • In 2014 through the publicly funded project UNDIGEN+ the WEC system was validated for use as a power supply for isolated loads through integration of energy storage systems.
  • In 2017 through the SMARTWEC project our system design was optimized through 3 main research lines: analysis and development of a PTO ancillary system, analysis and development of an active mooring system and analysis of protective systems for the WEC passive structures.
  • In 2018 we were awarded €3.9M by the EU Horizon 2020 program for our SeaTitan project.
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