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with The Wavestar machine
The Vision - Laurent Marquis
from Wavestar

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Wavestar is
FROM THE applying for
Horizon 2020
MACHINE Wavestar is requesting EU for
support through Horizon 2020

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in May. Wavestar has formed
an industrial consortium with
the purpose to produce the first
full-scale 1 MW Wavestar
WEC to be tested
commercially. The consortium
behind the EU application
consists among others of STX,
IFP EN, DNV and Aalborg,
Gent and Cantabria

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Universities.
Wave Star is already feeding energy into the grid! See the live data to
find out exactly how much, and to learn how the machine works.
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Wavestar
presents four
years of
operation
results at ICOE
in Halifax.
We are, as the only wave
energy developers in the world,

Rising to the
documenting several years of
continuous production in the
sea. This we present November

Challenge
4 at the world's largest
conference for ocean
energywhich brings together
The concept was invented by sailing enthusiasts Niels industry, researchers and
and Keld Hansen in 2000. The challenge was to create a energy companies. Wavestar
regular output of energy from ocean swells and waves intends to share its experience
on operation and maintenance
Our monthly report about that are 5-10 seconds apart. This was achieved with a
power performance over 4 years and present our
row of half-submerged buoys, which rise and fall in turn
Download vision for the future. The
as
(/sites/default/files/Wavestar the wave passes, forming the iconic part of
presentation will be available
prototype at Roshage -
performance data for
Wavestars design. This allows energy to be continually here after the conference.
ForskVE project no ....pdf) produced despite waves being periodic.

The machines unique storm protection system, one of Wavestar is

the many patented aspects of the design, guarantees the testing new
machines sea survivability and represents a real
promising PTO
milestone in the development of wave energy machines.
system
Wavestar is in the process of
Wave energy will play a crucial role in securing our
documenting the impressive
energy future, but only machines that can withstand the
results of the new PTO (power
strongest storms will survive.
take off) system. The system
will increase the efficiency of
Climate and environmental issues demand swift the wave energy machine
diversification to multiple renewable sources in order for significantly. This is a crucial
us to fulfill our future energy needs. Wavestar will work in factor in making wave energy a

harmony with other clean energy methods to support the competitive source of
renewable energy in line with
alternative energy movement and ensure a continuous
offshore wind. Wave motion
supply of clean energy. Imagine what we can do
between 0-3 meters is
together.
simulated on a full-scale test
apparatus at Aalborg University
and measure the power effect
of our newly developed digital

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hydraulic system. The test

results can be transferred
directly to the real full-scale
machine.

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