Projects
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| Reference Number | T/06/00238/00/00 | |
| Title | Project Neptune Phase 2 - Experimental Development | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources(Ocean Energy) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 20%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Civil Engineering) 20%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 60%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given The Weir Group plc |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | DTI | |
| Start Date | 27 September 2005 | |
| End Date | 26 June 2007 | |
| Duration | 21 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £8,233,644 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Power | |
| Region | Scotland | |
| Programme | TIDAL | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , The Weir Group plc (99.998%) |
| Other Investigator | Project Contact , SSE Generation Ltd (0.001%) Project Contact , Strachan & Henshaw (0.001%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | The project will undertake detailed assessment of the key aspects concerning the installation, operation and maintenence of a twin horizontal axis turbine system designed to extract convert tidal energy to electricity. The project will involve the installation of a full scale 2.4MW grid connected prototype at EMEC (Orkney). The prototype will allow the operational testing of the novel design features and materials being developed to address the challenges facing tidal stream electricity generation. The innovative features include novel blade design and materials, the use of buoyancy to raise and lower turbines, use of a pressure hull to contain equipment, new structural design concepts, bi-directional operation, variable pitch control and the use of an inverter system to eliminate generator overspeed. These objectives are aimed at confirming the commercial viability of the concept leading to immediate subsequent commercial exploitation. | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 01/01/07 | |
