The Oceanlinx Mk3 Wave Energy Converter Mark
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Oceanlinx
Company formed as Energetech Australia in 1997 GWH / Wavelinx Lda established 2008 Headquarters Sydney: 25+ staff European &North American staff Global patents for OWC and turbine Strong shareholder base
New Energy Fund
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Basic Concepts
Energy in waves is extracted through a Oscillating Water Column (OWC)…
… and converted into electricity by using a turbine‐generator set.
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OLX technology evolution
Mk3 >2.5MW
Mk2 1.5MW Mk1 500kWTimeline 1997-2006 2007-2008 2009-2010
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OLX “Steel in the Water”
Full scale evaluation unit (fixed to seabed) 1/3-scale research unit (floating) Pre Commercial scaleunit ( (floating) g)
•Complete system design • International contracts • Real sea OWC operation • Demo Dennis Auld turbine • Near shore marine operations p ti
•Offshore design and operation •Notu b e just data o turbine •System dynamics and OWC operation •Marine operations experience p i
•Full structural demo •Two turbines Two •Power Matrix •Modelling verification •Design convergence2005 - 2009
2007-2008
2009-2010
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The Oceanlinx Mk3 Wave Energy Converter Mark 3 PC
• Deployed in Port Kembla
(Australia) (A t li )
• 8 OWCs • 2chambers with turbines 2 chambers with turbines • 6 damped chambers • Demonstration scale device Demonstration scale device • 200 m off shore • Grid connected and exporting
power
•Transformer and 11kV grid
connection
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Mk3 Wave Energy Converter
Main Features
• Approx 2,000 tonnes • >2.5 MW rated capacity • Survivability in a 100 years storm •25 year design life • Fully certified design by mid 2010
Key Strengths
• Protection of PTO from wave energy • No emissions or corrosive substances • Unmanned and remotely controlled • Simple hardware •...
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