The Oceanlinx Mk3 Wave Energy Converter Mark

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Opportunities in Wave Energy
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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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