| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/R81138/01 |
| Title: |
PS Frog Mk 5: a promising point-absorber offshore wave energy converter |
| Principal Investigator: |
Bradshaw, Professor A |
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| Department: |
Engineering |
| Organisation: |
Lancaster University |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 June 2002 |
Ends: |
31 May 2004 |
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231,734
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Energy - Marine & Hydropower |
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| Energy |
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The energy in sea waves off the-UK's-west-coast-could,if-capturedandconve-rtedto electricity, make. a -substantial contribution to the country's international obligations on climate change. PS Frog Mk 5 offers a prospect of economic power for the UK from sea waves. Based on the original PS Frog device which was judged the most economic converter of the time in a 1992 study*, the Mk 5 version of the device is expected to deliver improved performance: capturing more power, at lower cost per installed kW. It is all contained within a sealed steel hull, and will be as robust as a ship.This research programme will include tests on models in wave tanks at Lancaster and elsewhere; investigation by application of theory and computer simulation; and studies of the engineering of the device and an assessment of costs. The targets are an average of 600 kW delivered by each fullscale device, and a cost of power of 4 p/kWh or less.
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http://www.lancs.ac.uk |