The Stage 2 NetBuoy project encompassed two areas Tension Technology International Ltd (TTI) sees as being key to the path towards cost competitive wave energy – impermeable fabrics to provide compliant and thus load shedding/peak load resistant buoyant modules, and fibre rope ‘load nets’ to encapsulate the buoyant modules, applying distributed restraint loads and agglomerating the distributed load back to a single or number of structural points to connect to the other parts of the WEC system such as the PTO.
The medium-sized NetBuoy100 was ultimately chosen for more detailed engineering and cost assessment. This was benchmarked against a steel equivalent buoy to demonstrate the cost benefits and potential impact on LCoE (Levelised Cost of Energy), using the WES costing tool.
This team is currently undertaking a Stage 3 project.
Project Keywords: LCOE, Design Load Cases, Simulation, Fabrication, Survival, Structure, Testing, Point Absorber, Hybrid, Polymer, Materials, Stage 2, Lessons Learnt
SMMP stage 1 project summary report for the Tension Technology International NetBuoy project. Includes a description of the technology, scope of work, achievements and recommendations for further work.
The objective of this Mooring and Foundation Landscaping Study was to give an overview of the current landscape while exploring the potential of mooring and foundation innovations to make an impact on reducing the cost of energy for wave energy converters (WECs).
