In 2015, Aquamarine Power Limited (APL), developer of the Oyster 1 and Oyster 800 wave energy converters, went into administration and their intellectual property (IP) was acquired by Wave Energy Scotland Limited (WES).

The IP contained a significant body of information from exploratory, small-scale tank tests completed during the company’s trading history. This information exists across multiple internal documents which are not suitable for publication.

Nine key research topics, which relate to the exploratory WEC research completed by APL for flap-type Oscillating Wave Surge Converter (OWSC) devices, have been identified and are summarised and independently presented within this report which has been prepared on behalf of WES by APL’s former head of R&D (now of Cerebreon Technologies Limited).

In each case, a detailed narrative is provided which explains: the rationale behind the research investigation, qualitative and quantitative conclusions, references to supporting and publicly available information, and the reasoning behind any decisions made by the company following on from the research. The information is being shared now for the benefit to the wider wave energy sector, and to provide additional information to technology developers.

While the numerical results of the APL research may be unique based on their particular version of the OWSC technology, others should find this information of use.

Additional reports, documents and data files referenced here may not be publicly available.

Project Keywords: Testing, Modelling, Power, Simulation, Performance, Irregular Sea, Structure, Survival, Foundations, Data, Lessons Learnt, LCOE, Yield, Composites, OWSC, Hydraulics