In a recent collaboration with TEAMER and the MaREI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine research (the University College Cork, Ireland), Ohmsett conducted tank testing of the Ocean Energy (OE) 1:15 scale model prototype of a floating oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy converter (WEC). OE is an Irish Wave Energy Developer (https://oceanenergy.ie/) who are specialists in the development of wave energy technology. The WEC absorbs energy from ocean waves to generate green, sustainable electricity. The results from the testing of the scaled model prototype will be used to optimize the development of a much larger WEC device at a later stage.

This project was supported during RFTS 3.