Mocean Heads to Ocean: Wave Energy

Last month Mocean Energy unveiled its Blue X wave energy prototype that will take to the seas in Orkney in a matter of days. The 20-metre long, 38-tonne wave machine is a pre-cursor to two wave energy technologies: Blue Horizon, designed to generate grid-scale electricity, and Blue Star, a smaller machine that will power a range of subsea equipment, inspection and maintenance systems. Both technologies are based on the same concept – a hinged raft with a unique geometry that improves performances by up to 300 percent compared to traditional hinged rafts and increases survivability by diving through the largest waves.

Read the project details at Cleantech Concepts

Tom Breunig is publisher and managing editor of Cleantech Concepts, a technology scouting and media firm that tracks cleantech R&D for a look at what's over the horizon. Sign up for our newsletter on the site.