Following the winter refit process, Seatricity’s Oceanus 2 wave energy device will be returned to Wave Hub, a test site that is located off South-West England.
According to Seatricity, the device’s hydraulic pump that was under component analysis will be reassembled at the Cylinder Service Center and returned to Falmouth.
The pump will be re-installed on the Oceanus 2 float by Seatricity’s partners A&P Falmouth , prior to returning the device to the water for final checks.
After the re-commissioning of the onboard data gathering telemetry and monitoring systems, the device will be returned to WaveHub .
Seatricity plans to deploy another Oceanus 2 unit at WaveHub, subject to successful extension of their berthing agreement with WaveHub.
The deployment of the second unit will serve to test multi-device connectivity, the company states.
Seatricity also announced that the company and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney will conduct a feasibility study to examine the potential for establishing a second grid connected array at the EMEC test site.
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