Nautricty, the University of Strathclyde spin-out company, has been awarded for its CoRMaT tidal energy device.
The Spinout Company of the Year award was presented to Nautricity ‘s environmental policy analyst Stephanie Conesa at New Energy and Cleantech Awards held at the Park Plaza, in London.
Nautricity’s CoRMaT tidal turbine uses two closely spaced dissimilar rotors, moving in opposite directions to eliminate reactive torque forces that would otherwise require extensive foundation structures.
The technology was developed from first principles at Strathclyde’s Energy Systems Research Unit (ESRU) in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Cameron Johnstone , the company’s Chief Executive, said: “We are both delighted and humbled to receive this level of recognition. It complements the sterling efforts and hard work of Nautricity’s team in the scaling up and delivery of our technology to the market.”
Recently, Nautricity secured a grid-connected test berth at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) at the Fall of Warness test site.
The company said it will use the test berth to undertake technical de-risking of a grid connected 0.5 MW CoRMaT tidal turbine within higher energetic tidal sites, as well as evaluating the performance of Nautricity’s new foundation system.
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