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50KW rotary prototype
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Strand B: Device component projects 

There are key components inside marine energy devices that have the most impact on the cost of marine energy. Lowering the costs, or improving the performance, of these components is central to reducing the cost of energy from farms of marine energy devices in the future. 

 
 

The key cost components for the different technologies are as follows:

Wave Energy:    
 		 Structural materials; Powertrain; Mooring
Todal Energy:     Powertrain; Rotors; Structural materials

Strand B of the MEA aimed to engage engineering and manufacturing companies that could play a role in the marine energy industry. We awarded grants of up to £250k to accelerate the development of these enabling technologies. The MEA envisioned new technologies from Strand B reaching the market within 3-5 years, and some concepts developed are already being introduced into full-scale device prototypes currently being installed. Others will become relevant as larger arrays of devices are completed.

Project teams for this strand involved both marine energy experts and organisations from outside the marine energy industry.

We backed a total of 6 projects looking into how to improve device components – they were:


 
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