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Representative cynthia thielen speaks with oceanlinx dr tom denniss founder
Oceanlinx is a wave energy converter device company. A wave energy converter is a device which uses wave energy and converts it into electrical energy operating on the oscillating water column principle. The Oceanlinx was developed in Australia. The technology has developed greatly in the past ten years thanks to the large amount of international private funds it has received. It uses advanced oscillating column technology to extract the energy from the waves. This device uses Renewable Energy. Oceanlinx entered receivership on 24 March 2014, and KordaMentha Restructuring was appointed receiver and Manager. Deloitte were appointed administrators at the same time. During the administration period, Deloitte sold the company's intellectual property to Wave Power Renewables Limited in Hong Kong.
Contents
- Representative cynthia thielen speaks with oceanlinx dr tom denniss founder
- History
- Oceanlinx technology
- Port Kembla
- Carrickalinga South Australia
- References
Representative cynthia thielen speaks with oceanlinx dr tom denniss founder
History
Oceanlinx technology
The Oceanlinx waver energy conversion technology uses an air turbine, known as the AIRWAVE turbine, a bi-directional airflow turbine; this turbine was developed specifically for the Oceanlinx technology. The electrical generation or the desalination equipment are 'off-the-shelf' add-ons. The AIRWAVE Turbine is the only moving part and sits above the water. This is an advantage, the fewer moving parts the better and it means that the turbine is in less contact with the corrosive sea water.
The firm is developing this deep-water technology to generate electricity from, ostensibly, easy-to-predict long-wavelength ocean swell oscillations. Oceanlinx recently began installation of a third and final demonstration-scale, grid-connected unit near Port Kembla, near Sydney, Australia, a 2.5 MWe system that is expected to go online in early 2010, when its power will be connected to the Australian grid. The company's much smaller first-generation prototype unit, in operation since 2006, is now being disassembled.
Port Kembla
Due to a severe rogue wave in May 2010 the MK3 prototype broke free of its moorings.☃☃ It was an unfortunate and unforeseen extreme weather condition which caused this incident. The unit was successfully connected to the grid and sold electricity to the grid operator. Subsequently the unit was successfully and safely removed in 2010.
Carrickalinga, South Australia
In March 2014, Oceanlinx greenWAVE generator was stranded after flotation bags were damaged during the towing, offshore from Carrickalinga, South Australia. The generator was being towed to Port Macdonnell, where it was intended to generate electricity for onshore use. In April 2015 the structure remained in place where it was stranded.