Tank testing of scale models to develop the next generation of Pelamis Wave Power's (Edinburgh, Scotland) wave energy converter (WEC) machines have been successfully completed. The tank testing process forms a key part of a ￡1.4 million project commissioned and funded by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI), which is looking to boost the cost-effectiveness of large-scale WEC arrays in U.K. waters. The two 29th-scale Pelamis P2e models featured a number of potential improvements to the current Pelamis P2, such as larger and elliptically shaped tubes, different numbers of joints and tube lengths, and enhanced control systems.
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