The development of Oyster – A shallow water surging
wave energy converter
Trevor Whittaker1,2
, David Collier2
, Matt Folley1
, Max Osterried1
, Alan Henry1
,
Michael Crowley2
1
Wave Energy Research Group, School of Planning Architecture and Civil...
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The development of Oyster – A shallow water surging
wave energy converter
Trevor Whittaker1,2
, David Collier2
, Matt Folley1
, Max Osterried1
, Alan Henry1
,
Michael Crowley2
1
Wave Energy Research Group, School of Planning Architecture and Civil Engineering,
Queen`s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, UK
E-mail: t.
whittaker@qub.
ac.
uk
2
Aquamarine Power Limited,
10 Saint Andrew Square, Edinburgh EH2 2AF, UK
E-mail: dcollier@aquamarinepower.
com
Abstract
In 2005 Aquamarine Power Ltd.
was formed to
develop Oyster, a near shore flap which is hinge
connected to the sea bed.
With a combination of
private equity and grant aid a 350kW Oyster module
has been designed and it is planned to install a
prototype module at the EMEC test site in Orkney
when the nearshore test berth is available.
In this
version of Oyster high pressure sea water will be
pumped ashore to drive a Pelton wheel.
Ultimately
it is envisaged that Oyster units will be arranged in
clusters feeding power to a power tak
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