Voith Hydro Wavegen Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Voith Hydro.
L i m p e t
:: Limpet (Land Installed Marine
Powered Energy Transformer) is a
shoreline energy converter sited on the
island of Islay, off Scotland’s west coast.
The current Limpet...
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Voith Hydro Wavegen Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Voith Hydro.
L i m p e t
:: Limpet (Land Installed Marine
Powered Energy Transformer) is a
shoreline energy converter sited on the
island of Islay, off Scotland’s west coast.
The current Limpet device – Limpet 500
– was installed in 2000 and produces
power for the national grid.
Limpet uses the principle of an oscillating
water column.
The following diagrams
show how this works:
Limpet is a shoreline unit and ideally
placed to generate electricity in areas
exposed to strong wave energy.
We are currently developing the
technology used in Limpet to build a
series of commercial power generators.
We are also investing in further uses,
including housing a series of units in
breakwaters.
We also use Limpet a developmental
facility, to demonstrate new systems and
improve its output.
A current project
includes installing a new variable pitch
turbine, which will increase Limpet’s
power performance.
:: Islay ••
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