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Limpet.tif Three new floating gravity-based mooring device for the subsea and re ...

22/09/2011

Limpet.tif Three new floating gravity-based mooring device for the subsea and renewable sectors will be used by Ocean Power Technologies off the coast of Oregon to anchor the company’s PowerBuoy wave energy converters to the sea bed. The device is the SeaLimpet, developed by the Gael Force Group and shown here in construction, a cylindrical concrete structure with in-built chambers which can be flooded with water or evacuated using compressed air. This allows it to be towed while floating to position and then flooded to sink under controlled conditions. The device, which weights 460 tonnes, avoids the need for heavy transportation ships and cranes, says Gael Force Group. www.gaelforcegroup.com

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Region: North America

Keywords: Tidal - Wave - subsea - Alternative energy sources / Renewables - Alternative energies - wave

Subjects: Information technology, Energy engineering, Compression, Resource use and management, Electricity generation, Non-metallic minerals, Construction, Transportation of products, Wave power, Tidal Power