Consultancy and service provision

Provision of consultancy on all aspects of design and operation of marine test centres

Business planning and cost analysis for future test centres
Design, development, set up and management of test centre delivery
Data collection for site selection including surveys, environmental scoping, consenting issues support and data collection methodologies
Cabling and electrical design, purchasing and management
Infrastructure installation and deployment methodologies
Test site operational management, procedures and protocols

We provide consultancy services to the Ocean University of China giving advice on how to set up and operate a wave test site in the Shandong Province, and to the Ocean Energy Association of Japan who are looking to develop a Japanese Marine Energy Centre. We have also formed a strategic alliance with The Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE), with the two companies working together to stimulate the development of a global marine renewables industry.

Provision of wave and tidal device testing out with our test centre

We operate within a UKAS accredited integrated management system and can offer:

Independent assessment and validation of devices’ energy conversion capabilities, input/output validation
Independent verification of marine conditions
Test management and liaison with UKAS for certification of off-site testing

Data gathering and provision

Marine resource surveys
Underwater acoustic surveys
Raw wave and meteorological data from Billia Croo (over five years)
Raw tidal stream and meteorological data from the Fall of Warness (20 plus ADCP surveys)
Modelled data from Mike 21 Model for Pentland Firth and Orkney waters

Equipment, component or methodology testing

Utilisation of our sites for testing the operational effectiveness of specific equipment or components in real sea environments
Development of unique methodologies using experience of challenging environmental characteristics at our sites

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