Finnish wave energy developer Wello says its Penguin wave energy converter has achieved higher than expected results after being redeployed off Orkney.
The unit, which has been producing electricity for the grid from wave motion since July, has now been tested in peak and difficult wave conditions.
In 3m wave conditions it is producing a peak power range between 300kw and 700kw, with continuous power of 160-180kw.
The company said it had learned key lessons about how to increase poerformance from the unit during the tests.
“This is a significant milestone for us,” said chief executive Aki Luukkainen.
“We have now demonstrated that the operational principle of the Penguin works in full scale and power generation potential is in the right ballpark.
“Designing the product with off-the-shelf industrial components has saved us a lot of time and provides us with a short cut to commercialize the technology. We are also progressing gradually to improve on the marine operations side.”
The company is to begin testing the unit in different conditions as part of the next stage of testing.
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