The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), in collaboration with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult - the UK's flagship technology innovation and research centre for offshore wind, wave and tidal energy, is offering free component testing to support the development of wave and tidal energy converters.

Aimed at marine energy developers, component manufacturers and other supply chain companies, the component testing project was launched last month as a means for the industry to gain a better understanding of issues around component reliability, with a view to improving performance and ultimately reducing the cost of marine energy.

The EMEC said in a statement that the project would undertake a programme of analytical testing of components retrieved from marine renewable energy converters which have undergone testing at sea. The project covers any type of component (mechanical or electrical/electronic) that has been used in an operational marine energy converter.

Interested marine energy technology developers were invited to complete an online survey, information from which will be used to inform the development of the project.

For more information:
http://www.emec.org.uk/press-release-free-component-testing-for-marine-renewables/