Bombora and ORE Catapult Team Up for Floating Wave and Wind Technology

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Wave energy developer Bombora has joined forces with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence (MEECE) in Wales to launch a cutting-edge floating wave technology research project.

 The research will carry out a techno-economic appraisal of extending Bombora’s mWave™ technology into an offshore environment and will investigate the feasibility of co-location with floating wind structures. Bombora’s patented membrane mWave wave energy converter offers a unique opportunity to rapidly develop a floating wave platform solution. This solution offers major advantages in relation to increased infrastructure utilisation and maximising capacity. Sam Leighton, MD of... ... More: Official Press Release ORE Catapult

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Bombora , ORE Catapult, research, wind, wave, test, floating, MEECE, Wales, UK, tidal, offshore, co-locating

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