The SELKIE Project is delighted to launch the second in a series of open-source and multi-use tools for the marine renewable energy (MRE) industry. This C-ADCP (converging acoustic doppler current profiler) tool can measure high quality turbulence data in tidal stream energy sites leading to...
Mae’r tîm y tu ôl i Ardal Brofi Ynni Morol cenedlaethol Cymru, META, wedi croesawu ei ddefnydd cyntaf yn eu safleoedd profi cyn-cydsynio yn Aberdaugleddau. Mae'r defnydd cyntaf hwn o offeryn ffynhonnell agored newydd, i fesur data tyrfedd o ansawdd uchel, yn cefnogi angen y...
The team behind Wales’ national marine energy test facility, META, has recently welcomed its first deployment in their pre-consented test sites in Milford Haven. This first deployment of a new open-source tool, to measure high quality turbulence data, supports the industry need for META as...
The second Selkie Project newsletter was shared last week with our mailing list. This edition included updates from our Selkie Tool Series BLOG on Drone studies to measure surface currents at tidal stream energy sites, our Selkie innovation survey, a Spotlight on Selkie Network members...
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is usually used to understand the flow around cars, aircraft and buildings. In Selkie, one of the project tools uses CFD to predict the energy captured by an array of tidal turbines and the wake behind each one. The aim is to...
To properly understand if a tidal stream site is suitable to generate tidal energy two things are needed: how the currents change from day to day and variation across the site area. Existing tools, based on the use of acoustic doppler current profilers (ADCPs), either...
The third webinar in the Selkie supply chain series will focus on Foundations and Mooring Systems for the tidal stream and wave energy sectors. Thursday 26th November - 2pm to 3.30pm. Register here This webinar aims to: - Engage with companies who use foundation and mooring design tools...
Accurate and up-to-date geographic information system (GIS) and techno economic (TE) decision support tools are pertinent to helping to develop the renewable energy sector. The proposed tool aims to incorporate increased resolution and site relevance of resource data, the most up-to-date geospatial data representing all...
As part of the Selkie Project, a computationally efficient tool for simulating the performance and wake characteristics of horizontal axis tidal turbine arrays is being developed. The aim of this research is to provide an open access, clearly documented tool for the marine renewable energy...