Have you ever heard of converter technology? Wave energy holds promising opportunities for sustainable energy production to accompany solar and wind alternatives. One Swedish startup is making significant strides in this field and has the potential to revolutionize the marine energy industry. Ocean Harvesting Technologies AB has been at the forefront of this fast-developing field, focusing their efforts on the development of Wave Energy Converter (WEC) technology.
Founded in 2007 in Karlskrona, Sweden, Ocean Harvesting Technologies AB embarked on a journey to develop and enhance Wave Energy Converter technology. The company’s research and development efforts have been aimed at how to integrate energy storage within the power take-off (PTO) of a WEC to improve power capture performance and smooth captured power.
Key Takeaways
- Ocean Harvesting Technologies AB was founded with a mission to develop Wave Energy Converter Technology.
- They have made significant progress in terms of integrating energy storage within power take-off (PTO) to smoothen captured power and increase capture performance.
- The company has designed a 500 kW Infinity WEC system which acts as another milestone in their mission to revolutionize WEC technology.
- OHT is looking forward to introducing the InfinityWEC architecture for sea testing once completely validated and tested.
What differentiates Ocean Harvesting Technologies AB from its competitors is their revolutionary approach to marine energy. Using Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) akin to those used in vehicles, OHT discovered the opportunity to use a flywheel in combination with an infinitely variable transmission (IVT) in the PTO, providing unique and advanced force control features. In 2017, OHT completed a system design for the 500 kW Infinity WEC, signifying a significant breakthrough in their Energy Converter Technology.
A wave-to-wire model of the InfinityWEC has been successfully developed by the company to analyze performance and different load cases using various control strategies. They now plan to build a half-scale Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) test rig for their WEC machinery to be tested as part of the SMART-Ocean and Test Site Skagerrak initiative.
Looking to the future, Ocean Harvesting Technologies AB is setting the stage for significant advancements in the marine energy industry. Their development of WEC technology holds much promise for sustainable energy production and represents a substantial leap towards a cleaner, more sustainable future.
With a vision firmly rooted in renewable energy solutions, the company is now focusing on testing and validating the full-scale InfinityWEC system to ensure its robust and efficient power production process. For more information about Ocean Harvesting Technologies, visit their website. Follow them on their various social media platforms to stay updated on their latest developments.
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