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Testing Campaign Portaferry Co. Down

Sea power Ltd are testing their prototype Seapower Platform at the wave basin at Queens University in Portaferry. Monochromatic and panchromatic waves are produced and excellent power has been measured:

30 degree Monochromatic
30 degree Monochromatic

Testing includes a novel PTO damping strategy, different mooring layouts, different pontoon configurations and wave directionality tests. Preliminary results are available here