Wave and Tidal Technology Commercialisation

Inventors and researchers of wave energy devices are as diverse as the marine environment itself. An incredible variety of systems have been proposed in the quest for harnessing the waves and tides.  Since the oil price shocks of many decades ago, the community of marine energy inventors and researchers has formed a major culture of its own.

While it is still too early to tell which fundamental energy capture technologies will stand the test of time, the path towards commercialisation has at least become better trodden.

Our services are focussed on assisting marine energy device developers to prove their concept and attract investment to further develop their business. 

Our staff experience in Marine Energy includes management of “cost engineering” exercises within the Carbon Trust’s ‘Marine Energy Challenge’ in the UK.

Under this programme which our staff assisted with, applications were taken from numerous wave and tidal stream inventors and research teams. A cross-section of contrasting designs were selected and assessed by major engineering consultant firms against two primary criteria: Firstly, the best provable energy extraction achievable by the device, and secondly, the lowest provable cost at which the entire system could be constructed and operated. Answers to these two questions provided the team with an estimate of which technology types offered the best carbon-savings return on investment, and a guide to the absolute values of the cost of energy these marine technologies could achieve.

Our principal consultant, Demian NataKhan, is a Chartered Engineer (UK) and member of the Energy Institute (UK). Holding a Masters Degree with distinction in Renewable Energy Systems Technology (Loughborough University, UK). Demian’s career has encompassed nearly a decade in the and Australian renewable energy industries.  In the marine sector, he has undertaken wave resource modelling, marine energy cost-engineering studies as well as design of offshore wind farms.

We are well placed to assess marine technology commercialisation programmes as well as marine energy demonstration site design and development.

Enhar have been contracted to assess the viability of CETUS, a new energy capture technology for wave, tidal and river applications. We witnessed the Melbourne based testing and have produced a report on the full scale potential of this technology.  Our project profile is here.

Why not contact us to find out how we can assist your marine energy system progress towards market.