At the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) in Dublin, GL Garrad Hassan has release WaveDyn, the first independently developed wave-energy converter design tool made commercially available. WaveDyn lets users model a range of wave energy conversion devices. The developer says its flexible, multi-body modelling approach, coupled with a hydrodynamic flow solver, and a range…
Software helps run the wind farm
WindHelm Portfolio Manager software is says to improve project efficiency while reducing wind farm operational costs. This release also delivers reporting for North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) Generating Availability Data System (GADS) analysis. The developer says the software provides a single platform to monitor, optimize, and control of any combination of operational turbines, farms,…
Wave energy converter is ready for sea trials
A manufacturer of wave power products will research its energy converter. Columbia Power Technologies LLC received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to research an intermediate-scale version of its Manta Wave Energy Converter. Columbia Power consortium partner, GL Garrad Hassan, will review and analyze wave data at sea trials. The company has already assisted…
Offshore research in the Baltic Sea
A renewable energy consultant will conduct offshore wind research in the Baltic Sea for the next several years.
12 month study to compare data quality, sensor reliability in cold climates
Windpole Ventures LLC of Arlington, Mass. has teamed with Garrad Hassan Americas to conduct a twelve month comparative study of ultrasonic and cup anemometers. The test will take place at locations in Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana, where winter-anemometer icing can be severe. Both sensors will be unheated during the test. Boom configuration will be standardized…