40SouthEnergy | Commercial Wave Energy http://www.40southenergy.com 40SouthEnergy | Wave Energy for renewable electricity, desalination and cold ironing Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:38:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Newsletter 01-12 http://www.40southenergy.com/2012/01/newsletter-01-12/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2012/01/newsletter-01-12/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:18:17 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=1259 Newsletter 01-12

Newsletter 01-12 (italiano)

Main topics in the newsletter:
1) First wave energy park: Maldives
2) Commercial lineup for 2012 finalized

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2012/01/newsletter-01-12/feed/ 0 Low Carbon Communities Conference, London February 28th 2012 http://www.40southenergy.com/2012/01/low-carbon-communities-conference-london-february-28th-2012/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2012/01/low-carbon-communities-conference-london-february-28th-2012/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:55:31 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=1216 40South Energy will be a sponsor for the Low Carbon Communities Conference, to be held in London on February 28th 2012 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference center. Come to listen to a seminar by our CEO Michele Grassi.

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2012/01/low-carbon-communities-conference-london-february-28th-2012/feed/ 0 Commercial lineup for 2012 finalized http://www.40southenergy.com/2012/01/commercial-lineup-for-2012-finalized/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2012/01/commercial-lineup-for-2012-finalized/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:56:59 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=1122 We finalized the commercial lineup for 2012. It will comprise two machines, the R38/50kW and the R115/150kW. You can see everything about them on the “Wave Energy Machines” menu. Enjoy!

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2012/01/commercial-lineup-for-2012-finalized/feed/ 0 “Local Government and the Regions 19″ http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/12/local-government-review-19-communal-wave/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/12/local-government-review-19-communal-wave/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=1179 Michele wrote an article for the publication Local Government and the Regions 19. Here is the link to the online version of the publication:
Communal wave

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/12/local-government-review-19-communal-wave/feed/ 0 Brochure for “Series 25″ Wave Energy Converters (October 2011) http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/10/brochure-series-25-wave-energy-converters/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/10/brochure-series-25-wave-energy-converters/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:16:52 +0000 Michele http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=850 In the link below the brochure. It is formatted for print, not for screen display. The first and last pages are in A4 format, the other ones are A3.

Brochure Series 25 Wave Energy Converters

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/10/brochure-series-25-wave-energy-converters/feed/ 0 Flyer for “Series 25″ wave energy converters http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/10/flyer-for-series-25/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/10/flyer-for-series-25/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:30:50 +0000 Michele http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=931 From the link below you can download the front page of the flyer for the Series 25 Wave Energy Converters.

flyer25_40SouthEnergy

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/10/flyer-for-series-25/feed/ 0 Y25t tests completed! http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/07/y25t-retired/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/07/y25t-retired/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:00:01 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=1116 At the end of July the Upper Member of Y25t was removed from the machine, putting it in a standby mode.

The extensive tests allowed us to validate on a full scale machine our sophisticated computer models, which we use to predict the productivity of a given machine at a site (once we have the historical data on the waves)

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/07/y25t-retired/feed/ 0 “The Energy handbook 2011″ http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/07/the-energy-handbook-2011/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/07/the-energy-handbook-2011/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 08:00:31 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=1177 Under the patronage of the Commonwealth Business Council, this interesting publication came out of the Power Summit, held in London during October 2010.
In the report there is an extensive article on wave energy, based in part on an interview with Michele. Here is the link to the pdf:

The Energy Handbook 2011

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/07/the-energy-handbook-2011/feed/ 0 Y25t back into operation http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/06/y25t-back-into-operation/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/06/y25t-back-into-operation/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:57:34 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=1018 We put the Y25t back into operation on the 22nd of June, and yesterday we had the first operation of the machine while connected to a SCADA system. This allowed us to monitor and record all systems, and everything checked ok. The production was in line with the expectation, given a significant wave which was estimated to be 1m high and with 4.5s period, in a very irregular sea state.

In the next days we will perform further runs of this kind, to be able to validate completely the CFD modules that we developed in the past. Once that is done, we will be able to assess very precisely the expected productivity of the machines in a given location where we have wave data.

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/06/y25t-back-into-operation/feed/ 0 Tweaks to the Lower Member of Y25t http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/06/tweaks-to-the-lower-member-of-y25t/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/06/tweaks-to-the-lower-member-of-y25t/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:43:32 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=1005 We suspended the operation of Y25t for a few days, to make some tweaks to the Lower Member. We will resume operations in a few days, possibly this week.
We decided to operate directly offshore, at the 16.5m depth of the Lower Member. Everything is going as planned.
The modifications will improve the functioning of the machine in low energy sea states.

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/06/tweaks-to-the-lower-member-of-y25t/feed/ 0 Y25t in operation http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/05/y25t-in-operation/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/05/y25t-in-operation/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 16:19:14 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=953 The Y25t prototype has been put into operation today at around 3pm. We joined the very exclusive club of companies having a full scale wave energy converter installed offshore.

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/05/y25t-in-operation/feed/ 0 Lower member of Y25t installed offshore http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/05/lower-member-of-y25t-installed-offshore/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/05/lower-member-of-y25t-installed-offshore/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 18:00:57 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=951 The Lower Member of Y25t was installed today offshore. All the procedures worked as planned. The installation itself lasted approximately 4 hours, including the installation of the gravity base. These 4 hours should be compared with the total of approximately 20-25 hours (over 4 days) needed for the D100t last year.

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/05/lower-member-of-y25t-installed-offshore/feed/ 0 TEP module of D100t recovered http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/03/tep-module-recovered/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/03/tep-module-recovered/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:15:54 +0000 Michele http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=919 Today we completed a very significant milestone, with the recovery of the TEP (Transmission, Electronics and Power) module of the D100t from its “parking space” on the sea floor at 47m depth, 5NM from our base. We will now analyze it to check accretions and damages from prolonged (approximately 8 months) permanence in the water.

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/03/tep-module-recovered/feed/ 0 CRC and SDUK conferences in London next week http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/03/crc-and-sduk/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/03/crc-and-sduk/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:04:55 +0000 Michele http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=896 Next week in London we will give presentations at two conferences: the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme Conference at the Brewery  (http://www.crceescheme.co.uk/) and the Sustainable Development UK 2011 Conference at the Queen Elisabeth II Conference Center (http://www.sduk-conference.co.uk/).

We believe there is a huge opportunity for Wave Energy in the public sector in the UK, especially in the form of small to medium size installations along the coast. For that, we published a white paper with a case study (go to our “Documents and downloads” section to get it).

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/03/crc-and-sduk/feed/ 0 Case study for a small scale grid disconnected installation http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/03/case-study-for-a-small-scale-grid-disconnected-installation/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/03/case-study-for-a-small-scale-grid-disconnected-installation/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:27:18 +0000 Michele http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=880 In the link below you can find the study. It contains an economic and background analysis for a small scale installation in a grid disconnected context. Typical applications are small villages or Resorts disconnected from the grid.

Case study for a small scale grid disconnected installation

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/03/case-study-for-a-small-scale-grid-disconnected-installation/feed/ 0 Blog on www.govtoday.co.uk http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/03/blog-on-www-govtoday-co-uk/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/03/blog-on-www-govtoday-co-uk/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:05:27 +0000 Michele http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=898 We started a blog on www.govtoday.co.uk (you can find the link on the lower left corner of that page). The aim of the blog is to discuss the potential for Wave Energy in the UK public sector.

We would like to explain the model in which the installation is done for consumption, not for sale of the electricity. This distributed approach to energy production increases substantially the value of the energy produced: not the market price for electricity, but the retail one. This is because the electricity coming from the waves offsets directly consumption. An added value of this proposition is that the grid is stressed much less in this approach, as each energy production installation is calibrated to the size of the user nearby.

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/03/blog-on-www-govtoday-co-uk/feed/ 0 Case study for a small scale installation in UK waters http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/03/case-study-for-a-small-scale-installation-in-uk-waters-2/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/03/case-study-for-a-small-scale-installation-in-uk-waters-2/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:20:15 +0000 Michele http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=837 In the link below you can find the study. It contains a background and economic analysis of a small scale installation in a grid connected situation. We took the UK as a significant example, as the legislation there forces public entities to switch a percentage of power consumption to renewables. The study shows that wave energy offers a cost effective solution, having a LCOE (Levelized Cost Of Energy) on the same level as the price currently payed for electricity.

Case study for a small scale installation in UK waters

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/03/case-study-for-a-small-scale-installation-in-uk-waters-2/feed/ 0 Y25t prototype, the first “Series 25″ machine http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/03/y25t/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/03/y25t/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 09:30:42 +0000 Michele http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=909 We are currently working on the Y25t, a 25kW grid disconnected prototype. It will be the first “Series 25″ machine, with just one Upper Member and a “Y shaped” lower member. We do not plan to commercialize single UM machines, but the Y25t will allow us to validate the solutions used in the commercial Series 25 machines.

The experience with the D100t prototype has allowed us to improve significantly our designs, especially of the “rolling parts” of the machine.

In the photograph, preparatory activities offshore for the installation of Y25t, which is planned for next april.

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/03/y25t/feed/ 0 We received the UK-Italy Business Award for R&D http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/01/uk-italy-business-award-for-rd/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/01/uk-italy-business-award-for-rd/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:55:20 +0000 Michele http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=892 On January 20th, at the Milan Stock Exchange, we received the UK-Italy Business Award for Research and Development. In the photo the Consul (on the right) giving the award to Michele Grassi

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2011/01/uk-italy-business-award-for-rd/feed/ 0 Commissioning http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/11/commissioning/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/11/commissioning/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:56:46 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=806 During the commissioning of D100t we identified some component failures, which were to be expected is such a complex machine with a large pool of suppliers. None of the failures is critical, and we are in the process of correcting them, without even the need to bring the machine back on land. It would have been nicer if everything worked as suggested by the suppliers, but we will start producing energy soon anyway.

The fact that we can keep the machine in the water while repairing it (even during significant storms), and that we need very small support in doing it, is another significant advantage of the design.

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/11/commissioning/feed/ 0 “The future of energy” on the Daily Telegraph http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/10/the-future-of-energy-on-the-daily-telegraph/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/10/the-future-of-energy-on-the-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:00:16 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=1172 40South Energy was featured on the supplement “The future of energy” inside the Daily Telegraph newspaper today. The link to the pdf version of the supplement is the following:

http://www.lyonsdown.co.uk/publications/2010/thefutureofenergy.pdf

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/10/the-future-of-energy-on-the-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Change in lineup http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/09/change-in-lineup/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/09/change-in-lineup/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:10:11 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=797 After the initial feed-back from customers, we decided to change our lineup of machines: we removed the Series 50 and added a Series 25. This avoids overlaps, and pushes lower the minimum size of machine that we can offer.

In the background, the deployment of the Lower Member of D100t on August 3rd, 2010 (with a rather big crane, capable of lifting 200 tonnes)

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/09/change-in-lineup/feed/ 0 Installation of D100t http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/08/installation-of-d100t/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/08/installation-of-d100t/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:12:00 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=742 Yesterday, August 11th 2010, we installed offshore the D100t prototype (in the background one of our Technical Directors supporting the scuba divers). We will start collecting data in september.

Although in the case of the D100t there is the need of shallow depth scuba diver activity, in the commercial machines this will be reduced to a minimum, mainly to monitoring activities.

As one can see also from the photograph, the installation procedures were carried out in approximately 0.5m waves. We used only a small (18m long) tow boat and a couple of smaller support vessels, and we didn’t need barges or special purpose boats. The Lower Member is so stable under the action of waves that even when on the surface and with 0.5m waves impacting on it we could barely notice its movements while walking over it.

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/08/installation-of-d100t/feed/ 0 Gravity based mooring points http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/07/gravity-bases/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/07/gravity-bases/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:29:21 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=727 Last friday we deployed the first gravity based mooring point. Operations went as programmed, and the mooring point was successfully positioned. In the background, the self-floating mooring point seconds before its immersion. In the next days we will deploy the remaining ones.
The operations lasted approximately six hours, and towards the end we had 1m of wave. The waves did not interphere with the activity, proving the robustness of the method and of the procedures: in those conditions it would have been almost impossible to operate a barge.

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/07/gravity-bases/feed/ 0 Load factor and survivability http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/07/load-factor-and-survivability/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/07/load-factor-and-survivability/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:01:48 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=722

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/07/load-factor-and-survivability/feed/ 0 Procedures for the first wave park http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/07/procedures-for-first-wave-park/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/07/procedures-for-first-wave-park/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:47:36 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=667 Together with our partners, we initiated the consenting procedures for the first Wave Park, in Italian waters. The park will be located within an offshore Aquaculture installation, to avoid altogether the navigation issues and for the numerous potential future synergies with the aquaculture activities.
Of course, as before, we are not using any public money for this activity.

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/07/procedures-for-first-wave-park/feed/ 0 F6-600kW machine http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/07/f6-600kw-wave-energy-machine/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/07/f6-600kw-wave-energy-machine/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:59:42 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=657

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/07/f6-600kw-wave-energy-machine/feed/ 0 Construction of D100t almost completed http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/06/construction-of-d100t-almost-completed/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/06/construction-of-d100t-almost-completed/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:34:24 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=586 We have all components, and assembly is almost completed. That allows us to have a precise value for the cost of a commercial machine. We are now preparing for the deployment of the machine offshore.

(in background, artistic representation of the D100t prototype)

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/06/construction-of-d100t-almost-completed/feed/ 0 Twitter http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/06/twitter/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/06/twitter/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:24:57 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=565 Yesterday we created “40southenergy” on Twitter. Register to follow our progress!

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/06/twitter/feed/ 0 First prices set http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/06/prices-set-for-the-series-50kw-and-the-series-100kw-machines/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/06/prices-set-for-the-series-50kw-and-the-series-100kw-machines/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:35:23 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/?p=615 We set the prices for the Series 50kW and the Series 100kW machines. With the set prices, the machines are cost-competitive with offshore wind in most sea states.

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/06/prices-set-for-the-series-50kw-and-the-series-100kw-machines/feed/ 0 Construction of D100t underway! http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/03/d100t/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/03/d100t/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:08:16 +0000 Michele http://www.40southenergy.com/index2.php/?p=228 The D100t prototype is a pre-commercial prototype, which is now under construction and will be tested during the summer of 2010. Its floater has an intermediate size between those of the Series 50 machines and those of the Series 100 machines. The solutions tested include all those which will be used in the Series 50 and in the Series 100 machines.

(In the picture the construction foreman next to the machine)

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/03/d100t/feed/ 0 1:2 scale model final tests offshore http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/02/y7-4t-final-tests-offshore/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/02/y7-4t-final-tests-offshore/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:12:52 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/index2.php/?p=258 We performed the final tests offshore of the 1:2 scale model. The machine operated one full week, validating all the solutions.

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2010/02/y7-4t-final-tests-offshore/feed/ 0 1:2 scale model offshore tests started in October 2009 http://www.40southenergy.com/2009/10/y7-4t-is-first-tested-offshore/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2009/10/y7-4t-is-first-tested-offshore/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:09:26 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/index2.php/?p=253 We brought the machine offshore and deployed it. All systems responded as expected.

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2009/10/y7-4t-is-first-tested-offshore/feed/ 0 Construction of the 1:2 scale model completed! http://www.40southenergy.com/2009/09/construction-of-y7-t-completed/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2009/09/construction-of-y7-t-completed/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:05:11 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/index2.php/?p=249 We completed the construction of the 1:2 scale model.

]]> http://www.40southenergy.com/2009/09/construction-of-y7-t-completed/feed/ 0 40South Energy Limited is born http://www.40southenergy.com/2008/07/40south-energy-limited-is-born/ http://www.40southenergy.com/2008/07/40south-energy-limited-is-born/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:00:55 +0000 admin http://www.40southenergy.com/index2.php/?p=245 Today in London 40South Energy Limited was incorporated.

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