Seaturns, a French wave energy start-up, has completed manufacturing of its first full-scale floating wave energy converter and launched the initial phase of operational…
Seaturns, a French wave energy start-up, has completed manufacturing of its first full-scale floating wave energy converter and launched the initial phase of operational testing at the port of Nantes Saint-Nazaire.
Built in just six months, the Seaturns demonstrator is a cylindrical floating buoy made of 42 tonnes of steel, measuring 15 meters in length and six meters in diameter, with a nominal power output of 200 kW.
The structure is designed to capture the energy of waves through a rotational movement of the hull, which drives a mechanical energy conversion system housed inside the buoy.
“This fundamental step is the result of ten years of R&D and the hard work of a team fully dedicated to this demonstrator. It’s an immense achievement to finally see it at full scale. This success also belongs to everyone who has believed in us. A big thank you to our partners and supporters,” said Vincent Tournérie, CEO and Founder of Seaturns.
The first phase of testing focused on launch, floatability, onboard access, safety procedures, and operations and maintenance trials on the electrical conversion module. Seaturns also carried out disassembly and reassembly of the module in about two hours, using light equipment and a small
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