Pennington (New Jersey - the USA) - 1/03/11 - 3B Advice - Ocean Power Technology (OPT) has just announced that Lloyd's Register has certified its recovery of wave energy PowerBuoy PB 150. It is a world first, so far no energy recovery has been certified. Thus, an independent organization, which since 1999 validates the offshore platforms and floating structures, confirms that complies PB 150 all rules and regulations of reliability and safety.
Ross Wigg, Lloyd's Register says " Ocean Power Technology is a leading developer of machine recovery of wave energy is for Lloyd's Register. Our long experience in the offshore energy sector is important for the rapid development of offshore renewables and certification PowerBuoy is a significant step in providing products OPT. It shows their commitment to designing safe and effective products to produce clean energy at low cost. "
Charles F. Dunleavy, CEO of OPT, is delighted "Having met the stringent requirements of Lloyds Register for the certification of our PB 150 shows the quality of our engineers and our procedures and our reward 16 years of experience in developing recovery of wave energy to be effective and withstand the marine environm ent . "
Now OPT expects to install as soon as weather conditions permit, the first DB 150 to approximately 33 miles north east coast of Scotland. BP 150 is a second, it, put in water off the Oregon projects are also a presence in Australia, Japan and Europe.
The Power Buoy PB 150 has a unit capacity of 150 hW and may be networked to multiple units.
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Article Source: NewNet and OPT
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